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y separately published work icon Disordered Wanderings of a Mallee Mind : A Book Mostly of Old Fashioned Poetry selected work   autobiography   poetry   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Disordered Wanderings of a Mallee Mind : A Book Mostly of Old Fashioned Poetry
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Notes

  • Author's note: Why the Name? My mother once defined a nightmare as 'The disordered wanderings of a mind diseased.' But I'm not going to admit that!
  • Dedication: Dedicated to Murrayville in the Malle.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Murrayville, Ouyen area, North West Victoria, Victoria,:Mollie Kalms , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Our Towni"We're just a little country town", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Malleei"Going North West as the crow flies", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Warming the Whole of the Bodyi"Abdul-du-Blessyu was sitting in his cave one day when he noticed a", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 10)
Thomas Kangarooi"Beneath the sandy soil he lay", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 11)
Good Old Golden Rule Daysi"The little country schools have gone", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
A Flinders Tripi"Some love a sunburnt country", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Ship of the Deserti"He's ugly, he smells and he's awesome", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 15)
A Little White Balli"It's a noble sport this game of golf", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Birdsville Racesi"The horses gallop right around the track", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 17)
Clarrie's 80thi"At 80 years old you would think", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
A Quick Learneri"When I was only very young", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 20)
Waiting for Molliei"The sun was up, the tents were down", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 21)
To Alice, to Alice - Jiggedy Jigi"You cannot beat the bustle of an early morning camp", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Bus Driver's Ballad of Tal's Songi"In 1944 a truck converted at the back", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 23)
Epitaph to a Beloved Kettlei"Boil on, thou black and battered kettle, boil", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 24)
Poor Wee Mousie (Caught in the Car Air Conditioner)i"Och, McGregor, poor wee mousie", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 25)
A 50th Anniversaryi"Its fifty years ago today", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Tree Top Walki"There's a Walk in Western Australia", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Trip to Birdsvillei"Puffing into Port Augusta, first camp in the bush", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 29)
A Great Strugglei"I watched a fight the other night", Mollie Kalms , single work poetry (p. 31)

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