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Dog on Tucker Box verses [17 June 1952]

15 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the poems concerning “the dog on the tucker box” (of Gundagai fame), was published in The Wingham Chronicle, and Manning River Observer (Wingham, NSW), 17 June 1952.] Dog on Tucker Box verses. Mr. Les. Worth, of Elands, a member of the … [Read more...] about Dog on Tucker Box verses [17 June 1952]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, Gundagai (New South Wales), Jack Moses (1861-1945) (author), poem, SourceTrove, The Dog on the Tucker Box (Gundagai), year1952

[Personal items: Monsignor Hartigan] [28 May 1952]

25 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

John O'Brien, The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 1952-05-25, p. 23

[Editor: This article, about John O’Brien, is an extract from the “Personal Items” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1952.] [Personal items: Monsignor Hartigan] The Bulletin called on Monsignor Hartigan (“John O’Brien” of the boree-log) at the Rose … [Read more...] about [Personal items: Monsignor Hartigan] [28 May 1952]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: graphics added, John O'Brien (1878-1952) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1952

Island sunset [poem, 30 August 1952]

28 October 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in the “Children’s Corner” section of the The Daily Mercury, 30 August 1952.] Island sunset At the dawning see the sun rise, In the evening watch it sink, When the clouds are tipped with golden, And some are lined with orange-pink. As we … [Read more...] about Island sunset [poem, 30 August 1952]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, year1952

“Around the Boree Log”: Death of author [31 December 1952]

14 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A brief obituary of Patrick Hartigan, who wrote under the name of “John O’Brien”. Published in the Charleville Times (Charleville, Qld.), 31 December 1952.] “Around the Boree Log” Death of author Monsignor Patrick Hartigan, author of an Australian bestseller, … [Read more...] about “Around the Boree Log”: Death of author [31 December 1952]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: John O'Brien (1878-1952) (subject), obituaries, Patrick Joseph Hartigan [see also reference], SourceTrove, year1952

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