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The Bulletin Reciter (1901)

Wing Fat [poem by Alone]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Alone was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Wing Fat. Upon his cheek there shone a tear ; (They ’d dragged him from his home) He sighed — as one who dreams of beer — Or one who writes a pome. He stood within the felon’s dock — On … [Read more...] about Wing Fat [poem by Alone]

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Wattle Flat [poem by Cecil Poole]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Cecil Poole was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Wattle Flat. When I was digging in the hills— ’way up on Wattle Flat, A parson came to straighten us — a little one at that. He told us we should sling the cards, and give the liquor best … [Read more...] about Wattle Flat [poem by Cecil Poole]

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Where Are My Dollars Gone? [poem by P. Luftig]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by P. Luftig (Peter Airey) was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Where Are My Dollars Gone? Where is my cash ? With this eternal query I ’m pestered all my moments, grave and gay ; It haunts me in the midnight dark and dreary, It dogs me at … [Read more...] about Where Are My Dollars Gone? [poem by P. Luftig]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: P. Luftig (Peter Airey) (author) (1865-1950), Peter Airey, poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

Stokin’ [poem by Quilp N]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Quilp N (Will Lawson) was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Stokin’. Stowed deep below the load-line — Ten feet to twenty-five — We face the glarin’ dazzle And make good steam to drive. Keepin’ the gauges steady At near two hundred … [Read more...] about Stokin’ [poem by Quilp N]

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The Woman of the Future [poem by P. Luftig]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by P. Luftig (Peter Airey) was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Woman of the Future. O ! The Woman of the Future ! Sound the trumpets — beat the drums ! She has donned the coat and breeches, and in triumph on she comes ; She has fixed her … [Read more...] about The Woman of the Future [poem by P. Luftig]

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A Song of Gold [poem by Dora Wilcox]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Dora Wilcox was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] A Song of Gold. Oh, there’s great exhilaration in the bosoms of the boys Who are sailing for the goldfields in the West ; Though the dear old days are dead, there ’s a roaring time … [Read more...] about A Song of Gold [poem by Dora Wilcox]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dora Wilcox (author) (1873-1953), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

M’Ginty’s Happy Thought [poem by E.J. Dempsey]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by E.J. Dempsey was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] M’Ginty’s Happy Thought. M’Ginty the fair, and O’Ryan the wise. They set out — so they did — for a drink ; And they wanted to drink over head, ears and eyes, But they ’d not the least … [Read more...] about M’Ginty’s Happy Thought [poem by E.J. Dempsey]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: E. J. Dempsey (author) (1866-1935), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

When Mother Calls to Dinner [poem by Uloola]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Uloola was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] When Mother Calls to Dinner. We ’re on a farm not far from town — There ’s just a dozen acres ; Our neighbours range from atheists And infidels to Quakers ; We ’ve got the good old pious … [Read more...] about When Mother Calls to Dinner [poem by Uloola]

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The Silence of Mullock Creek [poem by Edward Dyson]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Edward Dyson was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Silence of Mullock Creek. He was dubbed the Lisping Infant when he came to Mullock Creek ; Most confiding was his nature, and his manners they were meek ; He was fair and wore an … [Read more...] about The Silence of Mullock Creek [poem by Edward Dyson]

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A Sea Tragedy [poem by F. Rollett]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by F. Rollett was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] A Sea Tragedy. And he lies there, With the sand in his mouth and the salt in his hair ; And I stand here, Naked and burnt in the blazing sun : And the Sea lies calm, Shining and blue in … [Read more...] about A Sea Tragedy [poem by F. Rollett]

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The Man Who Told You So [poem by Styx]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Styx was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Man Who Told You So. Of all the fiends who walk this earth, Whose game, it seems, is mainly To make us curse for all we ’re worth And swear and speak profanely, — I ’ll back the brute, in … [Read more...] about The Man Who Told You So [poem by Styx]

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Marian’s Child [poem by J.S. Neilson]

22 September 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by J.S. Neilson was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Marian’s Child. First we thought of the river, But the body might be found ; And it did not seem so cruel To bury it in the ground. So small it seemed, so helpless — I hardened my heart … [Read more...] about Marian’s Child [poem by J.S. Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: John Shaw Neilson (author) (1872-1942), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

