[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] A Song I’ve a kiss from a warmer lover Than maiden of earth can be: She blew it up to the skies above her, And now it has come to me: From the far-away it has come … [Read more...] about A Song [poem by Barcroft Boake]
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’Twixt the Wings of the Yard [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] ’Twixt the Wings of the Yard Hear the loud swell of it, mighty pell-mell of it! Thousands of voices all blent into one: See ‘hell for leather’ now trooping together, … [Read more...] about ’Twixt the Wings of the Yard [poem by Barcroft Boake]
Kitty McCrae [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Kitty McCrae The western sun, ere he sought his lair, Skimmed the treetops, and, glancing thence, Rested awhile on the curling hair Of Kitty McCrae, by the boundary … [Read more...] about Kitty McCrae [poem by Barcroft Boake]
An Allegory [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] An Allegory The fight was over, and the battle won. A soldier, who beneath his chieftain’s eye Had done a mighty deed and done it well, And done it as the world will … [Read more...] about An Allegory [poem by Barcroft Boake]
How Polly Paid for Her Keep [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] How Polly Paid for Her Keep Do I know Polly Brown? Do I know her? Why, damme! You might as well ask if I know my own name! It’s a wonder you never heard tell of old … [Read more...] about How Polly Paid for Her Keep [poem by Barcroft Boake]
The Digger’s Song [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] The Digger’s Song Scrape the bottom of the hole: gather up the stuff! Fossick in the crannies, lest you leave a grain behind! Just another shovelful and that’ll be … [Read more...] about The Digger’s Song [poem by Barcroft Boake]
The Babes in the Bush [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] The Babes in the Bush Dozens of damp little curls; One little short upper lip; Two rows of teeth like diminutive pearls; Eyes clear and grey as the creek where it … [Read more...] about The Babes in the Bush [poem by Barcroft Boake]
A Song from a Sandhill [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] A Song from a Sandhill Drip, drip, drip! It tinkles on the fly — The pitiless outpouring of an overburdened sky: Each drooping frond of pine has got a jewel at its tip … [Read more...] about A Song from a Sandhill [poem by Barcroft Boake]
Fogarty’s Gin [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Fogarty’s Gin A sweat-dripping horse and a half-naked myall, And a message: ‘Come out to the back of the run — Be out at the stake-yards by rising of sun! Ride hard … [Read more...] about Fogarty’s Gin [poem by Barcroft Boake]
A Wayside Queen [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] A Wayside Queen She was born in the season of fire, When a mantle of murkiness lay On the front of the crimson Destroyer: And none knew the name of her sire But the … [Read more...] about A Wayside Queen [poem by Barcroft Boake]
The Box-Tree’s Love [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] The Box-Tree’s Love Long time beside the squatter’s gate A great grey Box-Tree, early, late, Or shine or rain, in silence there Had stood and watched the seasons … [Read more...] about The Box-Tree’s Love [poem by Barcroft Boake]
A Valentine [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] A Valentine The Bree was up; the floods were out Around the hut of Culgo Jim: The hand of God had broke the drought And filled the channels to the brim: The outline … [Read more...] about A Valentine [poem by Barcroft Boake]
The Demon Snow-Shoes [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] The Demon Snow-Shoes The snow lies deep on hill and dale, In rocky gulch and grassy vale: The tiny, trickling, tumbling falls Are frozen ’twixt their rocky walls That … [Read more...] about The Demon Snow-Shoes [poem by Barcroft Boake]
Jim’s Whip [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Jim’s Whip. Yes! there it hangs upon the wall And never gives a sound: The hand that trimmed its greenhide fall Is hidden underground — There, in that patch of sallee … [Read more...] about Jim’s Whip [poem by Barcroft Boake]
A Vision Out West [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] A Vision Out West Far-reaching downs, a solid sea sunk everlastingly to rest, And yet whose billows seem to be for ever heaving toward the west The tiny field-mice make … [Read more...] about A Vision Out West [poem by Barcroft Boake]
Josephus Riley [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Josephus Riley The rum was rich and rare: There were wagers in the air: The atmosphere was rosy, and the tongues were wagging free; But one was in the revel Whose … [Read more...] about Josephus Riley [poem by Barcroft Boake]
A Memory [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] A Memory Adown the grass-grown paths we strayed: The evening cowslips oped Their yellow eyes to look at her; The love-sick lilies moped With envy that she rather … [Read more...] about A Memory [poem by Barcroft Boake]
Jack’s Last Muster [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Jack’s Last Muster The first flush of grey light, the herald of daylight, Is dimly outlining the musterers’ camp, Where over the sleeping the stealthily … [Read more...] about Jack’s Last Muster [poem by Barcroft Boake]
From the Far West [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] From the Far West ’Tis a song of the Never Never land — Set to the tune of a scorching gale On the sandhills red, When the grasses dead Loudly rustle, and bow the … [Read more...] about From the Far West [poem by Barcroft Boake]
The Land of Dumb Despair [poem by W. H. Ogilvie]
[Editor: This poem by W. H. Ogilvie was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] The Land of Dumb Despair. Beyond where farthest drought-fires burn, By hand of fate it once befell, I reached the Realm of No-Return That meets the March of Hell. A … [Read more...] about The Land of Dumb Despair [poem by W. H. Ogilvie]
Preface [by A. G. Stephens, Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems]
[Editor: This Preface by A. G. Stephens was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Preface When preparing these verses for the press, the first question which met me was this: Should Boake be treated from a literary standpoint or from a personal … [Read more...] about Preface [by A. G. Stephens, Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems]
Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems [by Barcroft Boake, 1897]
[Editor: This book of poetry, by Barcroft Boake, was published in 1897. The book was published after his untimely death in 1892; its publication was arranged by A. G. Stephens, who edited the book as well as writing a memoir of Boake as an appendix (the latter was largely based … [Read more...] about Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems [by Barcroft Boake, 1897]
Obituary: Dr. William Chisholm [20 November 1941]
[Editor: This obituary was published in The Corryong Courier (Corryong, Vic.), 20 November 1941.] Obituary. Dr. William Chisholm. Word has been received of the passing of Dr. William Chisholm who died in Sydney on Friday at the age of 85 years. The deceased was the … [Read more...] about Obituary: Dr. William Chisholm [20 November 1941]
Obituary: Mr. John William Chisholm, ÆTAT 79 [1 May 1899]
[Editor: This obituary was published in The Goulburn Herald (Goulburn, NSW), 1 May 1899.] Obituary. Mr. John William Chisholm, ÆTAT 79. It is with the most profound regret that we have to record the death on Friday last at his residence, Macquarie-street, Sydney, of … [Read more...] about Obituary: Mr. John William Chisholm, ÆTAT 79 [1 May 1899]
Yesterday [by Jim Donald, re Gertrude Lawson, 6 July 1945]
[Editor: This article, by Gertrude Lawson, was published in the Daily Mirror (Sydney, NSW), 6 July 1945.] Yesterday by Jim Donald On May 23 a Mrs. Gertrude Cooper was buried at Kingswood, near Penrith. In life Mrs. Cooper was a quiet, ordinary person, contented with … [Read more...] about Yesterday [by Jim Donald, re Gertrude Lawson, 6 July 1945]