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1943
New Song in an Old Land
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Notes
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'This anthology is the outcome of a request from Mr. E. Allen, M. A., Superintendent of High Schools in South Australia, for a general selection of Australian verse suitable for High School students.' (Foreword, p. vii). The volume ran to new editions in 1948 and 1954 and a number of reprints.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
London,
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England,c
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United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Longmans, Green
, 1954 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
The Banksiai"The spear blades of the Xamias are erect",
single work
poetry
(p. 20)
Note: Author given as John Horner.
- Remembered Drought Drought Yeari"That time of drought the embered air", single work poetry (p. 95-96)
- Legendi"The blacksmith's boy went out with a rifle", single work poetry (p. 97-98)
- Yaccasi"At night the yaccas stride in keen black files", single work poetry (p. 99)
- The Clearingi"The track led nowhere in the clumsy heat;", single work poetry (p. 99-100)
- Where Once the Grey Scrub's Finches Criedi"Where once the grey scrub's finches cried with thin", single work poetry (p. 101)
- Soldier's Songi"Though I march until I drop", single work poetry (p. 101)
- Brief Watersi"A puddle not much bigger than your hat", single work poetry (p. 103-104)
- Forgotten Sailorsi"In all the ports of all the world, all time", single work poetry (p. 104-105)
- The Sailor and the Gulls, single work poetry (p. 105)
- Child with a Cockatooi"Paid by my lord, one portrait, Lady Anne,", single work poetry (p. 106-107)
- The Mothsi"Such a blaze of snow, such a smoke of sleet, such a fume of moths", single work poetry (p. 107)
- Mare and Foali"Tea-tree, bangally, moonlight on twist and spike:", single work poetry (p. 107-108)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Crow-Carking
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Summer vol. 3 no. 3 1944; (p. 190-192)
— Review of New Song in an Old Land 1943 anthology poetry
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Crow-Carking
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Summer vol. 3 no. 3 1944; (p. 190-192)
— Review of New Song in an Old Land 1943 anthology poetry
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