[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Willie Wagtail, Two Little Romances and Other Verses (1945).] “Willie Takes a Tumble” One day, our Willie Wagtail said, “My word! I’m feeling fit; My wings now have their feathers on; I’m off to find my … [Read more...] about “Willie Takes a Tumble” [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]
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“Willie Wagtail is Hatched” [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Willie Wagtail, Two Little Romances and Other Verses (1945).] “Willie Wagtail is Hatched” A little boy looked in a nest, And saw some eggs so wee; He said, “I must not touch them though, For soon they’ll … [Read more...] about “Willie Wagtail is Hatched” [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]
The holey dollar [5 August 1950]
[Editor: An article about Australia’s first coins, including the “holey dollar”; published under the category heading of “Money” in The Argus (Melbourne), 5 August 1950.] Money The holey dollar Although in the early days of its colonisation, New South Wales was a … [Read more...] about The holey dollar [5 August 1950]
An Old Mate (to G.A.U.) [poem, 26 January 1950]
[Editor: A poem published in The Western Mail, 26 January 1950.] An Old Mate (to G.A.U.) We met once more across the fleeting years, And yarned of mates long dead and old-time ways. Those years of buoyant laughter, and the tears That made the life of those old … [Read more...] about An Old Mate (to G.A.U.) [poem, 26 January 1950]
Lawson & some contemporaries were pioneer labor poets [11 September 1950]
[Editor: This article notes that Henry Lawson was an early Labor poet; it also refers to the use of blue as a “fighting colour of Labor”.] Lawson & some contemporaries were pioneer Labor poets No doubt Labor has a right to call Lawson one of its singing pioneers. Here’s … [Read more...] about Lawson & some contemporaries were pioneer labor poets [11 September 1950]