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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1933 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The BilliardMarkers Yarn"It was the billiard-marker of the Gin and Cloves Hotel —", Edmund Fisher , single work poetry (p. 1-4)

Spell Oh! "'Twas in the Fraser country, where the coast is wild and strange;", W. E. Carew , single work poetry (p. 5-7)

Off the Grass"They were boasting on 'The Greenhide' of their nags of fancy breed,", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry (p. 8-11)

The Brumby's Death"'Twas only last night I was leading them westward", Ethel Mills , single work poetry (p. 12 - 13)

That Day at Boiling Downs"He was driving Irish tandem, but perhaps I talk at random -", Jack Mathieu , single work poetry humour (p. 14 - 17)

Note: Illustrated by Fred Leist

The Bellbird Rung Her Home"Ah! 'twas God-time in September, in that perfumed hazel belt,", Randolph Bedford , single work poetry (p. 17-18)

Out Back"We dumped our swags by the river-side when the sun was getting low;", P. P. Quinn , single work poetry (p. 19-21)

After the Floods "Here, in this bend of the creek, in the rushes and long lush grasses,", Dora Wilcox , single work poetry (p. 22-27)

A Stranger at the U"He was guileless in his manner - 'twas a style the boys admired,", J. Crawford (fl. 1897) , single work poetry (p. 28-31)

Sinking"I had often faced a seeming", Bendee , single work poetry (p. 31-35)

The Whirligig of Time "I crossed the old ford at the end of last May,", T. H. Ord , single work poetry (p. 35-37)

Sold Up ""Who's a biddin' for the gin-case? What d'ye say?", Nil , single work poetry humour (p. 38-39)

A Legend of the Dargo "It was on the Upper Dargo, in the spring of eighty-four,", W. Long , single work poetry humour (p. 40-42)

In the Face of the Dead"The artist wins plaudits by showing", Ethel Castilla , single work poetry (p. 43-44)

The Man with Rubber Pedals."It has all the latest fixings - barrel hubs and narrow tread;", Montague Grover , single work poetry (p. 45-47)

In the Dead Letter Office "Come, rip the mail-bags open, chaps, and sort the stuff away;", R. Stewart , single work poetry (p. 48-51)

How M'Dougal Topped the Score"A peaceful spot is Piper's Flat. The folk that live around-", Thos. E. Spencer , single work poetry humour (p. 51-56)

Marian's Child"First we thought of the river,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 57-59)

The Man Who Told You So "Of all the fiends who walk this earth.", Styx , single work poetry humour (p. 60-61)

A Sea Tragedy "And he lies there,", F. Rollitt , single work poetry (p. 61-62)

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The Bulletin Reciter Chris Nicholls , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries , September no. 391 2016; (p. 124-128)

That Face on the Bar-room Floor, or, Where Have All the Reciters Gone? Hugh Anderson , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , October no. 16 2001; (p. 187-200)

Australian Literature : Notes : Shaw Neilson R. G. H. , 1956 single work column
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 238)

Demand for Australian Ballads W. E. F. , 1938 single work column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 May vol. 59 no. 3038 1938; (p. 8)

Untitled Freda Barrymore , 1933 single work review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 7 October 1933; (p. 92)
— Review of The Bulletin Reciter : A Collection of Verses for Recitation from the Bulletin, 1880-1901 1901 anthology poetry

Untitled 1933 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 July vol. 54 no. 2789 1933; (p. 5)
— Review of The Bulletin Reciter : A Collection of Verses for Recitation from the Bulletin, 1880-1901 1901 anthology poetry

That Face on the Bar-room Floor, or, Where Have All the Reciters Gone? Hugh Anderson , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , October no. 16 2001; (p. 187-200)

Demand for Australian Ballads W. E. F. , 1938 single work column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 May vol. 59 no. 3038 1938; (p. 8)

Australian Literature : Notes : Shaw Neilson R. G. H. , 1956 single work column
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 238)

The Bulletin Reciter Chris Nicholls , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries , September no. 391 2016; (p. 124-128)

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