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Edwin Greenslade Murphy Edwin Greenslade Murphy i(A8689 works by)
Also writes as: 'Dryblower' ; 'Dry Blower' ; 'Dryblower' Murphy ; Ripa-a da Van Winkle
Born: Established: ca. 12 Dec 1866 Castlemaine, Castlemaine area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 9 Mar 1939 Perth, Western Australia,
Gender: Male
Heritage: English ; Irish
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1 y separately published work icon The Jarrahland Jingler : The Wit and Short Stories of E.G. (Dryblower) Murphy 'Dryblower' , Chris Holyday (editor), Carlisle : Hesperian Press , 2020 21066003 2020 selected work short story
1 O Say Not So, Deserted Lamb i "O say not so, deserted lamb,", 'Dryblower' , 1988-1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988; (p. 97)
1 Good Gracious Me! Well - On My Word! i "Good gracious me! well - on my word!", 'Dryblower' , 1988-1900 single work poetry
— Appears in: Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988; (p. 96)
1 Frank Hann-Guish : An `Orrible Tale of Gore i "My name's Frank Hann,", 'Dryblower' , 1986 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986; (p. 132-134) The Sting in the Wattle : Australian Satirical Verse 1993; (p. 54-56)
1 '93 to '99 i "We have reached the golden city", 'Dryblower' Murphy , 1975 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verse from the Goldfields 1975; (p. 108-110)
1 A Kerbstone Idol i "She was a puffect lady with an all consuming thirst", 'Dryblower' Murphy , 1975 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verse from the Goldfields 1975; (p. 97-98)
1 The Smiths i "We had many problems set us when Coolgardie was a camp,", Edwin Greenslade Murphy , 1975 extract poetry
— Appears in: Verse from the Goldfields 1975; (p. 86-87) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 110)
1 Looking for Lasseter's Reef i "Swing the Dragon's propellor, say good-bye to Bella,", 'Dryblower' , 1937 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sunday Times [Perth] , 17 January 1937; (p. 13)
1 Da 'Drya-Da-Blow' i "Da 'Drya-da-blow'", Ripa-a da Van Winkle , 1935 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sunday Times [Perth] , 17 March 1935; (p. 14)
1 Get Near the Gold i "Get near the gold that is waiting the luck of you,", 'Dryblower' , 1935 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sunday Times [Perth] , 20 January 1935; (p. 8)
1 Calling i "The voice of the past and present is calling,", 'Dryblower' , 1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sunday Times [Perth] , 15 December 1929; (p. 6)
1 Sox i "He was down from far Wiluna where", 'Dryblower' , 1928 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sun (Kalgoorlie) , 18 November 1928;
1 Worn-Out i "A miner is a species of a mole", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sun (Kalgoorlie) , 12 September 1926;
1 Shicker, I S'pose i "I'm writing this rhyme on an East-bound ship", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 109-110)
1 The Devout Lover i "'Twas by the sandy Crawley Spit", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 106-108)
1 On Nights Like These i "On nights like these, when breezes bitter blow", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 102-103)
1 Wot's Yours? i ""I never nursed a dear gazelle,"", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 98-99)
1 Snores i "It was the old night-porter", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 93-95)
1 Renunciation i "Renunciation clangs its cruel chords", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 91-92)
1 Signals i "Since man made love in prehistoric times,", 'Dryblower' , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dryblower's Verses : 1894-1922 1926; (p. 89-90)
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