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Posted on 23 June 20188 January 2023

Apricots and Agitators

Inside the dusty brick kiln,
Outside the pelting rain,
Four young blokes wiping raindrops from their heads,
We had rushed up from the river,
Where our sleep had been curtailed,
No more the river grasses for our head.
Continue reading “Apricots and Agitators”
Posted on 8 April 20188 January 2023

Ride From Bathurst to Sydney, in Twenty Hours

1857 by An Eye-Witness

In a  Bathurst Sale Yard
One bright May morn,
Where lots of men were waiting,
Amongst the crowd was Skillicorn
And patient Job Manning.
Skillicorn was heard to say,
“I will ride my horse to Sydney in a day.”
Continue reading “Ride From Bathurst to Sydney, in Twenty Hours”
Posted on 13 March 20188 January 2023

The Lookout

A hundred years ago
You walked this avenue
That I now stroll along
Transfixed by harbour views
Heading for the lookout
That bears a Lady's name
The floating fort still there
Some things stay the same.
Continue reading “The Lookout”
Posted on 3 August 20108 January 2023

Blue Negative

Echo Point, ladies in mist
Continue reading “Blue Negative”

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