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Issue Details: First known date: 1913... 1913 Australians Yet and Other Verses
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Notes

  • From author's Acknowledgment: Of the verses contained in this first instalment of my Big-Australian message, the greater number originally appeared in the Bulletin.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Lothian , 1913 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australians Yet!i"I saw a Track shine out across", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 1-3)
Upon the Hillsi"There is a nobler air", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 4-6)
The Gods and the Girlsi"There's a toast that has waited proposing", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
The Night I Spent in Quodi"I spent a night in Quod last year - in plain unvarnished Quod;", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 9-13)
Ballad of the Drumsi"Lo! the thresher-drums are booming 'mid the hills at early morning -", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 14-17)
"Five Years'"i"I never see a woman, save", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Mulga-Landi"Land of stars and stunted gum, where the crawling camels come", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 20-23)
In Praise of Childreni"Give me the kids for comrades - I'm tired of politicians,", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 24-26)
"The Man You Might Have Been"i"There's a fearsome lot of pages filled by pessimistic sages -", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 27-29)
The Need for Meni"The world needs Men - the world needs earnest fighters,", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
A Vagabond Hearti"There are vagabond lovers a-wander", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 32)
Going Blindi"Is this the end of every hope,", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Back to the Bushi"It is good, now and then, to turn back from the city.", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 35-37)
"When the Doctor Will Not Come"i"In the dark I see him ride,", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 38-40)
The Passing of Captain Banksi"There's an island north o' Scotland where the storms cease not their roaring —", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 41-44)
Note: Published with the note: [Captain James Banks, the "Old Man" of the Australasian mercantile marine, died last year, after fifty years' service at sea.]
His Monumenti"What need has he for carven stone - what need for granite pile?", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Thro' Storm and Gloomi"'Tis care and sorrow that try love,", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
Among the Thievesi"There's a section of the city which has barred its doors to pity-", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 49-52)
Lips and Starsi"Stars on the beach a-gleaming -", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 53)
The Driveri"Whene'er I see a chariot go speeding near or far,", Grant Madison Hervey , single work poetry (p. 54-56)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Bookaneer : Grant Hervey's Verses 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 October vol. 13 no. 78 1913; (p. xxiv-xxvi)

— Review of Australians Yet and Other Verses Grant Madison Hervey , 1913 selected work poetry
"Australians Yet" 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 5 November 1913; (p. 37)

— Review of Australians Yet and Other Verses Grant Madison Hervey , 1913 selected work poetry
Big - Australian Verse 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 August vol. 34 no. 1750 1913; (p. 2)

— Review of Australians Yet and Other Verses Grant Madison Hervey , 1913 selected work poetry
Big - Australian Verse 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 August vol. 34 no. 1750 1913; (p. 2)

— Review of Australians Yet and Other Verses Grant Madison Hervey , 1913 selected work poetry
"Australians Yet" 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 5 November 1913; (p. 37)

— Review of Australians Yet and Other Verses Grant Madison Hervey , 1913 selected work poetry
The Bookaneer : Grant Hervey's Verses 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 October vol. 13 no. 78 1913; (p. xxiv-xxvi)

— Review of Australians Yet and Other Verses Grant Madison Hervey , 1913 selected work poetry
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