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Poetry submitted for the Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse 1987.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Winton,
Winton area,
Far North Queensland,
Queensland,:Winton Tourist Promotion Association
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Murphy's Jersey Bulli"Murphy was a battler, forever trying to grub", single work poetry humour (p. 8-9)
- Old Spinifex Belli"A man from the social came visiting town,", single work poetry humour (p. 10)
- Old Swaggiei"An old man with a swaggies load", single work poetry (p. 12)
- In the Days of Mickey Fahey (A True Story)i"Mick Fahey owned the Outback Pub", single work poetry humour (p. 12-13)
- "What True Blue Means To Me"i"The farmer's busy with his plough,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Waltzing Matildai"When "Banjo" thought he'd write some verse", single work poetry (p. 15)
- "Good On You, Love!"i""Eek! Help! Is that a wretched mouse??", single work poetry humour (p. 15)
- "There's No Hotels Up In Heaven"i"Now, the day of atonement has finally dawned,", single work poetry humour (p. 16)
- The Shearers Beti"I've worked the runs across the land,", single work poetry humour (p. 18-19)
- Danger in the "Wet"i"In the far, far north of Queensland,", single work poetry humour (p. 20-21)
- "The First Prize" Cardi"The honest, upright judges of our local Poultry Show", single work poetry humour (p. 21-22)
- "The First Year Jackaroo"i"He went west to the Kimberleys", single work poetry humour (p. 22-23)
- "Sausages"i""And how is Paddy Carey, Mick?", single work poetry humour (p. 24-25)
- The Breaker's Talei"Breaking horses had been my trade", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- The Modern Poet's Lamenti"You can talk of great bush poets, with their deft and stirring touch,", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Practice Makes Perfecti"An old dingo scalper was creeping", single work poetry humour (p. 28)
- The Tale of Ann-Mareei"He told me this tale in a lonely camp 'neath the light of a fading moon", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Gift of the Gabi"The greatest gift a bloke can have,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- A Queensland Childi"I sit today and think a lot", single work poetry (p. 31)
- The Bushman's Wifei"She came to this land a stranger", single work poetry (p. 32)
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