How M’Dougal Topped the Score [poem by Thomas E. Spencer]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Thomas E. Spencer was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] How M’Dougal Topped the Score. A peaceful spot is Piper’s Flat. The folk that live around — They keep themselves by keeping sheep and turning up the ground ; But the climate is … [Read more...] about How M’Dougal Topped the Score [poem by Thomas E. Spencer]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, recommended poetry, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), Thomas E. Spencer, year1901

In the Dead-Letter Office [poem by R. Stewart]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by R. Stewart was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] In the Dead-Letter Office. Come, rip the mail-bags open, chaps, and sort the stuff away ; A thumping mail again from Perth — we ’ll have some work to-day. Two thousand unclaimed letters here, … [Read more...] about In the Dead-Letter Office [poem by R. Stewart]

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The Man with Rubber Pedals [poem by McG]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by McG was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Man with Rubber Pedals. It has all the latest fixings — barrel hubs and narrow tread ; It weighs twenty pounds or under, is as rigid as the dead ; It ’s the very newest pattern, and the very … [Read more...] about The Man with Rubber Pedals [poem by McG]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: McG, poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

In the Face of the Dead [poem by Ethel Castilla]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Ethel Castilla was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] In the Face of the Dead. The artist wins plaudits by showing The loveliest prize of Earth’s race ; His Helen with young life is glowing, All human hopes summed in her face. His name … [Read more...] about In the Face of the Dead [poem by Ethel Castilla]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Ethel Castilla (author) (1861-1937), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

A Legend of the Dargo [poem by W. Long]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by W. Long was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] A Legend of the Dargo. It was on the Upper Dargo, in the spring of eighty-four, That Cargoola township boasted a Salvation Army corps ; Which was needed very badly, for the Upper Dargo … [Read more...] about A Legend of the Dargo [poem by W. Long]

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Sold-Up [poem by C.H. Souter]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C.H. Souter was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Sold-Up. “Who ’s biddin’ for the gin-case ? What d’ ye say? (All right, Missis ! ) Here ! I ’ll start it at a crown ! Now then, gents ! It ’s going lively ; fire away ! Look alive, or s’elp … [Read more...] about Sold-Up [poem by C.H. Souter]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: C. H. Souter (author) (1864-1944), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

The Whirligig of Time [poem by T.H. Ord]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by T.H. Ord was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Whirligig of Time. I crossed the old ford at the end of last May, The old pub had vanished, not even a shingle Survived of the roof, which, in years passed away, Saw friendship and devilry … [Read more...] about The Whirligig of Time [poem by T.H. Ord]

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Sinking [poem by Bendee]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Bendee was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Sinking. I had often faced a seeming Certain death without a shiver, And I boasted of my valour In the pride that courts a fall — Boasted vainly, little dreaming That the Death-fear soon … [Read more...] about Sinking [poem by Bendee]

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A Stranger at the U [poem by J. Crawford]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by J. Crawford was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] A Stranger at the U. He was guileless in his manner — ’t was a style the boys admired, And he told, in simple language, how his feelings had been fired By the news of nuggets waiting, in … [Read more...] about A Stranger at the U [poem by J. Crawford]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: J. Crawford, poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

After the Flood [poem by Dora Wilcox]

22 September 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by Dora Wilcox was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] After the Flood. Here, in this bend of the creek, in the rushes and long lush grasses, Wild white violets nestle, and musk in the water- weeds; Here there is stillness, and shelter — for the … [Read more...] about After the Flood [poem by Dora Wilcox]

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Out Back [poem by P.P. Quinn]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by P.P. Quinn was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Out Back. We dumped our swags by the river-side when the sun was getting low ; To reach the boys on the other side we had four good miles to go ; But the winding stream that before us … [Read more...] about Out Back [poem by P.P. Quinn]

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The Bellbird Rung Her Home [poem by Randolph Bedford]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Randolph Bedford was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Bellbird Rung Her Home. Ah ! ’t was God-time in September, in that perfumed hazel belt, Where the musk-leaves, thick and waxen, from their two sides throw the scent, And the … [Read more...] about The Bellbird Rung Her Home [poem by Randolph Bedford]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, Randolph Bedford, SourceArchiveOrg, The Bulletin Reciter (1901), year1901

That Day at Boiling Downs [poem by Jack Mathieu]

22 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Jack Mathieu was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] That Day at Boiling Downs. He was driving Irish tandem, but perhaps I talk at random — I ’d forgotten for a moment you are not all mulga-bred ; What I mean ’s he had his swag up through his … [Read more...] about That Day at Boiling Downs [poem by Jack Mathieu]

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