[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in A Book for Kids, 1921.] The Swagman Oh, he was old and he was spare; His bushy whiskers and his hair Were all fussed up and very grey. He said he’d come a long, long way And had a long, long way to go. Each boot was … [Read more...] about The Swagman [poem by C. J. Dennis]
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Cuppacumalonga [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in A Book for Kids, 1921.] Cuppacumalonga “Rover, rover, cattle-drover, where go you to-day?” I go to Cuppacumalonga, fifty miles away; Over plains where Summer rains have sung a song of glee, Over hills where laughing … [Read more...] about Cuppacumalonga [poem by C. J. Dennis]
The Dawn Dance [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in A Book for Kids, 1921.] The Dawn Dance What do you think I saw to-day when I arose at dawn? Blue Wrens and Yellow-tails dancing on the lawn! Bobbing here, bowing there, gossiping away, And how I wished that you were … [Read more...] about The Dawn Dance [poem by C. J. Dennis]
The Baker [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in A Book for Kids, 1921.] The Baker I’d like to be a baker, and come when morning breaks, Calling out, “Beeay-ko!” (that’s the sound he makes) — Riding in a rattle-cart that jogs and jolts and shakes, Selling all the … [Read more...] about The Baker [poem by C. J. Dennis]
Dedication [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in A Book for Kids, 1921.] Dedication To all good children over four And under four-and-eighty. Be you not over-prone to pore On matters grave and weighty. Mayhap you’ll find within this book Some touch of Youth’s rare … [Read more...] about Dedication [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[A Very Charming Gentleman] [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in A Book for Kids, 1921.] [A Very Charming Gentleman] A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: “Read your books, and heed your books, and put your … [Read more...] about [A Very Charming Gentleman] [poem by C. J. Dennis]
A Book for Kids [by C. J. Dennis, 1921]
[Editor: This book by C. J. Dennis was published in 1921. Most of the book consists of poetry for children; however, it also includes two stories for children as well. There are four poems entitled “Bird Song” in the book; these are distinguished from each other in the list below … [Read more...] about A Book for Kids [by C. J. Dennis, 1921]
Disloyalty. Bogus Australianism. Condemned by federal ministers. [25 April 1921]
[Editor: An example of the viewpoint that to be “Australian” was also to be “British”.] Disloyalty. Bogus Australianism. Condemned by federal ministers. Briefly but emphatically Sir Joseph Cook and Sir Granville Ryrie protested on Saturday evening against the spread … [Read more...] about Disloyalty. Bogus Australianism. Condemned by federal ministers. [25 April 1921]
True Australianism [5 January 1921]
True Australianism. The duty of the teacher. Sydney, January 4. The first interstate conference of public school teachers was opened to-day in Sydney. The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch), in his opening speech, made an appeal to those present to encourage in their … [Read more...] about True Australianism [5 January 1921]