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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
In an outback town, a blind Aboriginal man recalls various members of his family.
(Source: Trove)
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Blindness. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
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The Dust in the Township
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"Under the Moreton Bay fig by the war memorial",
1947
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 68 no. 3540 1947; (p. 2) Woman to Man 1949; (p. 51) Judith Wright : Collected Poems, 1942-1970 1971; (p. 64-66) A Human Pattern : Selected Poems 1990; (p. 38-39) Collected Poems 1942-1985 1994; (p. 62-64) -
Lost Boy
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"Is the boy lost? Then I know where he is gone.",
1949
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry 1948 1949; (p. 63) Woman to Man 1949; (p. 56) The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956; (p. 34) Five Senses : Selected Poems 1963; (p. 52-53) Judith Wright : Collected Poems, 1942-1970 1971; (p. 68-69) A Human Pattern : Selected Poems 1990; (p. 41) -
Blind Man's Song
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"No one but a child or a fool dares",
1949
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Woman to Man 1949; (p. 57) Judith Wright : Collected Poems, 1942-1970 1971; (p. 69) A Human Pattern : Selected Poems 1990; (p. 42) Collected Poems 1942-1985 1994; (p. 67-68) -
Country Dance
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"The dance in the township hall is nearly over.",
1948
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Christmas edition) , 15 December vol. 69 no. 3592 1948; (p. 27) Woman to Man 1949; (p. 53-54) Five Senses : Selected Poems 1963; (p. 51-53) Judith Wright : Collected Poems, 1942-1970 1971; (p. 66-67) The Collins Book of Australian Poetry 1981; (p. 198-200) A Human Pattern : Selected Poems 1990; (p. 39-41) -
The Singer to the Child
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"I cannot tell your voice from the voice of the dust,",
1949
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Woman to Man 1949; (p. 55) Judith Wright : Collected Poems, 1942-1970 1971; (p. 67-68) Collected Poems 1942-1985 1994; (p. 66)
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