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Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Our Country : Classic Australian Poetry : From the Colonial Ballads to Paterson & Lawson
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Seven Hills, Blacktown area, Sydney Outer West, Sydney, New South Wales,:Little Hills Press , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Maranoa Droversi"Oh, the night is dark and stormy, and the sky is clouded o'er;", A. W. Davis , single work poetry (p. 61)
Note: Attributed to 'Anonymous'.
The Diggins-Ohi"I've come back all skin and bone", single work poetry (p. 62-64)
The Kangaroo Kangarooi"Kangaroo! Kangaroo!", Barron Field , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
A Hot Day in Sydneyi"O this weather! this weather!", Q. (fl. Sydney 1829) , single work poetry (p. 68-71)
Note: Attributed to 'Anonymous'.
The Beautiful Land of Australia Settler's Lamenti"All you on emigration bent,", single work poetry (p. 72-74)
Where the Pelican Builds Her Nest Where the Pelican Buildsi"The horses were ready, the rails were down,", Mary Hannay Foott , single work poetry (p. 75)
Song of the Shingle Splittersi"In dark wild woods, where the lone owl broods", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 76-77)
Bell-Birdsi"By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 78-79)
Dawn and Sunrise in the Snowy Mountainsi"A few thin strips of fleecy clouds lie long", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 80)
A Mid-Summer Noon in the Australian Foresti"Not a bird disturbs the air,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 81-82)
Note:

With title: A Midsummer Noon in the Australian Forest

With first line: Not a bird disturbs the air!
A Tasmanian Toast The West Coasters (Tasmania)i"Australia sings her Over-land,", Marie E. J. Pitt , single work poetry (p. 83-84)
A Gallop of Firei"When the north wind moans thro' the blind creek courses", Marie E. J. Pitt , single work poetry (p. 85)
On the Derwenti"Pale the evening falls,", Frank Penn-Smith , single work poetry (p. 86)
The Poor, Poor Country [2]i"Oh 'twas a poor country, in Autumn it was bare,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 87-88)
My Countryi"The love of field and coppice,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 89-90)
The Banksiai"The spear blades of the Xamias are erect", Wolfe Fairbridge , single work poetry (p. 91)
The Banks of the Condaminei"Oh, hark the dogs are barking, love,", single work poetry (p. 94-95)
Emusi"My annals have it so:", Mary E. Fullerton , single work poetry (p. 96-97)
The Forest of Night : 1898-1902 : The Quest of Silence : 56i"A gray and dusty daylight flows", Christopher Brennan , single work poetry (p. 98)
Note: With title: 'A Gray and Dusty Daylight Flows'
Fire in the Heavens Fire in the heavens, and fire along the hills The Forest of Night : 1898-1902 : The Quest of Silence : 54i"Fire in the heavens, and fire along the hills,", Christopher Brennan , single work poetry (p. 99)
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