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Issue Details: First known date: 1921... 1921 Around the Boree Log and Other Verses
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1921 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Around the Boree Logi"Oh, stick me in the old caboose this night of wind and rain,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Calling to Mei"Through the hush of my heart in the spell of its dreaming", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Little Irish Motheri"Have you seen the tidy cottage in the straggling,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
One by Onei"With trust in God and her good man", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Ten Little Steps and Stairsi"There were ten little Steps and Stairs,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
The Trimmin's on the Rosaryi"Ah, the memories that find me now my hair is turning gray,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry humour (p. 23-27)
The Birds Will Sing Againi"She saw The Helper standing near", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
The Old Bush Schooli"`Tis a queer old battered landmark that belongs to other years;", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 30-33)
Six Brown Boxer Hatsi"The hawker with his tilted cart pulled up beside", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Libeli"'The flowers have no scent, and the birds have", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
When the Circus Came to Towni"When the circus came to town", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 38-40)
His Fatheri"We meet him first in frills immersed,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 41-45)
The Kookaburrasi"Fall the shadows on the gullies, fades the purple", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Peter Nelson's Fiddlei"Do you dream you hear it, you who went", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
The Church upon the Hilli"A simple thing of knotted pine", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 50-52)
Currajongi"Old Father Pat! They'll tell you still with", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 53-56)
The Helping Handi"When the hour comes when I shall sit alone", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 57-59)
Vale, Father Pati"Yes, that's the hardest hand at all upon my frosted head-", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 60-64)
Josephinei"The presbytery has gone to pot since this housekeeper came;", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 65-68)
The Old Mass Shandrydani"I can see it in my dreaming o'er a gap of thirty years,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 69-74)
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