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* Contents derived from the Carlton South, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Richard Robinson Pty Ltd , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Growing Up at Bronte : I : Bronte Beach 1914"The war-stained years on Bronte beach were sweet.", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

Growing Up at Bronte : II : Old Miss Curran's Store"I walked to school and twice each day must steer", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

Growing Up at Bronte : III : The Lifesaver"Beyond the surf the young lifesavers play", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16-17)

Growing Up at Bronte : IV : The First Death"North of the beach lies Tamarama cove", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 18-19)

Tasmania : I : Still Water Reflections"On calm days", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 21)

Tasmania : II : Seven-Mile Beach"On a softly coloured beach the foreshore ti-trees tint", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Sri Lancan Beach : I : The Elephant"On a little beach's palm-fringed dune I lie", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 24-25)

Sri Lancan Beach : II : The Temple"The noon's lush warmth has passed to afternoon,", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 27)

Sri Lancan Beach : III : The Girl"A little cloud is forming o'er the point", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 28-29)

Hindustan"In that far Indian land", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 33)

Love and Study"Liquid throb of distant madals,", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

Indian Tiger"I roamed the green Himalayan hills, and watched", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 36-37)

Bangladesh : Three Pictures : The Weather"The rains have failed! Or cyclone tides have swelled", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 38)

Bangladesh : Three Pictures : The Land"A million years ago a manlike creature", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 38-39)

Bangladesh : Three Pictures : The Woman"The monsoon failed and her breasts are as dry as the hills.", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 39)

Orison"In the lucent west", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 41)

Traveller Pay the Toll"Himalaya - and the snow-capped peaks proclaim", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 42-43)

Autumn in Abbotabad - the Mountain"On frosty nights the brittle starlight falls", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 44)

Gliding"The seat of the glider is pressed to my back", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 45)

Post-War Euphoria"I have survived the war, the bursts of fire, the frantic screams", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 46-47)

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Poets and the Past Simon Patton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 132 1991; (p. 46)
— Review of The Murdered Swagman's Ghost and Other Verses : Selected Verse G. J. Harding , 1990 selected work poetry ; Journey to Contentment : Poems of Reality Godfrey Robinson , 1990 selected work poetry ; Daybreak Ian Thomas , 1991 selected work poetry