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Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Hell, Highwater and Hard Cases
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Notes

  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of all those tough characters and hard cases who helped tame the outback.
  • The contents of this book are included in the 2005 compilation Where the Outback Drovers Ride : Stories, Poems and Yarns from the Bush.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:ABC Books , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Tanki"In the blazing summer of 'eighty-one,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Where the Pelican Builds Her Nest Where the Pelican Buildsi"The horses were ready, the rails were down,", Mary Hannay Foott , single work poetry (p. 16)
Rocky Creeki"The rain swept down on the streaming bush as the lightning lit the road,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Past Inverwayi"Oh! the West seemed full of promise", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 54)
The Lament of a Cow and Calf Droveri"Mixed cattle - thirteen hundred head - they spread across the plain;", Mick Elliot , single work poetry (p. 66)
The Ballad of Dirty O'Duffi"I once worked on a run where the old Leichhardt flows,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 73-75)
Sam Fuller's Thoroughbracei"Sam Fuller's was a well known face on stockroutes yesteryear,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 76-77)
A Toast to Sam Fulleri"Bush horsemen come charge a glass and drink a toast with me,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 83)
The Take Downi"It was when the horse muster there had begun", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
Mick Caseyi"Mick Casey was a drover bloke way out at Whistle Stop", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry humour (p. 106-107)
The Burrows Morning Raini"The tourists come to Alice Springs, they come from near and far,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 117)
The Dachshund - Pony Crossi"Just twelve months ago tomorrow, I recall the fact with sorrow,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry humour (p. 118)
The Riding of the Debil : As Told By Murranji Micki"Now you youngsters think you're riders when you break a colt or two,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry humour (p. 119-120)
Brumby George in the Cityi""I'm down in this town at larst, an'ell," writes Brumby George,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry humour (p. 122-123)
The Bushman from the Burkei"The rugged bushman rolled his swag, he'd come from off the Burke,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 134)
Ringer's Farewelli"The city now seems dull and stale -", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 135)
The Opal Gouger's Lamenti"I've left the rat race far behind,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 150)
On the Banks of the Outer Barcooi"Today is the Sabbath, the last of the week,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry (p. 166)
The Quartpot Maideni"Out further west, some time ago, when fashion favoured laces,", Bruce Simpson , single work poetry humour (p. 180-181)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Books , 1999 .
      Extent: 207p.
      Description: illus., maps, ports
      Note/s:
      • Partial contents indexed. Remainder pending.
      ISBN: 0733307957
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y separately published work icon Where the Outback Drovers Ride : Stories, Poems and Yarns from the Bush Bruce Simpson , Sydney : ABC Books , 2005 Z1230541 2005 selected work short story prose poetry
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