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Notes
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Title Page : Winner - 'Tribute to a Stockman' by Alison Rosina; Runner Up - 'Dingo Creek Miners' by Edith C. Westmorland
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The 1977 Award was judged by Mr Brian Chambers from the College of Advanced Education.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Townsville,
Townsville area,
Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area,
Queensland,:Bush Balladists Club
, 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Tribute to a Stockmani"We've had Clancy from the Overflow, the Man from Ironbark,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Dingo Creek Minersi"The miners out at Dingo Creek, prepared to sluice for tin,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Galloping Jonesi"A buckboard pulled up at the stockyard", single work poetry (p. 5-8)
- The Postman's Whistlei"The Postman's cheery whistle", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- The Road to Irvinebanki"I can feel the touch of sorrow, as I pause a while to borrow", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Riveri"Softly I slip and glide along.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The New Chum Jackerooi"Perhaps he's managing a station near some distant western town,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- No Place Like 'Omei"When Bill from the backblocks rode into the town", single work poetry humour (p. 18)
- Moonlight Rhapsodyi"When I'm hitting the grog, there's an alcohol fog,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- September's Tragedyi"As we pack up the ute and head out west,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Bush in All Its Splendouri"As your wander through this wilderness,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Gum Treei"Gum tree, so free,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Tell Me Townsville Tell Mei"Tell me TOWNSVILLE tell me", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Bushlandi"I'll tell you of the bushland,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Fall of Flashi"In this story I tell, take heed what befell,", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- The Prospector's Lamenti"'Tis a beggar to be working", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Lessoni"Our father had a splendid gun,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Out on the Farmi"It was away back in the forties meat prices were starting to rise,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- The Brumby Runi"I worked out on a cattle run a station way out back,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Requiem for a Ringeri"Neath the stockyard tree he likes to lie", single work poetry (p. 31)
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