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y separately published work icon What About The People! selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1950... 1950 What About The People!
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:National Council of Realist Writers , 1962 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
What About the People : Introduction, Frank Hardy , single work criticism (p. 6-7)
What About the People, Dorothy Hewett , single work (p. 8)
The Lost Wordi"The lost word...the lost word:", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 9)
What About the People?i"I've been workin' for a livin', I been a station hand,", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 10)
Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeodi"Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeod", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry
On May Day 1946, in the Pilbara district, Western Australia, Aboriginal station hands struck for 30 bob a week and the right to organise. Their leaders, Aboriginal lawmen Dooley Bin Bin and Clancy McKenna and white trade unionist Don Mcleod, were arrested and convicted. Pressure through the Labour movement and the United Nations secured their release.
 (p. 11-12)
The Fencer : (Letter to Ted Robinson, Consuelo Station, Q.)i"What can I say so the world will see you with the same kind of", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Lucky Gemi"I rode from the dance in the grey dawn", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 14)
Once I Rode with Clancy...i"Once I rode with Clancy through the wet hills of Wickepin,", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Fragment of Gershwini"When Gershwin plays on summer afternoons", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 16)
Country Dancei"A country dance with lanterns hung", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 17)
So Many Girls are in My Arms Tonighti"So many girls are in my arms tonight,", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Scab and the Crossi"The cold, cold, morning western winds", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 18)
A Station-Hand's Replyi"I'm a happy little back-blocks man, I'm not a bit depressed", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 18)
Humpty Doo, Alan Chasei"The magpie geese have claimed your rice", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Death of Henry Armstrongi"Henry Armstrong was a great big baby,", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Solitudei"The Lord one day came back to earth", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 24)
In Midland Where the Trains Go Byi"In Midland still the trains go by,", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 25)
Barnard Blacki"In the tropics of North Queensland where teamsters crawled along,", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 26)
Because There Is a Loveliness That Burnsi"The earth upon its axis turns", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 27)
When Freedom Cannot Marryi"I want to live my life again, though time will never tarry", Merv Lilley , single work poetry (p. 28)
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