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1947
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Jindyworobak Anthology
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Jindyworobak Anthology, 1947
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Contents
* Contents derived from the 1947 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Foreward, single work column (p. 7-10)
- Native Childi"All through the day the native child was wailing", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Menindiei"They came to stare at our grandeur", single work poetry (p. 13)
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Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeodi"Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeod",
single work
poetry
(p. 14-16)On May Day 1946, in the Pilbarra district, Western Australia, Aboriginal station hands struck for 30 bob a week and the right to organise. Their leaders, the white man Don Mcleod and two Aborigines, Clancy McKenna and Dooley, were arrested and convicted. Pressure through the Labour movement and the United Nations secured their release.
- Reflectioni"Tarmeea knelt, her laughing eyes", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Black-Trackeri"Black-tracker bending to your task", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Dust Voicesi"Along night's star-washed highways let them wander,", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Billabongi"A lubra singing, dark pulse of sound", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Beegai"With flesh as water to desire", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Water-Lubrai"Nalul came out of the desert,", single work poetry (p. 19-21)
- Aruntai"Slim boy, scraping war paint,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Aroultjai"Gone forever is Aroultja from her side,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Corroboree for a Dead Warriori"From long ago, in the mists of the dark man's dreamtime", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Old Onei"Said the old one, come cry to me,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Lubrai"Her breasts are firm and her limbs are strong", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Voicesi"The lights of Burwood spoke to me", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Drifting Dug-Outi"Now that the fig lets fall her single stars", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Ibisi"Look!", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Black Cockatoosi"Rise then, you screaming mob of black cockatoos,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- White Cockatooi"Riding slowly on his tented wings -", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poetry Summary
1949
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 10 no. 2 1949; (p. 102-103)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1947 1948 anthology poetry ; Jindyworobak Anthology, 1947 1947 periodical issue
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Poetry Summary
1949
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 10 no. 2 1949; (p. 102-103)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1947 1948 anthology poetry ; Jindyworobak Anthology, 1947 1947 periodical issue
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