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Issue Details: First known date: 1952... 1952 Blue Boomerang : Poems from the West Australian Wheatbelt
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Notes

  • Poems also published in the Western Mail, Woman's Mirror, Floodlight or the Wheatgrower.
  • Sue Murray's Bibliography of Australian poetry : 1935-1955 characterises the poetry as about pioneers and the Australian landscape. (p.261).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Perth, Western Australia,:Paterson's Press , 1952 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Shearingi"Fill up the wool bales", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Ibisi"Embossed against the bowl of sky", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 7)
Bushland Beautiesi"Voices of bushland are calling to me", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 8)
Wheatbelt Nighti"The world's agleam with gems of frost,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 9)
Drought (1944)i"In eastern wheatbelt farmlands", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 10)
Gift To Fewi"Have you heard the horns of Elfland winding", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 11)
Thoughts at the Summer Schooli"I have seen the eastern wheatbelt", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 12)
Life and Deathi"A little day of work and loving,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 13)
Ploversi"Plovers wheel in joyous flight,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 14)
Before Sunrisei"The trees are black outlines", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 15)
My Lovei"I fell in love with Nature fair,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 16)
Blue Boomerangi"Day's blue boomerang", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 17)
Right and Wrongi"Two roads must stretch forever,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 18)
Ifi"If he can view the sunset", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 19)
Magpie's Songi"Clearly the magpies utter", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 20)
Clouds in the Wheatbelti"There's a bank of clouds in the sky tonight,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 21)
Hugh McCrae and Shaw Neilsoni"When Hugh McCrae takes up the pen,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 22)
Sheoak Treesi"When the days of youth were dying,", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 23)
Blue Cranei"The blue crane meditates", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 24)
Old Bush Schooli"There are threads of silver showing", Olive Teresa Willey , single work poetry (p. 25)
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