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Notes
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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", single work poetry (p. 1-3)
- Upon the Hillsi"There is a nobler air", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- The Gods and the Girlsi"There's a toast that has waited proposing", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- The Night I Spent in Quodi"I spent a night in Quod last year - in plain unvarnished Quod;", single work poetry (p. 9-13)
- Ballad of the Drumsi"Lo! the thresher-drums are booming 'mid the hills at early morning -", single work poetry (p. 14-17)
- "Five Years'"i"I never see a woman, save", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Mulga-Landi"Land of stars and stunted gum, where the crawling camels come", single work poetry (p. 20-23)
- In Praise of Childreni"Give me the kids for comrades - I'm tired of politicians,", single work poetry (p. 24-26)
- "The Man You Might Have Been"i"There's a fearsome lot of pages filled by pessimistic sages -", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- The Need for Meni"The world needs Men - the world needs earnest fighters,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- A Vagabond Hearti"There are vagabond lovers a-wander", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Going Blindi"Is this the end of every hope,", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Back to the Bushi"It is good, now and then, to turn back from the city.", single work poetry (p. 35-37)
- "When the Doctor Will Not Come"i"In the dark I see him ride,", single work poetry (p. 38-40)
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The Passing of Captain Banksi"There's an island north o' Scotland where the storms cease not their roaring —",
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?", single work poetry (p. 45-46)
- Thro' Storm and Gloomi"'Tis care and sorrow that try love,", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
- Among the Thievesi"There's a section of the city which has barred its doors to pity-", single work poetry (p. 49-52)
- Lips and Starsi"Stars on the beach a-gleaming -", single work poetry (p. 53)
- The Driveri"Whene'er I see a chariot go speeding near or far,", single work poetry (p. 54-56)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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 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 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 1913 selected work poetry
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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 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 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 1913 selected work poetry
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