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y separately published work icon Gold Fever and Other Diseases : The Life and Rhymes of a Ten Quid Immigrant single work   poetry   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 Gold Fever and Other Diseases : The Life and Rhymes of a Ten Quid Immigrant
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Contents

* 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.
Sheep Farmer's Lamenti"When the price of wool was up, to feed the clippers,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 129-130)
Twenty Cents a Headi"'Twenty cents a head'.", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 132-133)
Time to Make a Standi"There's not much to gain from squawking", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 135-136)
Riding the Crest of a Slumpi"The old income has taken a pounding again,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 138-139)
Storm Across the Malleei"We had problems in the Mallee - all the dams were drying out.", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 140-141)
The Good Lifei"So you've read about the good life in those glossy magazines;", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 142-143)
When it Rainsi"When the water runs out", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 144-145)
The Tanki"Two old mates, Jack and Frank, had a truck they would crank", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 152-154)
Tail End Charliei"Well they call him Tail End Charlie,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 156-157)
The City Blokei"This city bloke came down the farm; I made a big mistake,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 158)
Boggedi"There's some good dirt out west - when we get the right rain", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 159-160)
Windy on a Puti"Well you call yourself a golfer", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 162-163)
The One That Got Awayi"I've seen some big fish in my time, but I can safely say,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 165-166)
Cup Day at the Gumsi"The day they ran the Melbourne Cup;", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 168-169)
Brothersi"They were brothers all right but, perhaps for a laugh,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 170-173)
Conflicting Evidencei"Once I bought an old jalopy, talk about a mean machine,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 174-175)
Death of a Proposali"The residents of Salmon Gums decided 'That's enough", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 177-178)
Those in Governmenti"With promises they tantalize,", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 179-180)
Crippling a Nationi"You could pardon a grown man for crying", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 181-182)
It's All Overi"'The recession Down Under is over';", Peter Blyth , single work poetry (p. 183-184)
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