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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Lansdowne , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Song Cycle of the Moon-Bone Wonguri - Mandjigai Song : Song Cycle of the Moon-Bonei"The people are making a camp of branches in that country at Arnhem Bay:", Wonguri-Mandjigai People , Ronald M. Berndt (translator) poetry Indigenous story (p. 1-6)
Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim, Matthew Flinders , single work prose autobiography
'The story of a brave, seafaring cat who, in the company of Matthew Flinders, circumnavigated the globe in the years 1799-1804. To the memory of Trim, the best and most illustrious of his race, the most affectionate of friends, faithful of servants, and best of creatures. He made a tour of the Globe, and a voyage to Australia, which he circumnavigated; and was ever the delight and pleasure of his fellow voyagers. Returning to Europe in 1803, he was shipwrecked in the Great Equinoxial Ocean; this danger escaped, he sought refuge and assistance at the Isle of France, where he was made prisoner, contrary to the laws of Justice, of Humanity, and of French National Faith; and where, alas! he terminated his useful career; by an untimely death, being devoured by the Catophago of that island. Many a time have I beheld his little merriments with delight, and his superior intelligence with surprise: Never will his life be seen again! Trim was born in the Southern Indian Ocean, in the Year 1799, and perished as above at the Isle of France in 1804. Peace be to his shade, and honour to his memory.' (Publication summary)
 (p. 7-13)
Botany Bay I Botany Bayi"Farewell to old England for ever,", single work poetry (p. 14)
Untitled Sydney in 1822i"Lo! thickly planted o'er the glassy bay,", William Charles Wentworth , extract poetry (p. 15-16)
Sonnet : On the Conflagration of the Forest Around Sydney November 25th, 1826i"Fearful I stood on the moss-covered rock", John Dunmore Lang , single work poetry (p. 17)
Colonial Nomenclaturei"'Twas said of Greece two thousand years ago,", John Dunmore Lang , extract poetry (p. 18)
D'Entrecasteaux' Channel, Van Dieman's Landi"See! D'Entrecasteaux' Channel opens fair,", John Dunmore Lang , single work poetry (p. 19)
Moreton Bay The Convict's Arrivali"I am a native of the land of Erin, and lately banished from that lovely shore;", Francis MacNamara , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Note: With title: A Convict's Lament on the Death of Captain Logan. Attributed to 'Anonymous'.
Brave Donahuei"A life that is free as the bandits' of old,", single work poetry (p. 22)
The Countryi"Happy the man from business free,", William Woolls , single work poetry (p. 23-25)
Note: Epigraph: Beatus ille qui procul negotiis
Solitudei"Where the mocking lyre-bird calls", A Wanderer , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
My Native Landi"The moonlight of a milder clime", Henry Parkes , single work poetry
'His love for England' (Webby for the poem in Australasian Chronicle)
 (p. 27)
The Old Bullock Drayi"Oh! the shearing is all over, and the wool is coming down,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
The Old Bark Huti"Oh, my name is Bob the swagman, and I'll have you understand", Anonymous , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
Amans Amarei"A cottage small be mine, with porch", Daniel Henry Deniehy , single work poetry (p. 33)
Fisher's Ghost The Ghost upon the Rail, John Lang , single work short story crime
The tale of Fisher's Ghost's originally from John Lang's Botany Bay, or, True Stories of the Early Days of Australia . Penrith, NSW, was the scene of Edward Smith's murder of his neighbouring farmer John Fisher, both of them ex-convicts. Smith's plan is foiled by suspicions aroused by Fisher's apparition, the skills of a black tracker, and the sagacious magistrate, Mr Cox. Smith is hanged. (PB)
 (p. 34-50)
The Master and His Man, John Lang , single work short story (p. 51-57)
Memoryi"As a Hen fears for her chickens, when the shadow", James L. Michael , single work poetry (p. 58)
Sonnet Dedicated to Sir George Gipps Sonnet on the Political and Moral Condition of Australia in 1845i"My Country, I am sore at heart for thee!", Charles Harpur , single work poetry
'Dedicated to Governor Gipps, in support of his opposition to the squatters.' (Webby)
 (p. 59)
Note: With title: Sonnet Dedicated to Sir George Gipps
Dawn and Sunrise in the Snowy Mountainsi"A few thin strips of fleecy clouds lie long", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 60)
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