A change of Air
A change of Air Now, a man in Oodnadatta He grew fat, and he grew fatter, Though he hardly had a thing to eat for dinner; […]
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A Diggers’ Tale “My oath!” the Duchess sez. “You’d not ixpect Sich things as that. Yeh don’t mean kangaroos? Go hon!” she sez, or words to […]
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A Dogs’ View I’m only just a common racing dog, Simple in habit, and my diet’s plain. I have never had a longing for the grog […]
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A Freak of Spring At any other time of year It might have passed, but Spring is queer. He says somethin’ – I dunno – Somethin’ […]
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A Gallant Gentleman A month ago the world grew grey fer me; A month ago the light went out fer Rose. To ‘er they broke it […]
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A Holy War “Young friend!” . . . I tries to duck, but miss the bus. ‘E sees me first, an’ ‘as me by the ‘and. […]
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A Letter To The Front I ‘ave written Mick a letter in reply to one uv ‘is, Where ‘e arsts ‘ow things is goin’ where the […]
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A Morning Song The thrush is in the wattle tree, an’, “O, you pretty dear!” He’s callin’ to his little wife for all the bush to […]
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A Post-Cup Tale I’ad the money in me ‘and! Fair dinkum! Right there, by the stand. I tole me wife at breakfus’ time, Straight out: “Trivalve,” […]
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A Song of Rain Because a little vagrant wind veered south from China Sea; Or else, because a sun-spot stirred; and yet again, maybe Because some […]
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