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* Contents derived from the
Salmon Gums,
Esperance area,
Southeast Western Australia,
Western Australia,:Peter Blyth
, 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Getting Outi"Now I'm not much of a sailor", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Tale of a Dogi"Got meself a bloody sheep dog;", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Reason to Crowi"I was farming out the backblocks,", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The West Coast Vulturesi"You can talk about football and games that are rough;", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- The Bungaroo Rami"The biggest ram I ever shore", single work poetry (p. 29-31)
- A Copper's Jobi"A thousand times he's walked this beat", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- The Man from West Kambaldai"There was movement at the Regent, for the word had passed around,", single work poetry (p. 62-64)
- The Talking Groundi"There's a dreaded sound in the underground", single work poetry (p. 78-79)
- Unwelcome Pestsi"There are two kinds of pest", single work poetry (p. 91-92)
- Truckin' Troublei"I'd worked for ten years underground, I thought I'd like a spell;", single work poetry (p. 100-101)
- The Size of the Dogi"Now Paddy was rather fond of the grog,", single work poetry (p. 103-104)
- A Fast Horsei"Now Bill and Joe would often go out to the local races,", single work poetry (p. 106-107)
- New Land Shearing Shedi"The day they shore the wethers", single work poetry (p. 109-110)
- The Best at Everythingi"You'll meet him everywhere you go;", single work poetry (p. 112-113)
- Our Water's Freei"I walked into a Goldfields pub - a town where I once worked;", single work poetry (p. 115-116)
- Rough Geari"Me machines ain't the best - they're worst in the West", single work poetry (p. 118-119)
- The Farmin' Gamei"Worked on the mines and I saved all me dough;", single work poetry (p. 120-121)
- Poverty Down the Lanei"There's a name that's been causing us pain,", single work poetry (p. 123-124)
- The Lanei"It's the best bloody season we've had here in years,", single work poetry (p. 125-126)
- Poverty Lane Remainsi"Poverty Lane remains!", single work poetry (p. 127)
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