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984 poems — showing 1–48
Love & relationships
'Breaking It Gently'
Edward Dyson
All was up with Richard Tanner--1896→Drinking & pub life
’Is ’Arp
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
A pommy pea named ’Arry ’Urst,1926→City & society
'Stop-and-see'
Edward Dyson
I'm stewing in a brick-built town;1896→City & society
’Twixt Briton and Boer
Marie E. J. Pitt
They made a war upon the land —1911→Bush life & society
'Twixt the Wings of the Yard
Barcroft Boake
Hear the loud swell of it, mighty pell-mell of it!1897→Love, family & relationships
“39”
Henry Lawson
I only woke this morning1913→War, service & remembrance
“Ave Maria”
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
They dragged me out of No Man’s Land.1926→War, nation & remembrance
“Bound for the Lord-Knows-Where”
Henry Lawson
“Where are you going with your horse and bike,1913→Love & relationships
“Broken Axletree”
Henry Lawson
On the Track of Grand Endeavour, on the long track out to Bourke,1910→Love, family & relationships
“Bush Hay”
Henry Lawson
The stamp of Scotland is on his face,1913→Bush life & society
“Everyone's Friend”
Henry Lawson
“Nobody’s enemy save his own”—1910→Sea & travel
“Fall in, My Men, Fall In.”
Henry Lawson
“Fall in, my men, fall in.”1910→Love & relationships
"He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
A. B. Paterson
The long day passes with its load of sorrow:1902→City & society
“Here Died.”
Henry Lawson
There’s many a schoolboy’s bat and ball that are gathering1910→Law & satire
“In Re a Gentleman, One”
A. B. Paterson
When an attorney is called before the Full Court to answer for any alleged misconduct it is not usual to publish his name until he is found guilty; until then the matter appears in the papers as “In re a Gentleman, One of the Attorneys of the Supreme Court”, or, more shortly, “In re a Gentleman, One”.1889→Colonial songs & satire
“It’s All Right”
Charles Thatcher
What curious expressions are going1857→Country, identity & belonging
“Mulga and Wattle”
W. T. Goodge
Now settle you down, and I won't be long,1902→Sea & travel
“Outside”
Henry Lawson
I want to be lighting my pipe on deck,1910→Love, family & domestic life
“Pink”
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(Private David Simcock, known as ‘Pink Top,’ died a hero at the Dardanelles).1926→City & society
"Shouting" for a Camel
A. B. Paterson
It was over at Coolgardie that a mining speculator,1921→Goldfields & work
"The Cataract."
G. H. Gibson
I stood by the trunk of a giant box1878→War, service & remembrance
“Thy Will Be Done!”
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
“Thy will be done!” the phrase is sweet1926→Bush, land & travel
“Victor”
Henry Lawson
And his death came in December,1913→War & public life
A Backward Glance
Henry Lawson
It is well when you've lived in clover,1897→Road, rail & travel
A Ballad of Ducks
A. B. Paterson
The railway rattled and roared and swung1917→Goldfields & mining
A Big “Bust”
Edward Dyson
The wildest bust I ever struck,” the lean old bushman said,1901→Love & relationships
A Bunch of Roses
A. B. Paterson
Roses ruddy and roses white,1894→Love & relationships
A Bush Christening
A. B. Paterson
On the outer Barcoo where the churches are few,1893→Love & relationships
A Bush Girl
Henry Lawson
She’s milking in the rain and dark,1910→Landscape, weather & seasons
A Bush Gloaming
Jennings Carmichael
O native bush! my heart, amidst thy vastness,1895→Memory, home & belonging
A Bush Noontide, and Thoughts
Jennings Carmichael
Dear faithful trees, I find you steadfast still,1895→Australian bush life & humour
A Bush-Bred Youngster
Thomas Edward Spencer
There's a lonely gorge in the mountains,1906→Work & solidarity
A Bushman's Song
A. B. Paterson
I'm travellin' down the Castlereagh, and I'm a station hand,1892→Love & relationships
A Candidate for an Early Grave
G. H. Gibson
What makes me wear my boots so tight,1878→Bush life & society
A Derry on a Cove
Henry Lawson
’Twas in the felon’s dock he stood, his eyes were1900→Work & solidarity
A Dirge of Joy
Henry Lawson
Oh! this is a joyful dirge, my friends, and this is a hymn of praise;1915→Work & solidarity
A Disqualified Jockey's Story
A. B. Paterson
You see, the thing was this way — there was me,1898→Racing & satire
A Dream of the Melbourne Cup
A. B. Paterson
(1886)1886→Work & solidarity
A Fantasy of War
Henry Lawson
From Australia1915→War & public life
A Fragment
Marie E. J. Pitt
The dark day dies! Be still my heart, nor sorrow1911→Love & relationships
A Friendly Game of Football
Edward Dyson
We were challenged by The Dingoes--they're the pride of Squatter's Gap--1896→Road, rail & travel
A Gallop of Fire
Marie E. J. Pitt
When the north wind moans thro’ the blind creek courses1911→Bush life & work
A Genuine Bush Song
W. T. Goodge
Now come along, ye drover lads,1930→Politics, public life & satire
A Job for McGuinness
A. B. Paterson
Oh, it’s dreadful to think in a country like this1923→Mining & goldfields
A List to Port
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Fathoms deep on the ocean floor,1926→War & public life
A Little Mistake
Henry Lawson
’Tis a yarn I heard of a new-chum ‘trap’1900→Work & solidarity
A Mate Can Do No Wrong
Henry Lawson
We learnt the creed at Hungerford,1915→Bush life & society
A May Night on the Mountains
Henry Lawson
’Tis a wonderful time when these hours begin,1900→