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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 How Would You Be? : Fifty Laughing, Lilting Ballads from the Land of the Billabongs
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Notes

  • The collection is divided into eight parts entitled: 'Humourous (sic) Classics; Descriptive and Nostalgic Verses; Characters; Tall Tales - Nearly True; Short and Sharp; Sport; Chalk and Talk - Boarding School Ballads; Commemorative Verses

Contents

* Contents derived from the Charters Towers, Charters Towers area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,:Mimosa Press , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Pull Up a Stump and Join Mei"You'll find no bridle hanging", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
The Greatest Moaneri"He was shearing for McCarthy", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 5 - 7) Section: Humourous Classics
Note: Written when the author was twenty years old
The Party Linesi"We bushies live on the party lines,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 8 - 9) Section: Houmourous Classics
The Houthold Helpi"She's coming on Sunday, Sunday morn,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 11 - 12) Section: Humourous Classics
Chickeni"I have heard some whinging shearers who are loud-mouths in a shed,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 13) Section: Humourous Classics
Laugh Your Way through Queenslandi"From Cape York to Coolangatta,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 15 - 18) Section: Humourous Classics
Clancy's Grandsoni"For the want of something better, once I wrote the press a letter,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 20) Section: Humourous Classics
Bob Katter's Antidote or Snakes and Kattersi"Down along the Fletcher River where the Towers people flock", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 23 - 25) Section: Humourous Classics
The Melody of Raini"There's sweet music in the falling of the raindrops when they're calling", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 29) Section: Descriptive and Nostalgic Verses
From the Lanternsi"I am sitting, thinking, writing by the bright electric lighting", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 30 -31) Section: Descriptive and Nostalgic Verses
The Lullaby Song of the Tidei"By the light of the moon on this tropical bay,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 32) Section: Descriptive and Nostalgic Verses
On Whitsunday Passagei"We wade to the boat through the swell of the shallows -", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 34) Section: Descriptive and Nostalgic Verses
When the Cook Was the Dunbydoo Doggeri"Now the Arthur the Fayers is one of those stayers", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 38 - 40) Section: Characters
Wet Weatheri"Now you've heard of The Ghan, that durable man", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 41) Section: Characters
Angel From the Anvili"His name's a household word out here,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 42 - 44) Section: Characters
Roly's Lucky Dayi"When Roly Desailly was mustering cattle", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 45 - 46) Section: Characters
A Very Selective Dogi"Noel Smith's a truthful, honest cove", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 47) Section: Characters
Let's Go Delving Againi"Come, let us yoke a delver", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 48 - 49) Section: Characters
Smith to the Rescuei"Well, Smith came down on his tractor,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 50 - 52) Section: Characters
The Monstersi"How big was the biggest mosquito", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 54 - 56) Section: Tall Tales (nearly true)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Charters Towers, Charters Towers area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,: Mimosa Press , 1984 .
      Extent: 120p.
      Description: illus. (some col.), col. ports.
      Note/s:
      • Photographs by Sue Cottam, Bill Magoffin and Richard Magoffin.
      ISBN: 0959898654
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