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* Contents derived from the
Gosford,
Central Coast,
New South Wales,:Ashton Scholastic
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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If Christ Had Been Born in Another Timei"If Christ had been born in another time",
single work
poetry
'Opening with the distinctive calls of Laughing Kookaburras, the scene is set for a new, Australian take on the age-old story of the Nativity. Through a series of questions posed, the poet depicts Mary and Joseph travelling through the Australian outback. "Would there have been no room in the pub?" "Would they have been turned away while drovers and stockmen jostled the bar toasting the end of the day?" Would the Wise Men have brought gifts of "perfume and oil from the eucalypt tree" or "gold from a river's bed?".'
Source: Matthew Orlovich, composer, in information provided to AustLit.
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