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Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 A Collection of Australian Bush Verse
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Peter Antill-Rose , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Since the Country Carried Sheepi"We trucked the cows to Homebush, saw the girls, and started back,", Breaker Morant , single work poetry (p. 28)
When the Ladies Come to the Shearing-Shedi""THE ladies are coming," the super says", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 29)
The Ballad of 1891i"The price of wool was falling in 1891;", Helen Palmer , single work poetry (p. 29)
Click Go the Shears : An Australian Balladi"Out on the board the old shearer stands", single work poetry (p. 30)
Down the Riveri"Hark, the sound of it drawing nearer,", Barcroft Boake , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Boss of the Shearing Shedi"When I was young, I used to roam, for I was hard as nails;", single work poetry humour (p. 31)
The Springtime It Brings On the Shearingi"Oh, the springtime it brings on the shearing,", E. J. Overbury , single work poetry (p. 31)
Flash Jack from Gundagaii"I've shore at Burrabogie, and I've shore at Toganmain,", Anonymous (fl. 1905) , single work poetry (p. 34)
One of the Has-Beensi"I'm one of the has-beens, a shearer I mean,", Robert Stewart , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Banks of the Condaminei"Oh, hark the dogs are barking, love,", single work poetry (p. 34)
'Ard Tacki"I'm a shearer, yes I am, and I've shorn 'em, sheep and lamb,", Fred Aarons , single work poetry humour (p. 35)
The Lime-Juice Tubi"When shearing comes lay down your drums", single work poetry humour (p. 35)
The Shearersi"No church-bell rings them from the Track,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Albury Rami"As I was going to Albury,", single work poetry humour (p. 36)
Jog Along Till Shearingi"The truth, it's in my song so clear,", single work poetry (p. 37)
The Ryebuck Sheareri"I come from the south and me name it's Field,", single work poetry humour (p. 37)
Waiting for the Raini"The weather has been warm for a fortnight now or more,", single work poetry (p. 38)
Lazy Harry'si"Oh we started out from Roto, when the sheds had all cut out", single work poetry (p. 38)
Shearin' in the Bari"My shearin' days are over, though I never was a gun;", single work poetry humour (p. 39)
Bonny Jessi"Now the shearing time is over, Bonny Jess,", Thos. E. Spencer , single work poetry (p. 39)
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