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Epigraph: But of all the tales of the roaring days, the wealth and the power of gold,/The tale of a mate who could die for a mate will be the oftenest told. - Prospect Good, 'A Rhyme of the West', Kalgoorlie Sun, February, 1903.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Victoria Park,
Victoria Park area,
South & South East Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Hesperian Press
, 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Preface : 'Just One of the Crowd', single work prose (p. p.vii)
- Francis William Ophel (Prospect Good) - Autobiography, single work autobiography (p. viii)
- Biography by A. G. Stephens, single work biography (p. viii-ix)
- Recollections of Francis William Ophel by His Younger Brother, Arnold Ophel, single work biography (p. pp.ix-xi)
- Francis William Ophel in His Works, single work biography (p. xi-xvi)
- The Golden Mountaini"Scrub; black scrub! on our onward way", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Makin' Tuckeri"When you're only "makin' tucker," then you get a taste of luck", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Cockatoo Diggeri"He ain't a reg'lar digger, the same as me and you;", single work poetry (p. 4)
- McIntyre's Ridei"McIntyre went riding,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- The Song of the New-Found Fieldi"I sing to them that found me,", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- When the Stampers Starti"Said a somewhat cynical mining man,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- A Mining Analogyi"What's prayin'? Prayin's wantin' things,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Gold-Feveri"We joined the rush on Forest Creek; from ship and shore we came -", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- A Dead Finish Courtship, single work short story (p. 10-11)
- The Last Shifti"Our last romance is ended,", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
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"Hands of a people"
The New Songi"Hands of people",
single work
poetry
(p. 12-13)
Note: With first line: Hands of a people
- Deposedi"Last night, at tryst of yore", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Piratesi"The sea floats many pirates, and the land holds looting hordes;", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The First Shifti"With song one gang moves outward", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Where the Green Fades Into Greyi"I saw, all white and gleaming,", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Preface : 'Just One of the Crowd'
2012
single work
prose
— Appears in: A Good Prospect : The Life and Works of F. W. Ophel (Prospect Good) 1871-1912 2012; (p. p.vii)
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Preface : 'Just One of the Crowd'
2012
single work
prose
— Appears in: A Good Prospect : The Life and Works of F. W. Ophel (Prospect Good) 1871-1912 2012; (p. p.vii)
Last amended 14 Mar 2012 12:10:44
Subjects:
- Western Australia,
- South Australia,
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