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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The poems compiled within this collection date from 1849 to the early 1890s. According to J. J. Moloney most of the works were never published during Eastmure's lifetime. Those that were published appeared in newspapers such as The Freeman's Journal and the (unidentified) Express.

Notes

This collection of poems was compiled by J. J. Moloney and published a quarter of a century after Alice Ashton Eastmure's death. In his preface Moloney writes that Eastmure had been a close friend to his mother when she worked as a governess in their rural town. His mother often recited her poetry to him during his youth and in the course of later years he tracked down her poems with the view to publishing them. Most of the poems were located thgrough her friends. After compiling the collection Moloney published it himself, using Newcastle printing firm Davies and Cannington to typeset and print the book.

* Contents derived from the Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,:J. J. Moloney , 1920 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Life and Death"I saw a lovely rose that grew", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 5)

An Old Man's Musings"Now eve is closing o'er me", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 6-7)

I Was Younger Then"Play on, play on, ye little ones", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 7-8)

The Father's Hope"Until (as days rolled by) her mind", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 8-9)

Reflections"How often in a lonely hour", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 9-11)

Life's Day"'Tis morn, and little Golden Hair", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 11)

A Day's Earnings"He listened to my jesting words", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 12)

The Ring"On the smiling shores of youth", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 13)

Flutter On [1]"Flutter on ye insects gay", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 13)

Flutter On [2]"Flutter on ye insects gay", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

A Heart's History"Her head sunk back - a shade of pain", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 16-18)

The Firefly : A Fable"A Little spray (no fairer one)", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 18-19)

Death"The lamp of life was burning low", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 20-21)

Resignation"Consider, soul, that when the God of might", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 22)

The Two Cities"I saw a city far away", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 22-24)

Light and Shadow"At times there come upon the soul", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 24-26)

Time and Eternity"The Years that are gone how they glided away", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 27)

Thoughts on the Stars"When evening wakes the gentle stars", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 28)

Lines on an Eclipse of the Moon"Oh Earth, ungrateful Earth, couldst thou not spare", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 28)

Childhood"Lightly o''er the daisies bounding", A. A. E. , single work poetry (p. 29-30)

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Publications Received 1921 single work column
— Appears in: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate , 3 August 1921; (p. 9)
— Review of Poetical Gems A. A. E. , 1920 selected work poetry