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y separately published work icon Bugger the Music, Give us a Poem! anthology   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Bugger the Music, Give us a Poem!
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Notes

  • Read by Keith McKenry
  • Container insert reads: A reciter's showcase of classic Australian ballads.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:ABC Audio , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Captain of the Push : A Sydney Ballad of the "Gory Bleeders" [1892]i"As the night was falling slowly down on city, town and bush,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour
The Play The Sentimental Bloke : The Playi""Wot's in a name?" she sez....And then she sighs,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour
The Landi"The hurt I hated most at nine years old", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry
The Man from Ironbarki"It was the man from Ironbark who struck the Sydney town,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour
A Ballad of Eurekai"Stand up, my young Australian,", Victor J. Daley , single work poetry
The Stones of Goshi"Now, here is a tale of the Glugs of Gosh,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour satire
The Mapi"Devil take our city-minded, imitative gran'dads who", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry
Said Hanrahani"'We'll all be rooned,' said Hanrahan,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry humour
Ogsi"It chanced one day, in the middle of May,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour satire
The Singing Soldiersi""When I'm sittin' in me dug-out wiv me rifle on me knees,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry
The Last Gallipoli Veteran, Keith McKenry , single work poetry
Raini"Rain you say young feller? yeah, I remember rain", Rob Charlton , single work poetry
The Last Gallipoli Veteran, Keith McKenry , single work poetry
The Fatal Singabout, Keith McKenry , single work poetry

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Awards

1999 winner Australian Bush Laureate Awards Album of the Year
1999 winner Golden Gumleaf Awards Golden Gumleaf for Recording
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