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Notes
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This anthology is divided into the following sections: I. Beginnings (pp.9-18), II. Outback (pp.19-42), III. Settlers and convicts (pp.43-72), IV. Gold, Nickel, Iron (pp.73-94), V. war (pp.95-120), VI. Bush, Farms, Country Towns (pp.121-148), VII. The Sea (pp.149-162), VIII. Perth (pp.163-188), IX. Migrants (pp.189-208), X. Growing Up (pp.209-226), XI Changing Times (pp.227-256).
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Ode to West Australiai"Land of Forrests, fleas and flies,",
single work
poetry
(p. 5)
Note: Listed as "anon." in this anthology.
- A Beginning, extract (p. 9)
- A New Holland Anchorage, extract diary (p. 9-10)
- Whirlwind - Talui"As a whirlwind I grabbed the edge of the plain, = parlgarragu wanangurana kandii takanna", C. G. von (Carl Georg von) Brandenstein (translator) single work poetry (p. 11)
- Bara, the Sun Maidens, Joe Nangan , single work prose dreaming story (p. 11-12)
- Blood on Coral Sand, extract (p. 12-16)
- The Land's Meaningi"The love of man is a weed of the waste places.", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Death of Gibson, extract prose travel (p. 20-23)
- A Liar of the Old West, single work short story (p. 24)
- Promised Land, extract biography (p. 25-26)
- Aristocratic Hallmarks, extract novel (p. 26)
- Kimberley Droversi"I am drained out. All day I have driven", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Drover's Cooki"The drover's cook weighed fifteen stone,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- The Canning Stock Route, single work short story biography autobiography (p. 29-32)
- Pubs, extract non-fiction travel (p. 33-34)
- Dingo Pups, single work short story (p. 34-37)
- A Black Eye, extract humour (p. 37-38)
- Sandalwoodi"From whom does it seal its soft scent away", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Trampishi"It has come like the smell of the trees and the rain,", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- 'So This Is New Holland', extract novel (p. 43)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Artlook , January vol. 6 no. 1 1980; (p. 47)
— Review of Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979 anthology correspondence poetry drama short story -
Man's Luck in W.A.
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 24 1980; (p. 5)
— Review of Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979 anthology correspondence poetry drama short story -
Writing in Western Australia : A Local Habitation : Literature of Western Australia's Sesquicentenary
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 25 no. 2 1980; (p. 99-103)
— Review of The Literature of Western Australia 1979 anthology criticism ; Summerland : A Western Australian Sesquicentenary Anthology of Poetry and Prose 1979 anthology poetry prose ; Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979 anthology correspondence poetry drama short story
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Untitled
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Artlook , January vol. 6 no. 1 1980; (p. 47)
— Review of Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979 anthology correspondence poetry drama short story -
Writing in Western Australia : A Local Habitation : Literature of Western Australia's Sesquicentenary
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 25 no. 2 1980; (p. 99-103)
— Review of The Literature of Western Australia 1979 anthology criticism ; Summerland : A Western Australian Sesquicentenary Anthology of Poetry and Prose 1979 anthology poetry prose ; Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979 anthology correspondence poetry drama short story -
Man's Luck in W.A.
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 24 1980; (p. 5)
— Review of Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979 anthology correspondence poetry drama short story
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