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Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 The Jim Hogan Annual Competition For Bush Verse, 1977
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Notes

  • Title Page : Winner - 'Tribute to a Stockman' by Alison Rosina; Runner Up - 'Dingo Creek Miners' by Edith C. Westmorland
  • 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,", Ros Highfield , single work poetry (p. 3)
Dingo Creek Minersi"The miners out at Dingo Creek, prepared to sluice for tin,", Edith C. Westmorland , single work poetry (p. 4)
Galloping Jonesi"A buckboard pulled up at the stockyard", Jim Hogan , single work poetry (p. 5-8)
The Postman's Whistlei"The Postman's cheery whistle", Eddie Cahill , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Road to Irvinebanki"I can feel the touch of sorrow, as I pause a while to borrow", Claude Morris , single work poetry (p. 15)
Riveri"Softly I slip and glide along.", Del Luke , single work poetry (p. 16)
The New Chum Jackerooi"Perhaps he's managing a station near some distant western town,", Norman E. M. Stock , single work poetry (p. 17)
No Place Like 'Omei"When Bill from the backblocks rode into the town", Wilbur G. Howcroft , single work poetry humour (p. 18)
Moonlight Rhapsodyi"When I'm hitting the grog, there's an alcohol fog,", Claude Morris , single work poetry (p. 19)
September's Tragedyi"As we pack up the ute and head out west,", Clint Richards , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Bush in All Its Splendouri"As your wander through this wilderness,", Debbie Hogan , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Gum Treei"Gum tree, so free,", Nicole Murray , single work poetry (p. 22)
Tell Me Townsville Tell Mei"Tell me TOWNSVILLE tell me", Vanda Marshall , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Bushlandi"I'll tell you of the bushland,", C. V. Ivett , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Fall of Flashi"In this story I tell, take heed what befell,", Norman E. M. Stock , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
The Prospector's Lamenti"'Tis a beggar to be working", E. J. Dobbins , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Lessoni"Our father had a splendid gun,", C. V. Ivett , single work poetry (p. 27)
Out on the Farmi"It was away back in the forties meat prices were starting to rise,", Stuart L. Finlay , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
The Brumby Runi"I worked out on a cattle run a station way out back,", Stuart L. Finlay , single work poetry (p. 30)
Requiem for a Ringeri"Neath the stockyard tree he likes to lie", Esther Frey , single work poetry (p. 31)

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