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* Contents derived from the Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Melbourne University Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Ode for the Queen's Birth Day, 1816"WHEN SPAIN'S proud Genius saw COLUMBUS brave", Michael Massey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 26-29)

A Song, Written for the XXVIth January Last, Being the XXVIth Anniversary of the Establishment of This Colony"WHEN first above the briny surge", 'Australasianus' , single work poetry (p. 29-30)

Black Town"From this dull portal, (whence th' expectant eye", Charles Tompson , single work poetry (p. 31-33)

Australia; or, the Exile"When man first launches into life, careless", T. K. (fl. 1826-1829) , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

The Gin"Where spreads the sloping shaded turf", Hugo , single work poetry (p. 36-38)

Botany Bay Courtship The Lass in the Female Factory No. I : Australian Courtship"The Currency Lads may fill their glasses", 'Juvenal' (fl. 1832) , single work poetry (p. 39-40)

Note: At head of poem: An excellent new Song, as it ought to be sung in the Theatre Royal, Sydney, by Mr. B...t L..y, in the character of the TICKET-OF-LEAVE HOLDER.

Australia Advance Air"While sparkles the goblet, and round flies the bowl,", J. R. (fl. 1835) , single work poetry (p. 41)

The Spirit of the Creek!"Drain'd flaggons proclaim that 'tis time to give o'er;", John Lang , single work poetry (p. 42-46)

Botany Bay Flowers"'Tis strange to see a Justice turning poet;", single work poetry (p. 46-47)

Of All the Flowers That Sweetly Blow"Of all the flowers that sweetly blow,", Rusticus (fl. 1835) , single work poetry (p. 48)

A Poem"As, e'er the Sun ascends the boundless Skies,", Anonymous (fl. 1836) , single work poetry (p. 49-51)

When Sheep and Cattle Had Fill'd All the Vales"WHEN sheep and cattle had fill'd all the vales,", Anonymous , single work poetry (p. 52-53)

The Destruction of the Squatocracy : A Prophecy About to be Realized"The Commissioner 'll come with his wolves to my fold,", J. L. T. (fl.1845-1850) , single work poetry (p. 54)

The Devil and the Governor : A Dramatic Sketch, 'Sylvanus' , single work drama satire (p. 55-59)

Lines Addressed to the Party Proceeding on the Track of Dr Leichhardt Addressed to the Party Proceeding on the Track of Dr Leichhardt Leichhardt's Grave Lines Addressed to the Party Proceeding on the Track of Dr. Liechhardt [sic] Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington"Ye who prepare with pilgrim feet", Robert Lynd , Isaac Nathan (composer), single work lyric/song poetry (p. 60-61)

Note: With title: Addressed to the Party Proceeding on the Track of Dr Leichhardt.

The Dying Bushman"Queen of untrodden solitudes,", George Ferrers Pickering , single work poetry (p. 61-62)

The Bushman's Grave"The strong man in his agony had died", G. F. P. , single work poetry (p. 63)

Panegyric on Sir George Gipps By Himself"Oh, give me but another cheer,", single work poetry satire (p. 64-66)

Lines Suggested by a Perusal of the Late Despatches of Sir Thomas Mitchell, on the Subject of His Exploration"The God who guides this rolling world throughout its starry track,", H. (fl. 1846-1848) , single work poetry (p. 66-67)

Note: With title: Lines

The Convict to His Mother"No more, inscribed with pleadings vain,", Anonymous (fl. 1846) , single work poetry (p. 68-69)

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First Order Work of the First Order... Paul Kane , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 5 no. 2 1991; (p. 158)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

[Review Essay] The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse David Goodman , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , April vol. 24 no. 96 1991; (p. 245-247)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Untitled Lurline Stuart , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 36 no. 1 1991; (p. 86-87)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Untitled Frances Devlin-Glass , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , November no. 27 1990; (p. 100-101)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Wild Colonial Bards Les Murray , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 June 1990; (p. 77)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Untitled Ken A. Stewart , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 4 1990; (p. 525-529)
— Review of Eight Voices of the Eighties : Stories, Journalism and Criticism by Australian Women Writers 1989 anthology criticism extract short story autobiography correspondence prose review interview ; A Woman's Friendship Ada Cambridge , 1889 single work novel ; Colonial Voices : Letters, Diaries, Journalism and Other Accounts of Nineteenth-Century Australia 1989 anthology correspondence biography prose autobiography short story ; The Fortunes of Mary Fortune Mary Fortune , 1989 selected work autobiography prose ; The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Australian Round Up Vivian Smith , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 34 no. 9 1990; (p. 79)
— Review of Writers Interviews with the Camera 1989 selected work biography ; The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Australian Books in Review 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 69 no. 1003 1990; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Passion and Complexity Among the Loco-Poetic Michael Sharkey , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 120 1990; (p. 19-20) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 235-238)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography

Few Plums Provide Flavor in a Hodge-Podge of Verse Evan Jones , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 May 1990; (p. 10)
— Review of The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990 anthology poetry biography