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Most of the poems in the volume are set in rural western New South Wales, and Stone poignantly examines many childhood memories of family and notable events. In many there are echoes of a world lost forever but the tone is never sentimental. Memory is revitalised and imbued with an original freshness. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
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* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Five Islands Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Freefalli"My grandfather, dying, applauded the end", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Remembering the Funerali"I didn't go to the funeral", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Turkeyi"My mother's father, held in place by leather braces,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Feudi"In scratch-gravel country unseated quartz", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Movingi"Ten years tall and famous with meccano,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Pillow-Cases and Cavellinii"The clothes line was an unlikely venue", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Uncle Louie: 1950i"Uncle Louie sat on his veranda", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Visitori"My ancient aunt visited my grandmother", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Family Photograph : 1949i"I'm with my family in Peak Hill Park.", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- Cookamidgerai"When she said Cookamidgera", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Floating Picturei"A man leads a piebald stallion across", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Thornleigh House - Stroudi"James Smith built his house", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Pig Killers (Stroud, 1890)i"They didn't smile -", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- The Hermit's Talei"I'll tell him like he was while his memory", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Beyond Ungariei"I drove through Ungarie and shops", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Mountain Booksi"Our exit from Moonan was via Barrington Tops,", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- Buchanan's Mindi"Couldn't the doctor see that Buchanan", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Drover's Wife (After a Painting by Russell Drysdale, 1950)i"The large woman bears upon", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Remembering Maria (After a Painting by Russell Drysdale, 1950)i"Maria was a maze", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Talkiei"When A.C. Chappel became the custodian", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
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