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Dedication: To my parents
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Beecroft,
Epping - Pennant Hills area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Randolph Press
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Spearmani"Spearman took Spider-bird from hunting", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Birth of Moonani"Lardoo waded in water", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Learning the Riveri"Wild ducks left feathers drifting", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Dogi"Dog followed at a distance.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Black Teacheri"Black Lizard loved the sun.", single work poetry (p. 13-16)
- Black Guardiansi"How could we explain to the white fellow", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Bogan Riveri"Bogan is snake slithering on rock -", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Curlew-Mani"They called me Brandy,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Memories of a Buicki"Civilisation coaxed me out of the Buick", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Burial Mound or Ants' Nesti"It might have been an ant's nest -", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Hilltopi"At Hilltop wives blink from out-dated cars", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- School Visitori"Were her displays all innocent", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Suicide of a Shearer's Boyi"He's drunk in there.", single work poetry (p. 29)
- A Letter to Mother - 1880i"They've built a town of sap houses", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- The Game (1951)i"The big front-rower was captain.", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Carbine's Bloodi"This colt nips and runs the farm", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Misplaced Personi"I am Les Bamford, a knock-about", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Family Car, 1957i"We humped in funny green", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Lebanese Green-Grocer Visits Grandfatheri"I'll tell him -", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Eagle Killingi"Confident of large hands", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
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