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* Contents derived from the Goulburn, Goulburn area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,:Jennifer Hume Macdougall , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Untitled"East must be East and West be West", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 11-12)

That Old Refrain"Now summer suns are on the way", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 13-15)

The Great Divide"Will it be East or will it be West", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 15-16)

About Those Bridges (with Apologies to 'Banjo')"On the Upper Macleay, there are people they say", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 17)

The Macleay Local Government Executive"I see we've got a 'body' with a most impressive name,", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry satire (p. 20)

The Macleay Local Government Executive"Oh yes we have a body with a most impressive name", James Salter , single work poetry (p. 20-21)

The Crusader"So James must stick his neck out though it really is a shame", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry satire (p. 21-22)

Wanted: A Nimble Pen"I should have known better, the man's much too good for me", James Salter , single work poetry (p. 22)

Untitled"The boys sat on the dynamite", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry satire (p. 22)

Oh, Mr Mackay!!"Fifty years of Federation,", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 23)

Hats Off"Hats off to Mrs Sara, may peace be on her house", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 24)

Municipal Dads"It's nigh upon election time", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry satire (p. 24-25)

Wanted: A Dog"I dinna want a fancy hound", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry humour (p. 37-38)

The Roads to South West Rocks"I rose with the sun bright and early,", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry humour (p. 44-45)

A Ballad from South West Rocks"They stream on Princess Highway to camp along our shore", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 46)

Wanted: A Pair of Pants"Of course I should 'ave 'ad better sense than to listen to old Elias,", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry humour (p. 46-48)

The Tuckerbox"It's made of good red cedar from beyond the big spur's crest", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 57-58)

Trout Country : A War Song"I'm saving up my ration and I'm tuning up the car,", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 58)

Opening Day"Will you think of us when you walk beside", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 61-62)

Christmas Poem for Anglers"May the old bush tracks you've trodden be again beneath your feet,", Stuart Hamilton Hume , single work poetry (p. 62)

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A Poet of the River Country Len Ward , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 December 1996; (p. C8)
— Review of He Heard the River Calling : The Life and Times of Stuart Hamilton Hume : Based on His Writings Published in 'The Bulletin', 'Tight Lines', and 'The Macleay Argus' 1940-1955 Stuart Hamilton Hume , 1996 selected work poetry prose biography