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Poetry submitted for the Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse for 1980.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Winton,
Winton area,
Far North Queensland,
Queensland,:Winton Tourist Promotion Association
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Condamine Belli"The kadjibut canopy circles the pool where the dingo prowls", single work poetry (p. 10-12)
- Ringer Joei"From the cattle runs of Queensland come. The myths and facts of life,", single work poetry humour (p. 13-14)
- True Bluei"Now Paddy McGinty was an Irishman green", single work poetry humour (p. 15)
- A Hole in Onei"They were playing golf at Gunadong just out of Gundagai", single work poetry humour (p. 15-16)
- Orders When Mum Went Awayi"Now son, be sure and feed the fowls, the magpies and parrots,", single work poetry humour (p. 17)
- Party Linei"In youth I spent a year or two", single work poetry humour (p. 18-19)
- Road Trainsi"Road Trains! Road Trains! Those rigs go rumbling past,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- "Big Fella" Droughti""Big fella" drought got the land by the throat,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Re - Unioni""Just 'and me down that billy", single work poetry (p. 20-22)
- Drover's Talei"We were sinking a few out at Julia Creek", single work poetry humour (p. 22-23)
- Dad's Shooting Lessoni"Carl was a lad, only twelve years old,", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- A Mountain Ridei"We rode across the Great Divide", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- The Digger's Stud Farmi"The ground was as hard as the banker's reply", single work poetry humour (p. 26-28)
- A Man's Best Friendi"She was only a cross-bred cattle bitch,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- The Big Thirsti"Our tongues were out when we arrived at Piker's pub, us three,", single work poetry humour (p. 29-30)
- I Shaded Billi"We've all seen the old shades,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- The Clearing Salei"Have you ever stopped to linger when a clearing sales is done", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Who Called the Cook A _ _ _ _i"There was trouble in the shearing shed", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- A Tribute to the Blacktrackeri"As children we paused when he rode by,", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- An Unexpected Gifti"When the cattle sale is over, and their presence no longer", single work poetry humour (p. 34-35)
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