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* Contents derived from the
Rockhampton,
Rockhampton - Yeppoon area,
Maryborough - Rockhampton area,
Queensland,:Northern Argus
, 1869 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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No. 2, North, on the Western Reef : Before Crushingi"Now if this claim turns out an ounce,",
single work
poetry
(p. 54-55)This two-part poem contrasts a prospector's hopes and dreams for a rich gold reef with his later disappointment.
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The Shepherd's New Year Day
The Shepherd's New Year's Dayi"The shepherd was out in his hut alone,",
single work
poetry
Note: With title: The Shepherd's New Year's Day
- The Death of Halligani"Ho, men pile up the firewood", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Oh, Vaunted Queensland!' : A Literary Interpretation, 1862-69
1973
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 6 no. 2 1973; (p. 177-186) -
Voices from the Bush
1883
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 June vol. 35 no. 1198 1883; (p. 1157)
— Review of Voices from the Bush 1869 selected work poetry 'I know of little Australian poetry that has for its subject the undeniable picturesqueness of that free unconventional life which is now so nearly extinct... The boundary rider has taken the place of the stockman... And we search mostly in vain for the story of this old life told in verse - for the expression of the poetic side of that life... The rich field of Australian scenic description, so far as I know, is all but virgin soil, save where Kendall here and there has turned a furrow which all must sorrow was not longer and broader. But Kendall, with all his sensitiveness to beauty with all his sweet gracefulness of expression does not strike his ploughshare into the common life of young Australia. Gordon, indeed, stirs us with a genuine crack of the stockwhip, and makes our veins tingle to the long strong gallop of the stockhorse. But who has given us a glimpse of the poetic side of the strange lone life of the solitary shepherd?... Where are the verse-tales of bush life and bush death?...'
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Voices from the Bush
1883
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 June vol. 35 no. 1198 1883; (p. 1157)
— Review of Voices from the Bush 1869 selected work poetry 'I know of little Australian poetry that has for its subject the undeniable picturesqueness of that free unconventional life which is now so nearly extinct... The boundary rider has taken the place of the stockman... And we search mostly in vain for the story of this old life told in verse - for the expression of the poetic side of that life... The rich field of Australian scenic description, so far as I know, is all but virgin soil, save where Kendall here and there has turned a furrow which all must sorrow was not longer and broader. But Kendall, with all his sensitiveness to beauty with all his sweet gracefulness of expression does not strike his ploughshare into the common life of young Australia. Gordon, indeed, stirs us with a genuine crack of the stockwhip, and makes our veins tingle to the long strong gallop of the stockhorse. But who has given us a glimpse of the poetic side of the strange lone life of the solitary shepherd?... Where are the verse-tales of bush life and bush death?...' -
'Oh, Vaunted Queensland!' : A Literary Interpretation, 1862-69
1973
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 6 no. 2 1973; (p. 177-186)
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