[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]
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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]