[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Out Back The old year went, and the new returned, in the withering weeks of drought, The cheque was spent that the shearer earned, and the sheds were all cut … [Read more...] about Out Back [poem by Henry Lawson]
Henry Lawson (1867-1922) (author)
The Drover’s Sweetheart [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Drover’s Sweetheart An hour before the sun goes down Behind the ragged boughs, I go across the little run And bring the dusty cows; And once I used to … [Read more...] about The Drover’s Sweetheart [poem by Henry Lawson]
‘For’ard’ [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] ‘For’ard’ It is stuffy in the steerage where the second-classers sleep, For there’s near a hundred for’ard, and they’re stowed away like sheep, — They are … [Read more...] about ‘For’ard’ [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Roaring Days [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Roaring Days The night too quickly passes And we are growing old, So let us fill our glasses And toast the Days of Gold; When finds of wondrous … [Read more...] about The Roaring Days [poem by Henry Lawson]
Faces in the Street [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (1896) and The Bulletin Reciter (1901).] Faces in the Street They lie, the men who tell us in a loud decisive tone That want is here a stranger, and that misery’s … [Read more...] about Faces in the Street [poem by Henry Lawson]
In the Days When the World Was Wide [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] In the Days When the World Was Wide The world is narrow and ways are short, and our lives are dull and slow, For little is new where the crowds resort, and … [Read more...] about In the Days When the World Was Wide [poem by Henry Lawson]
To an Old Mate [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] To an Old Mate Old Mate! In the gusty old weather, When our hopes and our troubles were new, In the years spent in wearing out leather, I found you … [Read more...] about To an Old Mate [poem by Henry Lawson]
Preface [In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This preface by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Preface. Most of the verses contained in this volume were first published in the Sydney Bulletin; others in the Brisbane Boomerang, Sydney Freeman’s … [Read more...] about Preface [In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, by Henry Lawson]
In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses [by Henry Lawson, 1896]
[Editor: This collection of poems, written by Henry Lawson was first published in 1896.] In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses By Henry Lawson, author of “While the Billy Boils,” “On the Track and Over the Sliprails,” “Verses: Popular and Humorous” … [Read more...] about In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses [by Henry Lawson, 1896]
Preface to first edition [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This preface by Henry Lawson was published in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke.] Preface to first edition My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book. I think a man can best write a preface to his own book, provided he … [Read more...] about Preface to first edition [by Henry Lawson]
Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891]
[Editor: This is one of the most well-known poems written by Henry Lawson. It was quoted by conservative Queensland parliamentarians as an example of the radicalism of The Worker newspaper (see the “Editor’s notes” section below). Published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 16 May … [Read more...] about Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891]
Trouble on the Selection [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894) and Verses Popular and Humorous (1900).] Trouble on the Selection. You lazy boy, you’re here at last, You must be wooden-legged; Now, are you sure the gate is fast And all the … [Read more...] about Trouble on the Selection [poem by Henry Lawson]
A Derry on a Cove [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894) and in Verses Popular and Humorous (1900).] A Derry on a Cove. ’Twas in the felon’s dock he stood, his eyes were black and blue; His voice with grief was broken, and his nose was … [Read more...] about A Derry on a Cove [poem by Henry Lawson]
The mystery of Dave Regan [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894). Also published in On the Track (1900).] The mystery of Dave Regan. “And then there was Dave Regan,” said the ‘Trav’ler.’ “Dave used to die oftener than any other bushman I knew. … [Read more...] about The mystery of Dave Regan [by Henry Lawson]
When the Children Come Home [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894) and In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (1896).] When the Children Come Home On a lonely selection far out in the west An old woman works all the day without … [Read more...] about When the Children Come Home [poem by Henry Lawson]
Macquarie’s mate [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] Macquarie’s mate (A Darling River sketch.) The chaps in the bar of Stiffner’s shanty were talking about “Macquarie” — an absent shearer who seemed, from their conversation, to … [Read more...] about Macquarie’s mate [by Henry Lawson]
The Legend of Coo-ee Gully [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] The Legend of Coo-ee Gully. The night came down thro’ Deadman’s Gap, Where the ghostly saplings bent Before a wind that tore the flies From many a digger’s tent. Dark as … [Read more...] about The Legend of Coo-ee Gully [poem by Henry Lawson]
The bush undertaker [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] The bush undertaker. “Five Bob!” The old man shaded his eyes and peered through the dazzling glow of that broiling Christmas Day. He stood just within the door of a … [Read more...] about The bush undertaker [by Henry Lawson]
A typical bush yarn [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] A typical bush yarn. Two chaps named Brummy and Swampy was tramping from Nevermineware to Smotherplace. Brummy was a bad egg, and Swampy knowed it; but they travelled together … [Read more...] about A typical bush yarn [by Henry Lawson]
The union buries its dead [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] The union buries its dead A bushman’s funeral. A sketch from Life and Death. While out boating, one Sunday afternoon on a bilabong across the river, we saw a young man on … [Read more...] about The union buries its dead [by Henry Lawson]
The drover’s wife [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] The drover’s wife The “house” contains two rooms; is built of round timber, slabs, and stringy-bark, and floored with split slabs. A big bark kitchen stands at the end, and is … [Read more...] about The drover’s wife [by Henry Lawson]
The Fire at Ross’s Farm [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894) and In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (1896).] The Fire at Ross’s Farm The squatter saw his pastures wide Decrease, as one by one The farmers moving to the … [Read more...] about The Fire at Ross’s Farm [poem by Henry Lawson]
Johnson, alias Crow [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894. Lawson based this poem upon a true story.] Johnson, alias Crow Where the seasons are divided and the bush begins to change, and the links are rather broken in the Great Dividing … [Read more...] about Johnson, alias Crow [poem by Henry Lawson]
A narrow escape [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] A narrow escape I suppose the reader has experienced or heard of hair breadth escapes, the memory of which has caused his own hair to stand on end; yet, when he has read the … [Read more...] about A narrow escape [by Henry Lawson]
Bush cats [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894). Also published in On the Track (1900).] Bush cats “Domestic cats” we mean — the descendants of cats who came from the northern world during the last hundred odd years. We do not … [Read more...] about Bush cats [by Henry Lawson]