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Issue Details: First known date: 1954... 1954 Poems by a Pioneer : Selected Poems of Rowland Skemp (1863-1947)
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Notes

  • Published posthumously.
  • Contents thematically organised in five sections: 'The Fireside'; 'The Farm and The Bush'; 'Growing Old'; 'The Lost Companion'; 'Songs'.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:John Rowland Skemp , 1954 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Love Songi"Where the sun is shining", Rowland Skemp , single work lyric/song (p. 55)
Dreaming at Eveningi"Dreaming at ev'ning of days that are gone,", Rowland Skemp , single work lyric/song (p. 56-57)
Requiem (Earth's Lullaby)i"'Come and rest on my breast,'", Rowland Skemp , single work lyric/song (p. 58)
Come All Ye People - Hymni"Come all ye people and rejoice,", Rowland Skemp , single work lyric/song (p. 59)
The Cocky Farmer (The Trials of a Bush Pioneer)i"Oh listen to the sorrows of a cocky farmer sad,", Rowland Skemp , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Note: A music score accompanies the lyrics.
The Bird is Calling for his Matei"The bird is calling for his mate.", Rowland Skemp , single work lyric/song (p. 62)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: John Rowland Skemp , 1954 .
      Printed by R. E. Hingston
      Extent: 62p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by the author's son, John Rowland Skemp, Myrtle Bank, December, 1954.
      • Contains portrait of Rowland Skemp (1945) from a drawing by Robert Campbell.
      • Partial contents indexed. Remainder pending.
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