J. A. Porter J. A. Porter i(A9467 works by) (a.k.a. Joseph Arthur Porter; Joseph A. Porter; John Arthur Porter)
Also writes as: Spinifex
Born: Established: 5 Apr 1878 Aramac, Longreach - Barcaldine - Alpha area, Far North Queensland, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 1962
Gender: Male
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1 Bush Minstrels J. A. Porter , 1961 extract autobiography (Roll the Summers Back)
— Appears in: Australian Letters , March vol. 3 no. 3 1961; (p. 24-26)
1 1 y separately published work icon Roll the Summers Back J. A. Porter , Brisbane : Jacaranda Press , 1961 Z15364 1961 single work autobiography
1 The Miandetta Trot i "It was out at Miandetta (the maps don't show the spot)", Spinifex , 1909 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 January vol. 30 no. 1510 1909; (p. 26)
1 Vitality Spinifex , 1905 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 August vol. 26 no. 1333 1905; (p. 36)
1 On Watch i "Lights on the harbor where the ferry-boats are gliding -", Spinifex , 1905 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 June vol. 26 no. 1324 1905; (p. 17)
1 Sold Spinifex , 1905 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 May vol. 26 no. 1316 1905; (p. 25)
1 When Billy Sings 'The Wild Colonial Boy' i "When the pipes are all a-glowing,", Spinifex , 1904 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 January vol. 25 no. 1250 1904; (p. 16) The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 265-266)
1 The 'Roo Shooters Day Spinifex , 1904 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 14 December vol. 69 no. 1819 1904; (p. 39-42)
1 Lady's Hack i "Step it out, my satin-coated lady's hack!", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 December vol. 24 no. 1242 1903; (p. 17)
1 A Sunset Fancy i "You are looking to the West -", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 October vol. 24 no. 1237 1903; (p. 33)
1 The Western Rag i "You're only a commonplace Western print -", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 September vol. 24 no. 1231 1903; (p. 32)
1 A Reverie i "Threads of silver moonlight straying", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 August vol. 24 no. 1227 1903; (p. 3)
1 Out Back i "The night-wind sings thro' the silent street,", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 May vol. 24 no. 1215 1903; (p. 3)
1 When the Whisky Train Comes Through i "There was woe at Yackandandah -", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 May vol. 24 no. 1214 1903; (p. 16)
1 On the Tram Spinifex , 1903 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 June vol. 24 no. 1219 1903; (p. 34)
1 Too Late i "The stock lie thick round the boggy pool,", Spinifex , 1903 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 March vol. 24 no. 1204 1903; (p. 17)
1 The Surveyor's Ghost Spinifex , 1898 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sunday Times [Sydney] , 18 December no. 675 1898; (p. 15) Tom Morison's Golden Christmas and Other Lost Australian Goldmining Stories 2019;
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