'John O'Brien' 'John O'Brien' i(A32444 works by) (birth name: Patrick Joseph Hartigan)
Also writes as: Mary Ann
Born: Established: 12 Oct 1879 Yass, Yass area, Canberra region (NSW), Southeastern NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Dec 1952 Lewisham, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Irish
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1 Droughts : We All be Rooned (from Said Hanrahan) i "Said Hanrahan", 'John O'Brien' , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sin, Sweat and Sorrow : The Making of Capricornia Queensland 1840s - 1940s 1993; (p. 199)
1 y separately published work icon "We'll All Be Rooned' Said Hanrahan 'John O'Brien' , Geoff Hocking (illustrator), Balwyn : Five Mile Press , 1991 Z1333420 1991 single work picture book children's humour
1 1 y separately published work icon Said Hanrahan : A Bush Poem 'John O'Brien' , John McIntosh (illustrator), New South Wales : Angus and Robertson , 1987 Z831920 1987 single work picture book children's humour
1 y separately published work icon Around the Boree Log : A Selection from Around the Boree Log and The Parish of St Mel's 'John O'Brien' , Patrick Carroll (illustrator), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1978 Z1311305 1978 selected work poetry
1 The Presbyt'ry Dog i "Now of all the sinners in mischief immersed,", 'John O'Brien' , 1976 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 July vol. 98 no. 5013 1976; (p. 17)
1 Twin Cylinders i "Some minds are only fake machines", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 56-57)
1 At Home i "He can stand the noisy racket of the workshop", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 55)
1 My Curate's Motor-Bike i "Before the lad invested we had comfort here indeed;", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 49-54)
1 When the "Sut" Drops Down i "A smile lights up old Bridgie's face and corrugates her features small", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 44-48)
1 The Road to Danahey's i "The rambling road to Danahey's it goes by hill and plain,", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 39-43)
1 The Old Home i "'Twas when the crisis came to us, and failure was the prize", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 34-38)
1 The Meeting i "They hadn't met for fifty years, or was it fifty-one?", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 31-33)
1 Little Churches i "'Twas the olden prophet saw them - when a niggard generation", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 28-30)
1 The Bush P.P. i "With a wave of respect to the worthy three,", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 25-27) Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986; (p. 16-18)
1 Firin' on the Eight i "He has his poky workshop at the far end of town,", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 20-24)
1 Old Sister Paul i "O Salutaris Hostia, the Alpha and the Omega", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 13-19)
1 The Durkins i "Have you ever seen the Durkins at the Sunday morning Mass", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 10-12)
1 Imelda May i "Your wedding appears in the press today-", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 3-9)
1 The Parish of St Mel's i "Beyond the vague wheel-tortured track", 'John O'Brien' , 1954 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 1954; (p. 1-2)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses 'John O'Brien' , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1954 Z177855 1954 selected work poetry
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