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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 A Touch of History : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Hornsby, Hornsby area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Horizon Publications , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Prologuei"Suspended voices", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 9)
Soliloquy at Manly Cove, 25th August 1788i"The hawk alighted in a tree.", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
The Granary, Green Hills, 1804i"Those cedar steps, three storeys high", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
A Scottish Martyr Departs Port Jackson, 1810i"A bitter wind on deck, my love,", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 14-17)
The Mothers, 1833i"Today the Perth Gazette complains", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Soliloquy at Parramatta, 1835i"Your pleasures and your pains", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 20-23)
The Knocker, 1837i"Old Greenway's still alive, I see;", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Escape River, December 1848i"A little strength please Lord, enough to write", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 26-28)
Fire Circles, 1854i"Whitefellows call them licences,", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
After the Ball, May 1855i"The way they herded us like cattle", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 31-34)
The Sharkskin Bible, Easter 1876i"John Boyle O'Reilly's bible", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Low Water, 1885i"The skipper blames the railways and the drought", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Construction, 1886i"South-west of Lake Corangamite, it stretched", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Aftermath, Sydney, 20 September 1890i"You read the Herald, lad? It's clever, I'll admit.", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Giles Expedition, November 1897i"Coolgardie, hot and parched, besots my brain. I'm weak", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Discussion, 18 November 1908i"Late? Of course I'm late. It's fortunate I'm home", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 45)
Cross-Fire at Liverpool, 15th February 1916i"A blanketing of mates at front and rear", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 46-48)
Out of Step, Kalgoorlie, September 1919i"If Kurrawang provides them wood-line work,", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
The Bridge, April 1931i"No, Miller's Point is on your left, just near The Rocks.", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 51-53)
Linked Soliloquies - On the Landing in Australia of Jean-Francois De Galaup De Laperousei"A minor tremor but discernible", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 54-68)
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