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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Shanty on the Rise When the caravans of wool-teams climbed the ranges from the West, On a spur among the mountains stood ‘The Bullock-drivers’ Rest’; It … [Read more...] about The Shanty on the Rise [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 Glass on the Bar Three bushmen one morning rode up to an inn, And one of them called for the drinks with a grin; They’d only returned from a trip to the … [Read more...] about The Glass on the Bar [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.] Past Carin’ Now up and down the siding brown The great black crows are flyin’, And down below the spur, I know, Another ‘milker’s’ dyin’; The crops have … [Read more...] about Past Carin’ [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 Sliprails and the Spur The colours of the setting sun Withdrew across the Western land — He raised the sliprails, one by one, And shot them home with … [Read more...] about The Sliprails and the Spur [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.] Jack Dunn of Nevertire It chanced upon the very day we’d got the shearing done, A buggy brought a stranger to the West-o’-Sunday Run; He had a round and … [Read more...] about Jack Dunn of Nevertire [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.] Andy’s Gone with Cattle Our Andy’s gone to battle now ’Gainst Drought, the red marauder; Our Andy’s gone with cattle now Across the Queensland … [Read more...] about Andy’s Gone with Cattle [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.] ‘Sez You’ When the heavy sand is yielding backward from your blistered feet, And across the distant timber you can see the flowing heat; When your head is … [Read more...] about ‘Sez You’ [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 Free-Selector’s Daughter I met her on the Lachlan Side — A darling girl I thought her, And ere I left I swore I’d win The free-selector’s daughter. I … [Read more...] about The Free-Selector’s Daughter [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.] 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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]