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Issue Details: First known date: 1901... 1901 The Bulletin Reciter : A Collection of Verses for Recitation from the Bulletin, 1880-1901
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1933 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The BilliardMarkers Yarni"It was the billiard-marker of the Gin and Cloves Hotel —", Edmund Fisher , single work poetry (p. 1-4)
Spell Oh! i"'Twas in the Fraser country, where the coast is wild and strange;", W. E. Carew , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Off the Grassi"They were boasting on 'The Greenhide' of their nags of fancy breed,", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry (p. 8-11)
The Brumby's Deathi"'Twas only last night I was leading them westward", Ethel Mills , single work poetry (p. 12 - 13)
That Day at Boiling Downsi"He was driving Irish tandem, but perhaps I talk at random -", Jack Mathieu , single work poetry humour (p. 14 - 17)
Note: Illustrated by Fred Leist
The Bellbird Rung Her Homei"Ah! 'twas God-time in September, in that perfumed hazel belt,", Randolph Bedford , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Out Backi"We dumped our swags by the river-side when the sun was getting low;", P. P. Quinn , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
After the Floods i"Here, in this bend of the creek, in the rushes and long lush grasses,", Dora Wilcox , single work poetry (p. 22-27)
A Stranger at the Ui"He was guileless in his manner - 'twas a style the boys admired,", J. Crawford (fl. 1897) , single work poetry (p. 28-31)
Sinkingi"I had often faced a seeming", Bendee , single work poetry (p. 31-35)
The Whirligig of Time i"I crossed the old ford at the end of last May,", T. H. Ord , single work poetry (p. 35-37)
Sold Up i""Who's a biddin' for the gin-case? What d'ye say?", Nil , single work poetry humour (p. 38-39)
A Legend of the Dargo i"It was on the Upper Dargo, in the spring of eighty-four,", W. Long , single work poetry humour (p. 40-42)
In the Face of the Deadi"The artist wins plaudits by showing", Ethel Castilla , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
The Man with Rubber Pedals.i"It has all the latest fixings - barrel hubs and narrow tread;", Montague Grover , single work poetry (p. 45-47)
In the Dead Letter Office i"Come, rip the mail-bags open, chaps, and sort the stuff away;", R. Stewart , single work poetry (p. 48-51)
How M'Dougal Topped the Scorei"A peaceful spot is Piper's Flat. The folk that live around-", Thos. E. Spencer , single work poetry humour (p. 51-56)
Marian's Childi"First we thought of the river,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 57-59)
The Man Who Told You So i"Of all the fiends who walk this earth.", Styx , single work poetry humour (p. 60-61)
A Sea Tragedy i"And he lies there,", F. Rollitt , single work poetry (p. 61-62)
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