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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Secretary to Praise
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Webbers , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Grace Bussell and "The Georgette"i"The night was soft", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 36)
Beginnings: 1861i"The day before the journey", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 37)
The House Paddock (for Amelia)i"The house paddock was a small protectorate", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Historyi"Is a snake's skin shed and buried", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 40)
Black Swans on the Inleti"The water is smooth and metallic,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 41)
Sharing a Loyaltyi"The horizon is two lips,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 42)
Our Own Stones Know Usi"When the princely loons", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 43)
Curse the Fig Treei""Not the season",", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 44)
Seedtimei"The day they buried him", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Gethsemane (after Rilke)i"Round him like children at the table", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 47)
Easter Mooni"For three nights now", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 48)
Dead Treei"The roots rot unseen", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 49)
Summer Notesi"Skies milked of clouds,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 50)
Howqua Riveri"I think the trees and fish conspired,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 51)
The Orphangei"The white egret picked their way", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 52)
Windlessi"As I lie and gaze,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 53)
Gardeningi"I turned the soil", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 54)
A Clock in an Empty Roomi"The small hands move,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 55)
The Rocki"Spat upon, lashed", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 56)
The Departurei"Take the sun and sky,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 57)
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