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Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 This Is My Land : Selected Verse
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Perth, Western Australia,:D'Arcy McNamara , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Return to Jurien Bayi"With my wandering almost over", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 12)
Desert Borni"Proudly he walked the alien street,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 13)
Ten Lonely Gravesi"There are ten lonely graves at Bulong,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 13)
Old Memoriesi"My hair is grey and youth long past,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 14)
Old Timers : The Men Who Found Coolgardiei"They came from the south,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 15)
Gingin Brooki"Rolling slopes of verdant green,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Philosophic Bushmani"I'm just a plain old bushman", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 16)
Farewell My Friendi"Farewell to you, my loyal friend,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Old Yundamindra Pubi"With mud walls rough and weathered,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Red Marei"She was brumby bred, the old red mare,", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 18)
Morapoi Stationi"When I am fed up with towns folk", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 19)
Kanandahi"Kanandah, way out on the plain", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Gums of Coolgardiei"The old camp is a ghost town", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 20)
Maroominah (By the Lake)i"It is pleasant to sit dreaming", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 21)
Violetsi"Violets bloom in the autumn", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 21)
Thoughts for a Better Lifei"Lift up your eyes on high", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 22)
Bush Songstersi"Some folk like the pictures", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 22)
Watheroo Parki"The clouds were tinged with crimson", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 23)
Captive Geesei"Tonight I heard the maned geese", D'Arcy McNamara , single work poetry (p. 23)
A Magpie Sangi"It was a cold bleak June day,", Kim MacDonald , single work poetry (p. 24)
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