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y separately published work icon The Great Forgetting selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Geoff Page http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/page-geoff
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 The Great Forgetting
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Aboriginal Studies Press National Museum of Australia , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Justice Blackburn Sails with Cooki"The land was bare", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Relatives (from Five for Henry Reynolds)i"The relatives with guns", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Colonial View (for Keith Looby)i"The grantees", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Treatyi"Saturday, June 6, 1835.", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
Monologues for '88 : 1 : Dispatch Ramornie 1841i"Having received from several sides", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Long Agistment: Yulgilbar 1842i"We said that we had made war upon them", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Two Lettersi"Dear Father,", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 19-23)
Other Voicesi"Translating cries from languages", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
The Phrenologisti"And now the patients are all gone,", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 27-29)
The Squatters' Thesaurusi"The frontier runs are cleared by language.", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 31)
Her Majesty's Queensland Native Police (for Bill Rosser)i"Across the conquest's", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 33-36)
The Swordi"Maryborough, 1860, February 3.", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 37-39)
Breast Platesi"Those breast plates", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
The Touri"Once in 1868", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 43-45)
Toolbillibam and Ogilviei"Yulgilbar 1872", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
J.B. Gribble, Missionaryi"How to see John Gribble now?", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 49-51)
The Extra Panel (Fred McCubbin `The Pioneer' 1904)i"Where does it fit in the holy triptych,", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
The Opening of Parliament House 1927i"The speeches done, the crowd has thinned", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 55-57)
Sixpence (WA 1933)i"Dear little Sixpence", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
A Classic Texti"Writing it up a century later", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 61-65)
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