In the Days When the World Was Wide
Book Excerpt
The Ballad of the Drover
Across the stony ridges,
[Mar. -- 1889]
Taking His Chance
They stood by the door of the Inn on the Rise;
[June -- 1892]
When the `Army' Prays for Watty
When the kindly hours of darkness, save for light of moon and star, [May -- 1893]
The Wreck of the `Derry Castle'
Day of ending for beginnings!
[Dec. -- 1887]
Ben Duggan
Jack Denver died on Talbragar when Christmas Eve began,
[Dec. -- 1891]
The Star of Australasia
We boast no more of our bloodless flag, that rose from a nation's slime;
The Great Grey Plain
Out West, where the stars are brightest,
[Sept. -- 1893]
The Song of Old Joe Swallow
When I was up the country in the rough and early days,
[May -- 1890]
Corny Bill
His old clay pipe stuck in his mouth,
[May -- 1892]
Cherry-Tree Inn
The rafters are open to sun, moon, and star,
Up the Country
I am back from up t