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Author's note: All of the poems in this book were first published in the Post Newspapers and I should like to thank the paper's editor and proprietor, Brett Christian, for giving me space and encouragement over the past seven years.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Daglish,
Inner Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Joe O'Sullivan
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction, single work prose (p. 3)
- Hunting of the Starki"M'lud, and members of the jury,", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Slice of Lifei"My old man's a dustman,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Find Out What They're Doing and Stop'emi"Call out the reinforcements,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- A Leeuwin Wooin'i"At the vineyard known as Leeuwin,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Look! Our Picture's in the Paperi"After the ball was over,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- My Dogi"My dog never begs my pardon,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Some Time - Summer Timei"When Peter shuts the gates of Heaven", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Island in the Suni"'Transportation' is the slogan,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Whiff-in Port Songi"There's a silence in old Freo,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Whatever's Up in Ongerup?i"Whatever's up in Ongerup?", single work poetry (p. 14)
- I Love a Doggone Countryi"It was a sunny afternoon;", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Never on Sundayi"Come! Visit the State of Excitement,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- By the Waters of Monkey Miai"Mother, may I go out to play?", single work poetry (p. 17)
- We Will Ban Those Dogs and Bitchesi"Before an audience of nobody,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Miracle at Augustai"Widdershins rode the storm clouds,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Happiness Is?i"This demi-paradise, this Perth,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- I Love a Sunburnt Pavlovai"New Zealand, quite rightly, is famous", single work poetry (p. 21)
- I Am a Dalkeith Ladyi"What fortunate people we are,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Limit on Home Boresi"I find it hard to hide my yawns,", single work poetry (p. 24)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Introduction
1990
single work
prose
— Appears in: Hunting of the Stark and Other Light Verse by Richard Sterling of the Post, Selected by Joe O'Sullivan with an Introduction by Dame Mary Durack, AC, Cartoons by Michael Collins 1990; (p. 3)
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Introduction
1990
single work
prose
— Appears in: Hunting of the Stark and Other Light Verse by Richard Sterling of the Post, Selected by Joe O'Sullivan with an Introduction by Dame Mary Durack, AC, Cartoons by Michael Collins 1990; (p. 3)
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