y separately published work icon The Australian Christmas anthology   poetry   short story   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Australian Christmas
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Heinemann , 1966 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Christmas at Clent, G. B. Lancaster , extract (p. 6-10)
South Hemisphere Giftsi"In other lands that belt the Northern World", Ursula Clinton , single work poetry (p. 13)
James and Lionel (from A House is Built), M. Barnard Eldershaw , extract (p. 14-25)
Christmas Letter from Australiai"`Tis Christmas and the north wind blows; `twas two years yesterday", Douglas Sladen , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
The First in the Colony (from Australian Capers or Christopher Cockle's Colonial Experience), Old Boomerang , single work short story extract (p. 33-37)
En Australie (from A Voyage Round the World. Australia), Jules Verne , extract novel (p. 38-42)
An Australian Christmas Caroli"O little Babe of Bethlehem!", Mother Francis , single work poetry (p. 57)
Christmas Bellsi"See them, the wild children", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 64)
Black Christmas (from Green Mountains), Bernard O'Reilly , single work biography extract (p. 64-67)
The Fire at Ross's Farmi"The squatter saw his pastures wide", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 68-70)
One Christmas, 'Steele Rudd' , single work short story humour (p. 71-72)
On Being a Man of Goodwill, Kodak , extract (p. 74-75)
The Cheery Coffin-Makeri"The merry Christmas Season", Victor J. Daley , single work poetry satire (p. 76-77)
Melbourne's Father Christmas, Tasma , single work short story (p. 78)
The Cheerful Givers, G. Hermon Gill , single work short story humour (p. 78-82)
Christmas Eve Traini"The holidays are here, and at the train", Ian Mudie , single work poetry (p. 82)
The Santa Claus of Kanimbla Valley (from Green Mountains), Bernard O'Reilly , single work biography extract (p. 86-87)
The Wiree's Songi"The wiree sang that Christmas Day,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 90-91)
The Ghosts of Many Christmases, Henry Lawson , single work prose (p. 92-99)
Once When We Were Small (from Mad as Rabbits), Elizabeth Lane , extract novel humour (p. 101-107)
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