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He Heard the River Calling : The Life and Times of Stuart Hamilton Hume : Based on His Writings Published in 'The Bulletin', 'Tight Lines', and 'The Macleay Argus' 1940-1955
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1996...
1996
He Heard the River Calling : The Life and Times of Stuart Hamilton Hume : Based on His Writings Published in 'The Bulletin', 'Tight Lines', and 'The Macleay Argus' 1940-1955
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* Contents derived from the
Goulburn,
Goulburn area,
Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands,
Southeastern NSW,
New South Wales,:Jennifer Hume Macdougall
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Untitledi"East must be East and West be West", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- That Old Refraini"Now summer suns are on the way", single work poetry (p. 13-15)
- The Great Dividei"Will it be East or will it be West", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- About Those Bridges (with Apologies to 'Banjo')i"On the Upper Macleay, there are people they say", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Macleay Local Government Executivei"I see we've got a 'body' with a most impressive name,", single work poetry satire (p. 20)
- The Macleay Local Government Executivei"Oh yes we have a body with a most impressive name", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Crusaderi"So James must stick his neck out though it really is a shame", single work poetry satire (p. 21-22)
- Wanted: A Nimble Peni"I should have known better, the man's much too good for me", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Untitledi"The boys sat on the dynamite", single work poetry satire (p. 22)
- Oh, Mr Mackay!!i"Fifty years of Federation,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Hats Offi"Hats off to Mrs Sara, may peace be on her house", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Municipal Dadsi"It's nigh upon election time", single work poetry satire (p. 24-25)
- Wanted: A Dogi"I dinna want a fancy hound", single work poetry humour (p. 37-38)
- The Roads to South West Rocksi"I rose with the sun bright and early,", single work poetry humour (p. 44-45)
- A Ballad from South West Rocksi"They stream on Princess Highway to camp along our shore", single work poetry (p. 46)
- Wanted: A Pair of Pantsi"Of course I should 'ave 'ad better sense than to listen to old Elias,", single work poetry humour (p. 46-48)
- The Tuckerboxi"It's made of good red cedar from beyond the big spur's crest", single work poetry (p. 57-58)
- Trout Country : A War Songi"I'm saving up my ration and I'm tuning up the car,", single work poetry (p. 58)
- Opening Dayi"Will you think of us when you walk beside", single work poetry (p. 61-62)
- Christmas Poem for Anglersi"May the old bush tracks you've trodden be again beneath your feet,", single work poetry (p. 62)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Poet of the River Country
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 December 1996; (p. C8)
— Review of He Heard the River Calling : The Life and Times of Stuart Hamilton Hume : Based on His Writings Published in 'The Bulletin', 'Tight Lines', and 'The Macleay Argus' 1940-1955 1996 selected work poetry prose biography
-
A Poet of the River Country
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 December 1996; (p. C8)
— Review of He Heard the River Calling : The Life and Times of Stuart Hamilton Hume : Based on His Writings Published in 'The Bulletin', 'Tight Lines', and 'The Macleay Argus' 1940-1955 1996 selected work poetry prose biography
Last amended 31 Oct 2011 12:22:43
Subjects:
- The Bulletin 1880 periodical (6777 issues)
- Macleay Argus 1885 newspaper (2 issues)
- 1940s
- 1950s
Settings:
- Macleay River, Kempsey area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
- Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
- Kempsey, Kempsey area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
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