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Issue Details: First known date: 1991-1992... 1991-1992 On the Track with Bill Bowyang : With Australian Bush Recitations
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Comprises all nine booklets in Bill Bowyang's Australian Bush Recitations series published between 1933 and 1940, together with a comprehensive critical, biographical and bibliographical introduction.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ascot Vale, Essendon area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Red Rooster Press , 1991-1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On the Track with 'Bill Bowyang', Hugh Anderson , single work criticism biography (p. xi-xxiv)
Old Bush Recitations, 'Bill Bowyang' , anthology poetry (p. 1-32)
Australian Bush Recitations, 'Bill Bowyang' , anthology poetry
Described as a 'third edition', this anthology in Bowyang's series has contents that differ from previous 'editions'.
 (p. 33-69)
Marion Leei"To 'The Wanderer's Rest,' at the foot of the Rise,", Bernard L'Espinasse , single work poetry (p. 35-36) Section: Volume 1
Sullivan's Swagi"A slumbrous spot is Dead Snake Creek, a two-pub town in the West,", single work poetry (p. 37-38) Section: Volume 1
The 'Busted Oven's' Duffi"We met the 'Busted Oven,' cook of some renown,", Basalt Boulder , single work poetry (p. 38-40) Section: Volume 1
The Old Bark Huti"In an old bark hut on the mountainside", single work poetry (p. 40-44) Section: Volume 1
The Men Who Blazed the Tracki"Railway trains are swiftly running where the myall used to roam;", T. Bergin , single work poetry (p. 44-45) Section: Volume 1
A Drover's Dream Realisedi"With the saddle for my pillow, and the dewy grass my bed,", Johnny Pintpot , single work poetry (p. 45-47) Section: Volume 1
The Bushman's Farewelli"Queensland, thou art a land of pests,", single work poetry (p. 47-48) Section: Volume 1
The Face on the Barroom Floori"'Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd were there", single work poetry (p. 48-50) Section: Volume 1
How a Roughrider Diedi"'Open wide the shutters, Harry, let me feel the evening breeze,", single work poetry (p. 50-51) Section: Volume 1
The Little Worn-Out Ponyi"There's a little worn-out pony this side of Hogan's shack", single work poetry (p. 51-52) Section: Volume 1
How Paddy Crowley Diedi"On the Western Downs, far from the towns,", T. Bergin , single work poetry (p. 53-54) Section: Volume 1
The Stockman's Talei"The stockman's evening meal was over, the damper stowed away,", single work poetry (p. 55-56) Section: Volume 1
The Man From Swamp-A-Loti"It was the man from Swampalot that came to Charters Towers,", Scotty the Wrinkler , single work poetry (p. 57-58) Section: Volume 1
Carrotty Katei"It was at a back track shanty where I was on the spree,", single work poetry (p. 58-59) Section: Volume 1
The Broken Down Droveri"He wore a dirty jumper the day when first we met;", single work poetry (p. 59) Section: Volume 1
The Old Camp Oveni"The old camp oven that stands in the shade,", Will Carter , single work poetry (p. 60) Section: Volume 1
The Tipsteri"The tipster stood on the dusty flat,", single work poetry (p. 61-62) Section: Volume 1
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Australian Bush Recitations 'Bill Bowyang' , 1933-1940 series - author poetry This series of collections of verse from Bill Bowyang's 'Down the Track' column in the North Queensland Register is generally considered to consist of nine different booklets. Hugh Anderson, in his introduction to the six-part collected edition states that no single library appears to have a full set. Titles vary slightly though the series and the numbering is irregular. Contents of each booklet vary, although there is sugnificant repetition.
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The Lost Child : The Australian Contribution to a Traditional Archetype Barbara Poston-Anderson , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Fantastic Self : Essays on the Subject of the Self 1999; (p. 111-119)
Bill Bowyang Russel Ward , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 126 1992; (p. 92-93)
— Review of On the Track with Bill Bowyang : With Australian Bush Recitations Hugh Anderson , 1991-1992 anthology poetry
On the Track with 'Bill Bowyang' Hugh Anderson , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , September no. 6 1991; (p. 3-28) On the Track with Bill Bowyang : With Australian Bush Recitations 1991-1992; (p. xi-xxiv)
The Ballad-Hunters J. S. Manifold , 1964 single work criticism
— Appears in: Who Wrote the Ballads? : Notes on Australian Folksong 1964; (p. 141-152)
y separately published work icon Who Wrote the Ballads? : Notes on Australian Folksong J. S. Manifold , Sydney : Australasian Book Society , 1964 Z15058 1964 single work criticism A thorough assessment of the history of balladry in Australia. Its focus ranges from the 1820s to the 1950s and includes references to many famous and infamous songs.
Bill Bowyang Russel Ward , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 126 1992; (p. 92-93)
— Review of On the Track with Bill Bowyang : With Australian Bush Recitations Hugh Anderson , 1991-1992 anthology poetry
On the Track with 'Bill Bowyang' Hugh Anderson , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , September no. 6 1991; (p. 3-28) On the Track with Bill Bowyang : With Australian Bush Recitations 1991-1992; (p. xi-xxiv)
y separately published work icon Who Wrote the Ballads? : Notes on Australian Folksong J. S. Manifold , Sydney : Australasian Book Society , 1964 Z15058 1964 single work criticism A thorough assessment of the history of balladry in Australia. Its focus ranges from the 1820s to the 1950s and includes references to many famous and infamous songs.
The Lost Child : The Australian Contribution to a Traditional Archetype Barbara Poston-Anderson , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Fantastic Self : Essays on the Subject of the Self 1999; (p. 111-119)
The Ballad-Hunters J. S. Manifold , 1964 single work criticism
— Appears in: Who Wrote the Ballads? : Notes on Australian Folksong 1964; (p. 141-152)
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