[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Where the Saltbush Grows. I am sitting in a garden, by a harbor prospect fair, And a green world glows around me into distance ev’rywhere; And the petals fall in showers Like a snowstorm of … [Read more...] about Where the Saltbush Grows [poem by E. J. Brady]
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Settlers on the Rise [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Settlers on the Rise. The monarch hills above it Are crowned by sombre trees, That billow to the skyline Like dark, Titanic seas. At eventime, the shadow Of one great giant lies Across a … [Read more...] about Settlers on the Rise [poem by E. J. Brady]
Collar and Yoke [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Collar and Yoke. “’Twas ‘bullicks’ made the country,” The man from Jindabayne, Red-whiskered, lean and hairy, Asserted once again. The chap from Rocky River, Squint-eyed and squat and … [Read more...] about Collar and Yoke [poem by E. J. Brady]
When Watts Went Out to Yugilbar [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] When Watts Went Out to Yugilbar. The summer days, through heat and haze, Had browned the meadow lands, And in its flow sang soft and low The river on its sands — The river wide that once in … [Read more...] about When Watts Went Out to Yugilbar [poem by E. J. Brady]
Daly’s Threshing [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Daly’s Threshing. It was “threshing” down at Daly’s, and the bearded bushmen rode Over mountain gorge and gully, where the creeks, clear-watered, flowed: From the slopes, and through the … [Read more...] about Daly’s Threshing [poem by E. J. Brady]
Deserted [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Deserted. No welcome smoke uprearing Blue spirals in the sun, No axes down the clearing Announce a day begun. The noontide shadows find it In wearing silence still; Dark fall at eve behind … [Read more...] about Deserted [poem by E. J. Brady]
Rain in the West [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Rain in the West. The “second class” is gay to-night, As down the gleaming rail She thunders by, a line of light, The roaring Western Mail. The “first” enjoys a fresh cigar, — Contented … [Read more...] about Rain in the West [poem by E. J. Brady]
Snowy River [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Snowy River. The proud hills’ peerless daughter, A-singing as she goes The natal songs they taught her, Old Kosciusko knows She bears the Great Salt Water His message from the … [Read more...] about Snowy River [poem by E. J. Brady]
Coasts of Dream [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Coasts of Dream. The window of my sick room fronts A screw-tormented bay, Where porcine Commerce squeals and grunts, And wallows day by day. Fat, vulgar tramps, in moving cloud Of smoke, … [Read more...] about Coasts of Dream [poem by E. J. Brady]
Riverine [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Riverine. Its level lands are spread away To meet the setting sun; Fierce summers o’er them scorch and slay The grass blades, one by one; Long, wicked droughts have dried their … [Read more...] about Riverine [poem by E. J. Brady]
Outposts [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Outposts. Beyond the noisy railway; outside the postal roads, Where swing no swaying coaches, no coaster wharfs her loads; Where brood dark-gullied ranges, where brown plains meet the sky … [Read more...] about Outposts [poem by E. J. Brady]
Green Gravel [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Green Gravel. Green gravel, green gravel, the grass is so green The fairest young lady that ever I’ve seen — Children’s Rhyme. Oh Molly, when the grass was green, When I was King and you … [Read more...] about Green Gravel [poem by E. J. Brady]
Bells and Hobbles [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Bells and Hobbles. When our feet are in the stirrups, And our hands are to the reins, When the cities lie behind us And before us spread the plains, There’s a song of night and morning That … [Read more...] about Bells and Hobbles [poem by E. J. Brady]
For Your Birthday [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] For Your Birthday. Buds of the Summer Roses, Crimson, and gold, and white, Bells of the splendid Lilies, Freshened with dews of night; Blooms of old-fashioned gardens, Blooms of the Open … [Read more...] about For Your Birthday [poem by E. J. Brady]
Bells and Hobbles [by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This book of poetry by E. J. Brady was published in 1911.] Bells and Hobbles By E. J. Brady Contents [For Your Birthday] Bells and Hobbles Green Gravel Outposts Riverine Coasts of Dream Snowy River The Black-Soil Teams Rain in the … [Read more...] about Bells and Hobbles [by E. J. Brady]
Late Bishop of Bathurst: To His Memory [poem by L. E. H., 24 May 1911]
[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Bathurst Times (Bathurst, NSW), 24 May 1911.] Late Bishop of Bathurst. To His Memory. Miss L. E. Homfray forwards the following composition in memory of the late Bishop of Bathurst:— Sleeping so peacefully, … [Read more...] about Late Bishop of Bathurst: To His Memory [poem by L. E. H., 24 May 1911]
James Maria Matra [by J. H. Watson, 4 February 1911]
[Editor: An article about James Matra, written by James Henry Watson (1841-1934). Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February 1911.] James Maria Matra. (By J. H. Watson.) A little known and very much neglected man is James Maria Matra, and although we are … [Read more...] about James Maria Matra [by J. H. Watson, 4 February 1911]
City Hunger [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] City Hunger. A tent ’neath the gum trees? — O No! No! Give me the stream of which I am part — The red stream filling the old world’s heart With life and laughter, … [Read more...] about City Hunger [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
The Keening [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] The Keening. We are the women and children Of the men that mined for gold: Heavy are we with sorrow, Heavy as heart can hold; Galled are we with injustice, Sick … [Read more...] about The Keening [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Look Up [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Look Up. O phantom bars and futile bands! O fettered feet of clay! O blind unfaith and folded hands! The East is growing grey. Look up! Hope’s rainbow hangs … [Read more...] about Look Up [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Phases [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Phases. Just a flush of pleasure And a flash of pain For a half-guessed treasure Found and lost again: Faery fancies flocking, Hopes and fears astart, That’s … [Read more...] about Phases [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Hamilton [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Hamilton. Wild and wet, and windy wet falls the night on Hamilton, Hamilton that seaward looks unto the setting sun, Lady of the patient face, lifted … [Read more...] about Hamilton [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Ta-Mahinna [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Ta-Mahinna. Moon islands out in the shimmering splendour Of the moon’s white pathway of silver fire; Moon shadows touching a dream-world tender — O Ta-Mahinna! O … [Read more...] about Ta-Mahinna [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Prescience [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Prescience. One red rose bud upon Life’s thorny tree, Like a closed gate unto dominions bright, Which Time shall open with his Key of light, Beside that gate I … [Read more...] about Prescience [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Soul Ferry [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Soul Ferry. There’s a mist upon the river Where it runs by Peopletown — (O the ferry by the river — O the swiftly-running sands!) O the ghostly winds … [Read more...] about Soul Ferry [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]