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Early Queensland though Poets’ eyes

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Alice Gore-Jones-Updated!

Alice Gore-Jones-Updated!

Alice Guerin Crist

Alice Guerin Crist

Arthur Bayldon

Arthur Bayldon

Arthur Wade

Arthur Wade

Brian Vrepont

Brian Vrepont

Chubb and Vowles: Two Ipswich Originals

Chubb and Vowles: Two Ipswich Originals

Colin Bingham

Colin Bingham

E.M.England

E.M.England

Edgar Holt

Edgar Holt

Emily Bulcock

Emily Bulcock

Eva Mary O'Doherty

Eva Mary O'Doherty

Francis Kenna ('K')

Francis Kenna ('K')

Frank C. Francis

Frank C. Francis

Garry Lyle

Garry Lyle

George Essex Evans

George Essex Evans

Gwen Belson Taylor

Gwen Belson Taylor

James Brunton Stephens

James Brunton Stephens

James Devaney

James Devaney

James Picot

James Picot

James Sweeney

James Sweeney

Llywelyn Lucas

Llywelyn Lucas

Lydia O'Neil

Lydia O'Neil

Mabel Forrest

Mabel Forrest

Margaret Compton (June) Saunders

Margaret Compton (June) Saunders

Martin Haley

Martin Haley

Mary Hannay Foott

Mary Hannay Foott

Maurice Little

Maurice Little

Other Poets

Other Poets

Paul Grano - Updated!

Paul Grano - Updated!

Paula Fitzgerald

Paula Fitzgerald

Peter Austen

Peter Austen

Peter Miles

Peter Miles

Thomas G Rabbets

Thomas G Rabbets

Two Soldiers, Two Flyers

Two Soldiers, Two Flyers

Victor Kennedy

Victor Kennedy

Zora Cross

Zora Cross

To John (III) - Alex Lire

To John (III) - Alex Lire

29 September 2021Rebels in Corduroy - The Barjai poets, 1943-1947Alex Lire
By Alex Lire[1] One day I laughed by a careless stream And felt the birds in my heart, The beauty was that of a witch’s dream, A cloud, a wind, a part   Of the sun that then fell on my face...
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Short Story - Barrie Reid

Short Story - Barrie Reid

29 September 2021Rebels in Corduroy - The Barjai poets, 1943-1947Barrie Reid
By Barrie Reid[1] Jack Reeves left home at the fifteenth anger went out west with cattle. Proud with the pride of his sixteen years he rode where the dust is on the wattle. All the suburb’s talk ...
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Love's coming - Grace Perry

Love's coming - Grace Perry

29 September 2021Rebels in Corduroy - The Barjai poets, 1943-1947Grace Perry
By Grace Perry[1]. The air was hushed with voiceless loveliness That trembled on the crystal brink of song, While waiting flowers drooped their heads in prayer. The fading sunlight tarried them a...
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