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* Contents derived from the
Balgowlah,
Manly - Allambie - Curl Curl area,
Sydney Northeastern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Geoff Allen
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Preludei"If I can string a few rough verses,", single work poetry (p. xv-xvi)
- Faces in the Nighti"One time I simply lay awake,", single work poetry (p. xvii-xviii)
- To the Poeti"Salutations Mr Allen,", single work poetry (p. xix-xx)
- Straighten Up the Lead!i"He had come across from the Queensland", single work poetry (p. 3-5)
- The Ringer's Songi"Some call me a broken down stockman,", single work poetry (p. 6-9)
- The Kimberley Kidi"You may see them shuffling, slowly round", single work poetry (p. 10-13)
- The Head Stockman's Songi"We're mustering wild cattle on Victoria", single work poetry (p. 14-17)
- Only Saw His Eyesi"I had a horse at Elgie Cliffs,", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
- Just an Old Saddleri"He was an old and grey roughrider,", single work poetry (p. 21-23)
- The Belyando Kidi"We had finished the Stirling muster,", single work poetry (p. 24-26)
- Don McLauchlini"He was known round the ridges,", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- A Smashi"The rumbling ground, a thunder sound,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Jack Rides a Ducki"Jack Vitnell's proper finished now,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- Jack Darcyi"Wherever the range was steepest,", single work poetry (p. 34-36)
- First Cattle to the Northern Territoryi"I rode as a boy with the pioneers,", single work poetry (p. 37-40)
- The Horsetailer's Songi"Oh we're taking fat bullocks along the", single work poetry (p. 41-44)
- The Drover's Loti"When you're starting out with cattle,", single work poetry (p. 45-47)
- Rustyi"She held long reins of a four-in-hand,", single work poetry (p. 48-50)
- Love Abandonedi"Who is the one has left his bed,", single work poetry (p. 51-52)
- Chellaloo Treei"I mounted my horse and said to the sky,", single work poetry (p. 53-54)
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