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* Contents derived from the Leichhardt, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,:Primavera Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Second Attempt. Opposed by Two of the Natives"'They were but two, and we were forty! Yet,'", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 1)

Sydney Cove, 1788"The Governor loves to go mapping - round and round", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 2-3)

A Hot Day in Sydney"O this weather! this weather!", Q. (fl. Sydney 1829) , single work poetry (p. 4-8)

The Bastard from the Bush [1986]"As night was falling slowly on city, town and bush,", Anonymous (fl. 1986) , single work poetry humour (p. 9-11)

Sydney-Side"Where's the steward? - Bar-room steward? Berth? Oh, any berth will do -", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

The Forest of Night : 1898-1902 : The Quest of Silence : 55"Peace dwells in blessing o'er a place", Christopher Brennan , single work poetry (p. 14)

The Wanderer : 1902- : 87"Each day I see the long ships coming into port", Christopher Brennan , single work poetry (p. 15)

Dusk in the Domain"Elf-light, owl-light,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 16-17)

Twelve O'Clock Boat"Only the creaking murmur of the wheel,", J. A. R. McKellar , single work poetry (p. 18)

Choker's Lane"In Choker's Lane, the doors appear", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 19)

Cucumber Kitty"When Cucumber Kitty comes mocking the city,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 20-21)

Gardens in the Sky"There's a golden hocus-pocus", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 22-23)

Five Bells"Time that is moved by little fidget wheels", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 24-29)

The Surfer"The breakers crash on the sands", Ronald McCuaig , single work poetry (p. 30-32)

Via the Bridge"If you come often to Sydney via the Bridge", Rickety Kate , single work poetry (p. 33-34)

One Section"At the first doorway a child with a jug held carefully,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 35)

Wet Summer : Botanic Gardens"Under the low dark sky and the sodden leaves", Nan McDonald , single work poetry (p. 36)

Suburban Song"Now all the dogs with folded paws", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 37)

Here's to Sydney"Here's to Sydney by the summer!", David Campbell , single work poetry (p. 38)

In William Street"In William Street by a pawnshop light", David Campbell , single work poetry (p. 39-40)

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Publisher: Primavera Press

Leichhardt, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,: Primavera Press , 1992 .

Extent: 76p.

Note/s:

'Fifteen presentation copies have been handbound by various members of the NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders ... A Limited Edition of one hundred and twenty copies has been handbound by David Newbold. Numbers one to twenty are for private distribution, and numbers twenty-one to one-hundred-and-twenty are offered for sale.'- Colophon

'An 'A' series numbering A001 to A280 was created on 4th December 1992, bringing the total of the limited ed. to 400.' - Insert

ISBN: 1875368035 (pbk.), 1875368043 (limited ed.)

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Glimpsing Heaven Penelope Nelson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 37 no. 7-8 1993; (p. 117-119)
— Review of Selected Poems John Shaw Neilson , 1993 selected work poetry ; Momentum Alan Gould , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Floor of Heaven John Tranter , 1992 selected work poetry ; Sydney's Poems : A Selection on the Occasion of the City's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary 1842-1992 1992 anthology poetry ; Selected Poems Douglas Stewart , 1973 selected work poetry drama extract

Trio Add Power to the Small Press Heather Cam , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 December 1992; (p. 48)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Sydney's Poems : A Selection on the Occasion of the City's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary 1842-1992 1992 anthology poetry ; Translations from the Natural World Les Murray , 1992 selected work poetry

A City's Poems, Including Beauty and The Bastard Sally Loane , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 November 1992; (p. 10)