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Harley Matthews Harley Matthews i(A29448 works by) (a.k.a. Harry Matthews)
Also writes as: The Parson
Born: Established: 27 Apr 1889 St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 9 Aug 1968 Concord, Drummoyne - Concord area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 3 y separately published work icon Patriot's Progress Harley Matthews , Adelaide : Rigby , 1965 Z494217 1965 selected work poetry
1 Casualty i "And so you are surprised.", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 47) Clubbing of the Gunfire : 101 Australian War Poems 1984; (p. 111)
1 Processional i "The caterpillars have fallen into line.", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 46)
1 Weather-wise i "Once when we heard the guns", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 43-44)
1 Earthbound i "Just before midnight we were walking,", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 40-42)
1 Rain-bird i "Cease.", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 38)
1 Decree Absolute i "Dead. You are dead,", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 32-33)
1 Absolution i "When I am with her sometimes,", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 31)
1 Sophisticate in Doubt i ""I don't believe in love," she said.", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 30)
1 Bush-Fire i "There was no freshness in the morning, no", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 26-29)
1 Incognita i "What? And you know her too?", Harley Matthews , 1965 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 20)
1 Suburban Morning i "Like rains", Harley Matthews , 1959 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 20 no. 3 1959; (p. 146) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 24)
1 y separately published work icon Harley Matthews Reading Poetry Harley Matthews , Hazel de Berg , 1958 Z1287348 1958 single work poetry 'Matthews reads two poems assisted by the interviewer Hazel de Berg : 'Morning song' and 'Elegy for Bill'.' (Trove)
1 How Does the Snake Know Where i "How does the snake know where", Harley Matthews , 1958 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 19 no. 2 1958; (p. 89) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 45)
1 Forced Sale i "When, like pain, it shoots through the mind, the way", Harley Matthews , 1958 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Verse 1958; (p. 53) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 21)
1 In the Swamp Now i "They are surveying the swamp now, the surveyors,", Harley Matthews , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry 1954 1954; (p. 74-75) The Penguin Book of Australian Verse 1958; (p. 54-55) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 18-19)
1 News Sense i "One day there will be no news,", Harley Matthews , 1950 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1950 1950; (p. 39) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 25)
1 Supreme Court i "Well, that's the verdict. I am going now", Harley Matthews , 1948 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1948 1948; (p. 15) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 39)
1 Dream in the Park i "The man lay not asleep, not awake yet.", Harley Matthews , 1948 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1948 1948; (p. 10-13) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 13-16) Clubbing of the Gunfire : 101 Australian War Poems 1984; (p. 107-109)
1 The Mopoke i "At some new whimsy of the dark's", Harley Matthews , 1948 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1948 1948; (p. 14) Patriot's Progress 1965; (p. 11)
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