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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Longmans, Green
, 1956 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Dirrawan, the Song-Makeri"Dirrawan went into the bush to spear waat,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Brigalow Countryi"When the metal-blue moon", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Bralgahi"BOOLEE, seeing Bralgah whirl,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Moondeeni"Moondeen, the oldest man of the river tribe,", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Black Childreni"Where now uninterrupted sun", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Forgotten Sailorsi"In all the ports of all the world, all time", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Luis de Torresi"Luis de Torres, on the Almiranta,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Ship From Thamesi"Stay, ship from Thames, with fettered sails", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Emigrantsi"Through that last summer, many a hedging wort", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Widgegoara Joei"I'm only a backblocks shearer as can easily be seen,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- A Ballad of Shearing Shearing at Castlereaghi"The bell is set a-ringing, and the engine gives a toot,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Old Black Billy an' Mei"The sheep are yarded, an' I sit", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Shearer's Wifei"Before the glare o' dawn I rise", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Mariana's Dairy At Rangamatty : Her Dairyi"The Dairy, facing south, as clean as cold,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Stockmani"The sun was in the summer grass,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- A Bushrangeri"Jackey Jackey gallops on a horse like a swallow", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Young Jackerooi"Jack Brady tit-tit-tup-ped once into Bourke,", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Sale-Timei"THERE's dust and loud cracking of whips", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Teamsi"A cloud of dust on the long, white road,", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Harry Pearcei"I sat beside the red stock route", single work poetry (p. 22)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1958
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 348-349)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction ; The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 11 no. 1957; (p. 271-272)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Our Lesser Poetry
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 2 1957; (p. 113-114)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Longmans Anthologies
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 January vol. 78 no. 4013 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Directions in Modern Australian Poetry
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 February 1957; (p. 16)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1956 1956 anthology poetry ; The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry
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Directions in Modern Australian Poetry
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 February 1957; (p. 16)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1956 1956 anthology poetry ; The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1958
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 348-349)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction ; The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Longmans Anthologies
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 January vol. 78 no. 4013 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Our Lesser Poetry
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 2 1957; (p. 113-114)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 11 no. 1957; (p. 271-272)
— Review of The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry
Awards
- 1957 highly commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
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