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Poems about surviving recession, war, the onset of baby boomers and sheer nostalgia. (on cover)
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Book launched in Perth at Tom Collins House, Swanbourne, on 28 November 1997.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Swanbourne,
Inner Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Pixel Press
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Not a Proper Shopi"Mrs Chappell had a shop", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Polly Wolly Doodlei"When I was little, I spent lots of time", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Dog and Bonei"Often, when I asked them", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Model Dairy-Oi"Ours was a milky place,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Myriad Fishesi"With a string on a stick,", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Fairestsi"The fairests in my picture book,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Box Factoryi"The day the box factory burnt down,", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Foxy Ladiesi"My Grans hang fox furs on their necks,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Showmani"My grandfather, Matthew John,", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Quantitiesi"I wish I knew", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Midwifei"Nurse Thompson's little car", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Jack O'Lanterni"When pie melons were ripe,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- A Hard Mani"Danny Ryan was a champion,", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- The Dunny Man Comesi"There is a clattering down the lane,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Rattleri"At six of the morning", single work poetry (p. 14)
- A Double Firsti"The first motor bicycle we ever saw,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Clothes Propsi"Props! Props! The husky call,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Winter Galesi"Torn and tossing black, black night,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- After John Thomasi"Awareness of being male", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Snowie Laundoni"My Uncle Arthur", single work poetry (p. 17)
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