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Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author)

A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen: A Back-to-the-Goldfields Ballad [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 21 August 1938]

25 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 21 August 1938.] A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen A Back-to-the-Goldfields Ballad (By Dryblower.) The cases of fizz are on the ice, the table turkey’s trussed (Hang the bother and … [Read more...] about A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen: A Back-to-the-Goldfields Ballad [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 21 August 1938]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, the Ragged Thirteen, year1938

Tinned Dog! [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 25 August 1912]

25 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 25 August 1912.] Tinned Dog! Brisbane wire:— Harry Baynes, a master butcher, examined before the Meat Commission to-day, said that his firm exported beef. If a Federal inspector … [Read more...] about Tinned Dog! [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 25 August 1912]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1912

Hampton Plains: A Song of To-day and To-morrow [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1919]

24 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in The Golden West (Perth, WA), 1919.] Hampton Plains. A Song of To-day and To-morrow. [For The Golden West] By “Dryblower.” You are pegged from South of the Boulder To Feysville’s cyanide vats; From … [Read more...] about Hampton Plains: A Song of To-day and To-morrow [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1919]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), mining poetry, poem, publication The Golden West (Perth), SourceSLWA, year1919

The Coming Crawl [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 5 May 1901]

30 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, regarding the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia in 1901. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 5 May 1901. A different version of the same poem, entitled “In the Event”, was written with reference to Kalgoorlie … [Read more...] about The Coming Crawl [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 5 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

“In the Event” [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 5 May 1901]

30 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, regarding the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia in 1901. Published in The Sun (Kalgoorlie, WA), 5 May 1901. A different version of the same poem, entitled “The Coming Crawl”, was written with reference to Fremantle and Perth … [Read more...] about “In the Event” [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 5 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

A Fossicker’s Yarn [poem by Dryblower, 17 March 1894]

30 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in “The Wild Cat Column” in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 March 1894.] A Fossicker’s Yarn. (For The Bulletin.) No, it’s not the price of water nor the scarcity of grub That the fossicker discusses of an evening … [Read more...] about A Fossicker’s Yarn [poem by Dryblower, 17 March 1894]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1894

The Warriors’ Sons Who Walked [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1929]

25 September 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem about the sons of soldiers walking in an Anzac Day parade, written by “Dryblower” Murphy, was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 28 April 1929.] The Warriors’ Sons Who Walked By Dryblower. Over two hundred boys, sons of soldiers who fell in … [Read more...] about The Warriors’ Sons Who Walked [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1929]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Anzac Day (25 April), Anzac poetry, Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1929

His Inheritance [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1901]

26 April 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in The West Australian Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 28 April 1901.] His Inheritance. “After the departure of such an able man as Sir John Forrest, any Premier would find great difficulty in administering satisfactorily … [Read more...] about His Inheritance [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: @ graphics added, Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), John Forrest (1847-1918) (subject), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

Deposed [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1901]

22 December 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, published in the “Variety Vamps and Sunday Satires” column in The West Australian Sunday Times, 28 April 1901.] Deposed. By Dryblower. M’Stingaree stepped from the boat to the pier In a doleful, despairing condition, And we … [Read more...] about Deposed [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

The Sodawater Strike [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 21 January 1912]

20 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy. Published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 21 January 1912.] The Sodawater Strike. I’m a unionist determined, Though I’ve never joined as one; I ’ate the rich and ermined, Every blarsted mother’s son. I reckonize that Laber ’As … [Read more...] about The Sodawater Strike [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 21 January 1912]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, temperance, year1912

Extracts from the “Verse and Worse” column [26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Some extracts from “Dryblower” Murphy’s “Verse and Worse” column. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] Verse — and Worse. A politician publican of Fremantle was recently delivering an impassioned address to a group of coal lumpers in his … [Read more...] about Extracts from the “Verse and Worse” column [26 May 1901]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdote, Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), SourceTrove, year1901

Our Police May Strive to Keep in Check [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An untitled poem printed in “Dryblower” Murphy’s “Verse and Worse” column. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] [Our Police May Strive to Keep in Check] As the alleged well-informed English papers see us: “In the cities and large towns of … [Read more...] about Our Police May Strive to Keep in Check [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

Like All Possessing Royal Blood [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An untitled poem printed in “Dryblower” Murphy’s “Verse and Worse” column. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] [Like All Possessing Royal Blood] Royal visit item: “It has been decided that no good could be confidently expected from the … [Read more...] about Like All Possessing Royal Blood [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

To the Jam from the Land of the Southern Cross [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An untitled poem printed in “Dryblower” Murphy’s “Verse and Worse” column. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] [To the Jam from the Land of the Southern Cross] S. Africa cable:— “London, May 22. — “The War Office has purchased 1,678 tons … [Read more...] about To the Jam from the Land of the Southern Cross [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

The Awakening [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] The Awakening. By Dryblower. Last week the “Morning Herald” moaned and maundered through a whole sub-leader in an obvious, but weak-kneed attempt to puff the Arnold … [Read more...] about The Awakening [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

The Penalty [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] The Penalty. By Dryblower. There are mothers and sisters weeping low in cottage and stately hall, The widow’s piteous sobs are heard for the dead on the lonely … [Read more...] about The Penalty [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 26 May 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Boer War (1899-1902), Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1901

Teach ’Em To Shoot [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 ·

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Teach ’Em To Shoot. When you’ve done with your frivol and fooling, Your parlor diversions and games; When your stripling has come from his schooling, Swell-headed with figures and … [Read more...] about Teach ’Em To Shoot [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), good poetry, patriotic poetry, poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Shicker, I S’pose [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Shicker, I S’pose. I’m writing this rhyme on an East-bound ship (The pilot will bear it back); I’m taking a once-in-seven years’ trip, And in seven days’ time the Queenscliff … [Read more...] about Shicker, I S’pose [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

The Devout Lover [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] The Devout Lover. ’Twas by the sandy Crawley Spit His eye upon his float, I saw a fishing person sit Within a fishing boat. And glancing upwards from my book, From one of many … [Read more...] about The Devout Lover [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Bricks of Beer [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Bricks of Beer. You talk of your old “Golden Shanty” Ted Dyson invented and built, But you’ll warble a weakly andante When I’ve lifted you my little lilt. Gold in a brick-clay you … [Read more...] about Bricks of Beer [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

On Nights Like These [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] On Nights Like These. (Written during the fearful Trevessa storm.) On nights like these, when breezes bitter blow And all the wrath of God comes down in rain, When crowded clouds … [Read more...] about On Nights Like These [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Fighting in France [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Fighting in France. Perth daily paper ad.:— “Will some kind person adopt a motherless baby girl? Father killed in France?” Are you list’ning, O, Heavyheart, childless and lone? Are … [Read more...] about Fighting in France [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), good poetry, melancholy poetry, patriotic poetry, poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Wot’s Yours? [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Wot’s Yours? “I never nursed a dear gazelle,” The decomposing poet rhymed, “But when it came to know me well The high-up, heavenly stairs he climbed.” The last line may not be … [Read more...] about Wot’s Yours? [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

The Storm [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] The Storm. I am the storm: My mother the wastes of the frozen Pole, My father the still, equatorial heat, My cradle the seas where the surges roll And all the points of the compass … [Read more...] about The Storm [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Snores [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Snores. It was the old night-porter At the Knock-em-up Hotel, He’d been a racecourse wroughter In the years that yester dwell. He had snared what he could snavel, He had chewed it … [Read more...] about Snores [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

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