[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Nimbin (Nimbin is an agricultural centre twenty-one miles from Lismore, on the Richmond.) I can’t forget you, Nimbin; You charm me like a book, The cattle in your … [Read more...] about Nimbin [poem by Jack Moses]
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Jindalee [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Jindalee I’m going home to Jindalee, The sweetest spot on earth to me; The moon and stars shine brighter there, Than I have seen them anywhere. The fleecy clouds … [Read more...] about Jindalee [poem by Jack Moses]
The “lock-up” wood [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The “lock-up” wood Sergeant Flanaghan was in charge of Lightning Ridge Station, which stood at the junction of many roads, winding in the West. The Ridge became a … [Read more...] about The “lock-up” wood [short story by Jack Moses]
The show time drama [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The show time drama Before the days of the big moving Tent Theatre, a theatrical project which enabled patrons of the drama in the country to witness productions on … [Read more...] about The show time drama [short story by Jack Moses]
’Ere Chee Kum, Ali [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] ’Ere Chee Kum, Ali. Ah Chum was a cash buyer of dead wool, skins and hides, in a well-known sheep and cattle district. The Wool Merchant was proud of the fact that he … [Read more...] about ’Ere Chee Kum, Ali [poem by Jack Moses]
The Smoko [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The Smoko The “Smoko,” held annually in connection with the Wattle Flat Exhibition, is invariably described, year in and year out, as the great social gathering of … [Read more...] about The Smoko [short story by Jack Moses]
Don’t Growl at the Puddles [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Don’t Growl at the Puddles Some people they growl at the beautiful rain; It sweetens the ground and brings up the grain. If the rain ceased to fall and the rivers ran … [Read more...] about Don’t Growl at the Puddles [poem by Jack Moses]
O’Moses: A tale of Wattle Flat [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] O’ Moses A tale of Wattle Flat. Sometimes the train does not run to schedule time at Wattle Flat; most times it runs late — especially at show time, and show time … [Read more...] about O’Moses: A tale of Wattle Flat [short story by Jack Moses]
The Tweed [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The Tweed (Mount Warning was observed and named by Captain Cook when he was sailing along the North Coast of New South Wales.) The Tweed, once more, I’m glad to … [Read more...] about The Tweed [poem by Jack Moses]
On the Road to Bangalow [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] On the Road to Bangalow I’ve left the stuffy city, Where my nerves have had a jar, Through the hustle and the bustle, Till I dunno where I are. I’m tramping in the … [Read more...] about On the Road to Bangalow [poem by Jack Moses]
The ticker [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The ticker “How do I know that the watch will keep good time and won’t go to pieces?” The question came floating from the interested crowd gathered around the … [Read more...] about The ticker [short story by Jack Moses]
The chap who sells the plough [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The chap who sells the plough We have chanted the song of the man behind the plough, who justly merits the tribute, but rarely do we warble paeans to the chap who … [Read more...] about The chap who sells the plough [short story by Jack Moses]
The home town booster [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The home town booster It’s not always frivolous talk in the barber’s shop; and it’s not always a fact that the chap who scrapes your chin talks nothing else but … [Read more...] about The home town booster [short story by Jack Moses]
Bungabee [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Bungabee (Bungabee is a rich dairying district seven miles from Lismore.) On my way through Bungabee The plough was is the land; The cattle rested is the shade, Where … [Read more...] about Bungabee [poem by Jack Moses]
Makin’ good [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Makin’ good John Gray was a shearer in the old blade days, when the men who shore thought a “quid” a hundred was big pay, and the fraternity was contented. In his … [Read more...] about Makin’ good [short story by Jack Moses]
From Bourbah to Bullagreen [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] From Bourbah to Bullagreen (A rich country between Warren and Coonamble.) You take my tip, for stick and slip — I don’t care where you’ve been — I’ll back a plain, … [Read more...] about From Bourbah to Bullagreen [poem by Jack Moses]
The troubles of a show secretary [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The troubles of a show secretary I used to think that the man who wanted most patience and tact among all the people I have met, was the presiding genius at the … [Read more...] about The troubles of a show secretary [short story by Jack Moses]
Only middlin’ [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Only middlin’ The “mail” by which I travelled was timed to pull in at Queensvale platform, at 6 a.m. Although it was generally pretty bleak at Queensvale at that … [Read more...] about Only middlin’ [short story by Jack Moses]
Judging the hacks [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Judging the hacks Not the least important section of the schedule of the Annual Exhibition of Wattle Flat is the 12-stone hacks; a most magnetic section, which has … [Read more...] about Judging the hacks [short story by Jack Moses]
The Clarence [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The Clarence [Dedicated to Len. C. Lawson] It’s a bosker big river, the Clarence, Have you ever been on it, my boy? It’s bonny, it’s broad, and it’s bonzer, It’s … [Read more...] about The Clarence [poem by Jack Moses]
“Bred out where the gum trees grow” [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] “Bred out where the gum trees grow” I am not quite sure whether Jimmy Howard had ever read Bacon’s fragment of an essay on Fame — I rather doubt it — but the fact … [Read more...] about “Bred out where the gum trees grow” [short story by Jack Moses]
Nine Miles from Gundagai: The Dog and the Tucker Box [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Nine Miles from Gundagai. The Dog and the Tucker Box. I’ve done my share of shearing sheep, Of droving, and all that, And bogged a bullock team as well On a … [Read more...] about Nine Miles from Gundagai: The Dog and the Tucker Box [poem by Jack Moses]
The pessimist [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The pessimist There can be no doubt that the “man on the land,” in pursuit of his daily vocation, has much to contend with, hardships to encounter that would break … [Read more...] about The pessimist [short story by Jack Moses]
A Stranger from Somewhere [poem by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] A Stranger from Somewhere Did you ever strike a one-horse town, A Stranger from Somewhere, And note them quiz you up and down As it you’d no right there? You can read … [Read more...] about A Stranger from Somewhere [poem by Jack Moses]
The whip o’ the West [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The whip o’ the West Some folk, maybe, do not believe in the “long arm of coincidence,” and do not connect incidents of to-day, reflecting the happenings of the … [Read more...] about The whip o’ the West [short story by Jack Moses]