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Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Buckland, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Back River Press , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On Tasmania's Receiving the Writ of Freedomi"FAIR Virgin of the South we call on thee;", Caroline W. Leakey , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Note: An extract from the work of 20 lines.
Ode to Tasmaniai"Hail, hail, Tasmania! green and fair,", T. W. Monds , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Note: Slight errors of punctuation and capitalisation occur in the last two stanzas.
Tasmanian Anthemi"All hail! to thee our island home,", Robert Kirkwood Ewing , single work poetry (p. 20)
Note: In this text, the author is cited incorrectly as E.K. Ewing. The sixth line of the first stanza differs from the original text, as does some of the punctuation in the second and third stanzas.
Salmoniana : Done in Versei"'Mid pleasures and palaces tho' we may roam,", Barri Couta , A Trumpeter (illustrator), single work poetry
An entertaining account of the establishment of a salmon farm near New Norfolk. In forty-two stanzas, the writer describes events relating to the importation of salmon ova from the United Kingdom, the local citizens involved in the project and difficulties when the first hatch of young salmon take 'French leave' and swim away 'to the ocean green'.
 (p. 21-22)
Note: This publication includes only four stanzas from the poem. These are (in order) stanzas 40, 5, 7 and 21.
The Loss of Mahoneyi"Far outward bound far o'er the deep", single work lyric/song (p. 22)
The Waterwitchi"In a neat little packet from Hobart set sail", single work lyric/song (p. 23)
The Daughters of Tasmaniai"The daughters of Tasmania,", Philip Francis Gould Barry , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Note: Only the first two stanzas are published here. The Editor adds the date '1865' to the poem's title.
Phillis on the Railwayi"Will you come with me my Phillis dear", single work poetry (p. 24)
Trucaninni's Dirgei"Thro the forests deep the slow rains weep,", single work poetry (p. 25-27)
Note: The Editor attributes this work to "R.A.' and omits the two Author's notes.
Lake St Clairi"In the midst of scenes so lonely,", Richard Smith , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Tasmaniai"Thro' misty years we try to scan,", Aja Pullen , single work poetry (p. 29)
A Song Popular in Hobart Towni"King Billy's dead", J. Brunton Stephens , single work lyric/song (p. 30)
Tasmania, Gem of Southern Seas (From a Miner's Standpoint)i"Here, set in Tasma's fern-land,", T. C. , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
The Champion Boat Racei"Ye natives of the Southern clime, ye Huonites, arise,", J. Grimes , single work poetry (p. 32)
Tasmaniai"Hail, fair Tasmania, ocean's favoured isle -", F. Allison , single work poetry (p. 33)
Tasmania Queen of Southern Isles 1887i"Tasmania dear, my native land,", Albert E. West , single work poetry (p. 34)
Note: Only four stanzas from the original poem are included in this publication - stanzas 1,2,8 and 9.
The Huon Roadi"In and out along the hills,", Albert E. West , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Story of Abel Tasman Abel Tasmani"Bold, and brave, and strong, and stalwart", Frances Sescadorowna Lewin , single work poetry (p. 35-37)
Lines on the Death of J. Hogan ... in the Oatlands Hurdle Race in 1888i"The morning broke with a threat of rain,", F. S. Kearney , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Note: The punctuation here varies slightly from the original.
The Loss of the "Rocket"i"'Twas night and darkness o'er the ocean hung,", C. J. I. , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Note: Editor's note: 1880.
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