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Editor’s notes additional

Vice Versa [poem, 28 April 1901]

22 December 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem (possibly by “Dryblower” Murphy) published in the “Variety Vamps and Sunday Satires” column in The West Australian Sunday Times, 28 April 1901.] Vice Versa. News Item:— “The Government are considering the advisability of putting down bores on the site of … [Read more...] about Vice Versa [poem, 28 April 1901]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, likely author is Dryblower Murphy, poem, SourceTrove, year1901

Mr. Smellingscheck [short story, by Henry Lawson]

4 November 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from On the Track (1900) by Henry Lawson.] Mr. Smellingscheck I met him in a sixpenny restaurant — “All meals, 6d. — Good beds, 1s.” That was before sixpenny restaurants rose to a third-class position, and became possibly respectable places to … [Read more...] about Mr. Smellingscheck [short story, by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), On the Track (Henry Lawson 1900), short story, SourceCAPF, year1900

Time [poem by Joseph Furphy]

30 June 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Joseph Furphy was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916). This poem was the last in the book, as indicated by the word “Finis” at the top of the page.] Finis. Time. O Time! Time! Time! Thou wondrous mystery! Within whose rune and … [Read more...] about Time [poem by Joseph Furphy]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, Joseph Furphy (author) (1843-1912), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916), year1916

“Are You the Cove?” [poem by Joseph Furphy]

30 June 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Joseph Furphy was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916).] “Are You the Cove?” “Are you the Cove?” He spoke the words As freeman only can. The squatter freezingly inquir’d, “What do you mean, my man?” “Are you the Cove?” His voice was … [Read more...] about “Are You the Cove?” [poem by Joseph Furphy]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, Joseph Furphy (author) (1843-1912), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916), year1916

A S.S.T.’s Lament [poem by Joseph Furphy]

30 June 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Joseph Furphy was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916).] A S.S.T.’s Lament. Would I were a profit monger, Buying cheap, and selling dear, Groceries, or something stronger, Toys, or pipes, or sporting gear, Wrong, maybe, but ain’t it … [Read more...] about A S.S.T.’s Lament [poem by Joseph Furphy]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, Joseph Furphy (author) (1843-1912), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916), year1916

A Christmas Hymn [poem by Joseph Furphy]

30 June 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Joseph Furphy was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916).] A Christmas Hymn. The Seraph-song of morning’s prime That hail’d Messiah’s birth, The charter of a coming time When Love shall rule the earth, Rings from yon far Judaean hill … [Read more...] about A Christmas Hymn [poem by Joseph Furphy]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, Joseph Furphy (author) (1843-1912), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916), year1916

A Hot Day in Sydney [poem, 29 January 1829]

19 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 29 January 1829.] A Hot Day in Sydney. O this weather! this weather! It’s more than a mortal can bear; I fear we shall all melt together, So dreadfully hot is the air. On rising from bed … [Read more...] about A Hot Day in Sydney [poem, 29 January 1829]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, good poetry, poem, Q (author) (dates?), SourceTrove, year1829

On the Occasion of Meeting a Young Lady at the Last Public Ball [poem, 2 May 1829]

9 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 2 May 1829.] On the Occasion of Meeting a Young Lady at the Last Public Ball. Alone in her beauty, and bright as the morning, Which dawns every day on our tropical coast, She mov’d; — every … [Read more...] about On the Occasion of Meeting a Young Lady at the Last Public Ball [poem, 2 May 1829]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, love poetry, poem, SourceTrove, year1829

Araluen [poem by Henry Kendall, 27 September 1879]

12 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Henry Kendall, regarding the death of his baby daughter. Published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 September 1879. It was also published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Araluen. Take this rose and very gently place it on the … [Read more...] about Araluen [poem by Henry Kendall, 27 September 1879]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, good poetry, Henry Kendall (author) (1839-1882), melancholy poetry, poem, SourceTrove, year1879

The Girl in the Pines [song, 13 November 1917]

10 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A song printed during the First World War. Published in The Forbes Advocate, 13 November 1917.] The Girl in the Pines (Written for “The Forbes Advocate” by “Old Hand.”) On a snow-covered field he was dying, With a comrade supporting his head; On a … [Read more...] about The Girl in the Pines [song, 13 November 1917]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Editor’s notes additional, song, SourceTrove, Will Wilde, year1917

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