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Author's Preface: The purpose of this anthology is to preserve and present in the compact array of a single volume from the Australian bush ballads of the nineties. ... (vii-xxi).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1955 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- In the Futurei"Of what will the bush bards sing in time,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Mystery Man, single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- The Death of Halligani"Ho, men pile up the firewood", single work poetry (p. 56)
- The Days of '84i"Let's go back on to the Roper, where they say they've struck the stuff,", single work poetry (p. 84-85)
- Corney's Huti"Old Corney built in Deadman's Gap", single work poetry (p. 132-135)
- A Rhyme of the Westi"What is there left from the pioneers,", single work poetry (p. 135-136)
- The Devil on the Rock, single work poetry (p. 147)
- Who's Riding Old Harlequin Now?i"They are mustering cattle on Brigalow Vale,", single work poetry (p. 178-179)
- Bucked off Its Brandi"Take my word! he could buck, could Brown Baron;", single work poetry (p. 187-188)
- McCarthy's Brew : A Gulf Country Yarni"The teams of Black McCarthy crawled adown the Norman road,", single work poetry humour (p. 223-224)
- Beyond His Jurisdictioni"It was a Western manager, and a language-man was he,", single work poetry humour (p. 233)
- The Watchersi"All things were old in that grim, grey land,", single work poetry
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Lloyd O'Neil
, 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Death of Morgani"Throughout Australian history no tongue or pen can tell", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Looking Beyond the Bowyangs: A Critique of Australian Ballad Anthologies
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 147 1997; (p. 25-30) -
Bush Balladists
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Norman Lindsay on Art, Life and Literature 1990; (p. 159-166)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry - y Riding the Elephant Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1988 Z387947 1988 single work autobiography
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Powell's Revenge
1980
single work
short story
— Appears in: Out in the Great North West 1980; (p. 5) Aplin recounts the story of a settler speared by Aborigines, and the subsequent investigation into the incident. -
Untitled
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Literary Half-Yearly , vol. 17 no. 1977; (p. 218-234)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry
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Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 1955; (p. 571-572)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate: A Weekly Catholic Journal , 24 November 1955; (p. 12)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry -
Bush Ballads
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 5 1955; (p. 30)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry -
Bush Balladists
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 October vol. 76 no. 3948 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry -
Collecting Our Bush Songs
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 6 1955-1956; (p. 23-25)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry -
Powell's Revenge
1980
single work
short story
— Appears in: Out in the Great North West 1980; (p. 5) Aplin recounts the story of a settler speared by Aborigines, and the subsequent investigation into the incident. -
Australian Bush Ballads
1954
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 May vol. 75 no. 3873 1954; (p. 2,34-35) -
The Men Who Wrote the Bush Ballads
1955
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 September vol. 76 no. 3946 1955; (p. 25,30) - y Riding the Elephant Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1988 Z387947 1988 single work autobiography
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Missing Balladists
1953
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 September vol. 74 no. 3839 1953; (p. 2)
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