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'The Author's primary object in the compilation of this booklet is to record at least some of his impressions of North Queensland ... a land of incomparable physical beauty, boundless wealth and health-giving climate' (from the Preface).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Cairns,
Cairns area,
Ingham - Cairns area,
Queensland,:Cairns Post Print
, 1928 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Farthest Northi"Away before the stretching eyes", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- This Northlandi"I know the glitter and the gleam", single work poetry (p. 7-9)
- Tropical Trioletsi"Though we come not again", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Queer Little Almond Eyesi"Queer little deep brown almond eyes", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The First Raini"Out across the bending cane", single work poetry (p. 12)
- World on the Wavesi"Our feet were kissed by the sea's white lips", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Obit : MCMXXIi"We are singing - singing sadly -", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Breaking the Barrieri"The coral spreads", single work poetry (p. 16-19)
- Awakenedi"Someone is passing the gate to-night;", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Bushland Callsi"The hills are rough and rugged, standing in the maze", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- When It Shall Please Theei"Oh, Death, when it shall seize thee", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Questioningsi"The cold grey twilight and the gloom it brings,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Encouragementi"Oh, Painter man, it cannot be", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Changesi"I watch the soft slow summer days depart,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Disillusionmenti"We two on paths adjoining stand", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Thoughtsi"We sing no songs for the joys we squandered", single work poetry (p. 32)
- After-Thoughtsi"But perfumes linger of long lost roses", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Ambition's Songi"I sit with a heart that is heavy as children sit in the sun", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Singingi"The rhyme of the voices singing", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Namesi"I wrote our names upon the sand", single work poetry (p. 37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1933
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Central Queensland Herald , 12 October 1933; (p. 12) This article records Victor Kennedy's Australian lecture tour on the Great Barrier Reef, and mentions his two works, Farthest North and By Range and River. -
The West Countree : Cairns Girl in Bristol : Love of the North
1929
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 13 August 1929; (p. 10) -
Farthest North: A Little Group of Authors
1929
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 18 February vol. 1 no. 3 1929; (p. 95)
— Review of Farthest North and Other Verses 1928 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1929
single work
review
correspondence
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 13 August 1929; (p. 9)
— Review of Farthest North and Other Verses 1928 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1929
single work
review
correspondence
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 13 August 1929; (p. 9)
— Review of Farthest North and Other Verses 1928 selected work poetry -
Farthest North: A Little Group of Authors
1929
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 18 February vol. 1 no. 3 1929; (p. 95)
— Review of Farthest North and Other Verses 1928 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1933
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Central Queensland Herald , 12 October 1933; (p. 12) This article records Victor Kennedy's Australian lecture tour on the Great Barrier Reef, and mentions his two works, Farthest North and By Range and River. -
The West Countree : Cairns Girl in Bristol : Love of the North
1929
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 13 August 1929; (p. 10)
Last amended 2 Jun 2005 15:51:41
Subjects:
- Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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