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, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Alas; Poor Botany Bayi"Alas; poor Botany Bay your lot is very hard", single work poetry satire (p. 7-9)
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A Convict's Tour of Hell
"Come all you prisoners of New South Wales,"
A Convict's Tour to Helli"You prisoners of New South Wales,",
single work
poetry
satire
For discussion of the various versions of this poem and the history of its compilation see Frank the Poet by Meredith and Whalen (1979). Several manuscript versions exist in the Mitchell library - ML MSS 7266, A 649, A 807 and C 967 (digitised copy: of this available)
- `Where'er the Sickning Muse'i"Where'er the sickning Muse averts her face,", single work poetry satire (p. 16-21)
- Impromptui"Two Hundred Pounds! a tempting Sum", single work poetry satire (p. 21-22)
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Ode to Tallowi"Who can forget when Hughes and Hosking fell,",
single work
poetry
satire
'Amusing mock-heroic piece.' (Webby)
- From K.C.B. : An Epitaph for Sir Charles Hothami"Beneath the barrel lies a knight", single work poetry extract satire (p. 25)
- Song of the Squatters Songs of the Squattersi"The Commissioner bet me a pony - I won,", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Songs of the Squatters (No.3.)i"The gum has no shade,", single work poetry satire (p. 27-29)
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Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 1
North Australia : [In Rhyme]i"How blessed the land where Barney's gentle sway",
single work
poetry
satire
(p. 29-31)
Note: With title: Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 1
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Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 2
Inscription on the Monument Proposed To Be Erected on the Spot Where Colonel Barney Landed at Port Curtisi"Here Barney landed - memorable spot,",
single work
poetry
satire
(p. 30-31)
Note: With title: Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 2
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"Where the wandering Barwin delighteth the eye,"
The Beautiful Squatteri"Where the wandering Barwon delighteth the eye,",
single work
poetry
satire
'On a squatter who sdeuces aboriginal women and is eventually killed as a result.' (Webby)
- Squatter Song : Bush Justicei"A Dealer, bewitched by gain-promising dreams,", single work poetry satire (p. 33)
- Marvellous Martin - IIi"Who sees him walk the street, can scarce forbear", single work poetry satire (p. 34)
- Canto First (from The Patriot of Australia - an Heroic Poem in Ten Cantos)i"When the great Mantuan Bard first saw the light,", extract poetry satire (p. 35-36)
- Lines Suggested by a Newly Invented Sort of Pickle-Dishi"Well done, Improvement! thou dost even outrace", single work poetry satire (p. 36-37)
- Impromptui"On reading a critique in the Empire on the Wentworth Medallion,", single work poetry satire (p. 37)
- A Republican's Creedi"How long shall there be Kings and Emperors,", single work poetry satire (p. 38)
- From : The Temple of Infamy Marvellous Martin Ii"I looked and saw a low-browed Creature pass", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Devil and the Governor : A Dramatic Sketch, single work drama satire (p. 39-44)
- From : The Genius and the Ghosti"I would, when nations hoist a moral name,", extract poetry satire (p. 45-47)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Idiom , July vol. 23 no. 2 1988; (p. 23-24)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract -
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze 1985 selected work poetry -
Anthologies and Orthodoxies
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 1 1987; (p. 87-95) -
This is not a Pipe? : Satire and the Critical Edge
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1986-1987) no. 87 1986; (p. 10-12)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 2-8 May 1986; (p. 30)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
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Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Idiom , July vol. 23 no. 2 1988; (p. 23-24)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract -
Pickings from the Unkind Muse
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 November 1986; (p. 46)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Contemporary Australian Poetry Dimitris Tsaloumas (translator), 1985 anthology poetry -
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze 1985 selected work poetry -
No Fear of Flying
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Spring no. 28 1986; (p. 56-59)
— Review of The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract -
Australian Satirical Verse : And the Fate of Don Juan
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 30 no. 11 1986; (p. 98-99)
— Review of Don Juan in Australia 1986 single work poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract -
Anthologies and Orthodoxies
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 1 1987; (p. 87-95)
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