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Dialogue Between the Two Brisbanes single work   poetry   "Well, sweet South Brisbane! you and I"
Issue Details: First known date: 1866... 1866 Dialogue Between the Two Brisbanes
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Notes

  • Epigraph: 'How do the little busy B's / Improve each shining hour' - First Idyl
  • A poem on the rivalry between North Brisbane (ie. the township situated on the northern side of the Brisbane River) and South Brisbane, and the supposed misgivings felt by South Brisbane at the prospect of being united with the North by the bridge across the Brisbane River.

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Works about this Work

Brisbane River Poetry Ruth Blair , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , June vol. 6 no. 1 2011; (p. 3-6)
After Queensland's disastrous summer floods, Ruth Blair discovers a rich tradition of Brisbane River poetry.
Brisbane River Poetry Ruth Blair , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , June vol. 6 no. 1 2011; (p. 3-6)
After Queensland's disastrous summer floods, Ruth Blair discovers a rich tradition of Brisbane River poetry.
Last amended 1 Jun 2010 12:45:07
Subjects:
  • Brisbane, Queensland,
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