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Issued by the Queensland Authors [sic] and Artists' Association, Brisbane, Xmas 1926.
Contents
* Contents derived from the Brisbane,Queensland,:Watson Ferguson,1926 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bulcock appeals to contemporary Australian writers to break away from the 'baleful influences' of the pioneering novel, portraying only hardship and suffering, and write of other, more positive aspects of Australian life.
Robinson writes of a bazaar in the desert during World War I. Watching the local people as they sell, buy, and haggle over goods takes his imagination back to Biblical times.
(p. 12 - 13)
Gossipi"In this small town are narrow, dusty streets",Edith Mary England,
single work poetry
(p. 13)
Argues against the theory that Australia is the dried bed of an inland sea. His arguments are based on his personal experiences and observations as a miner and well borer.
