[Editor: This poem by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] Back Again. Oh, my boy, come in, do, You are back at last; Years since last we saw you — How the time has passed! Have a bath and shave first? No? A cup of … [Read more...] about Back Again [poem by Louisa Lawson]
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Coming Home [poem by Louisa Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] Coming Home. Going round the back street, Through the twilight lane, While the folk at church meet — Coming home again. Faded hat and creasy, Long since it was … [Read more...] about Coming Home [poem by Louisa Lawson]
The Lonely Crossing [poem by Louisa Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] The Lonely Crossing. A man on foot came down to the river, A silent man, on the road alone, And dropped his swag with a chill-born shiver, And sat to rest on a wind-worn … [Read more...] about The Lonely Crossing [poem by Louisa Lawson]
Preface [by Louisa Lawson]
[Editor: This preface by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] Preface. “In putting my house in order” I decided to arrange and publish this unpretentious little collection of verses, some of which were composed before leaving … [Read more...] about Preface [by Louisa Lawson]
“The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems [by Louisa Lawson, 1905]
[Editor: This book of poetry, by Louisa Lawson, was published in 1905.] “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems by Louisa Lawson Contents [Preface] The Lonely Crossing Coming Home Back Again The Hour is Come A Friend in … [Read more...] about “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems [by Louisa Lawson, 1905]
Hardships [Cosme Monthly, June 1895]
[Editor: An article from the newsletter of the Cosme colony (of Australian socialists) in Paraguay. Published in Cosme Monthly, June 1895.] Hardships: We make no secret whatever of the fact that we have many hardships to endure, and that we are working in the face of many … [Read more...] about Hardships [Cosme Monthly, June 1895]
Correspondence [Cosme Monthly, June 1895]
[Editor: An extract from the newsletter of the Cosme colony (of Australian socialists) in Paraguay. Published in Cosme Monthly, June 1895. The “Correspondence” section of the June 1895 issue outlines the foundation principles of the Cosme settlement.] Correspondence: Any … [Read more...] about Correspondence [Cosme Monthly, June 1895]
What Cosme aims at [Cosme Monthly, December 1894]
[Editor: An article from the newsletter of the Cosme colony (of Australian socialists) in Paraguay. Published in Cosme Monthly, December 1894.] What Cosme aims at: The Constitution of Cosme published in the November “Monthly” deals only with the working organization of … [Read more...] about What Cosme aims at [Cosme Monthly, December 1894]
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]
We called him “Ally” for short [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] We called him “Ally” for short I don’t believe in ghosts; I never did have any sympathy with them, being inclined to regard them as a nuisance and a bore. A ghost generally comes … [Read more...] about We called him “Ally” for short [by Henry Lawson]
“Rats” [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This story by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] “Rats” “Why, there’s two of them, and they’re having a fight! Come on.” It seemed a strange place for a fight — that hot, lonely, cotton-bush plain. And yet not more than half … [Read more...] about “Rats” [by Henry Lawson]
Preface [Short Stories in Prose and Verse]
[Editor: This preface by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] Preface. This is an attempt to publish, in Australia, a collection of sketches and stories at a time when everything Australian, in the shape of a book, must bear the imprint … [Read more...] about Preface [Short Stories in Prose and Verse]