[Editor: This poem by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] “Another for the Queen.” When you have sunk a score of holes, And drove a hundred more, And every blessed one has been Worse than the one before; And when on top of … [Read more...] about “Another for the Queen” [poem by Louisa Lawson]
mining poetry
The Digger’s Daughter [poem by Louisa Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] The Digger’s Daughter. The waratah has stained her cheek, Her lips are even brighter; Like virgin quartz without a streak Her teeth are, but far whiter. Her eyes are … [Read more...] about The Digger’s Daughter [poem by Louisa Lawson]
Hampton Plains: A Song of To-day and To-morrow [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1919]
[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]
Heroes of the Underground [poem, 16 October 1898]
[Editor: A poem about miners who risked their lives to save their fellow miners. Published in The Sun (Kalgoorlie, WA), 16 October 1898.] Heroes of the Underground. How he did it? Same old story, Writ in blood-gouts grim and large, Of a treacherous fuse slow … [Read more...] about Heroes of the Underground [poem, 16 October 1898]
Special Report from Cape River Gold-Fields [poem, 7 November 1868]
[Editor: A poem published in The Queenslander, 7 November 1868.] Special Report from Cape River Gold-Fields. Dear Sir: You say you’d like to know How things go on up here, And if a chap would “stand a show,” If this way he should steer. Well, as I have nothing else to … [Read more...] about Special Report from Cape River Gold-Fields [poem, 7 November 1868]