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Stephens contrasts the view of Brisbane he sees from his study window with an imagined view of the same scene before the coming of Europeans.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:

The version which appeared in The Australian Town and Country Journal was untitled. The first line also varied slightly (i.e. 'As I sat beside my window - study window - looking down').

Appears in:

y The Australian Town and Country Journal vol. 7 no. 180 14 June 1873 Z617664 1873 newspaper issue 1873
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1873
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pg. 753
Note: Appears in 'My First Visit to Queensland'.
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y The Queenslander 5 April 1873 Z1236786 1873 newspaper issue 1873
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1873
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pg. 7
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y The Black Gin and Other Poems J. Brunton Stephens , Melbourne : George Robertson , 1873 Z1294777 1873 selected work poetry Melbourne : George Robertson , 1873
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1873
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pg. 36-42
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y Miscellaneous Poems J. Brunton Stephens , Brisbane : Watson Ferguson , 1880 Z296044 1880 selected work poetry Brisbane : Watson Ferguson , 1880
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1880
)
pg. 52-60
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y Convict Once and Other Poems J. Brunton Stephens , Melbourne : George Robertson , 1885 Z131897 1885 selected work poetry Melbourne : George Robertson , 1885
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1885
)
pg. 154-160
Appears in:

y The Poetical Works of Brunton Stephens J. Brunton Stephens , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1902 Z404893 1902 selected work poetry Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1902
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1902
)
pg. 259 - 265