Past Days : An Episode of 1915 single work   poetry   "Noon - and a lethargy lay o-er the town,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1941... 1941 Past Days : An Episode of 1915
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This poem tells the story of how an injured horseman has to travel a long distance to see a doctor, and the length of time he remains in agony before being treated. The last verse laments that in 1915, sickness or injury was terrible in the bush because of the distance to get medical attention. The next poem, 'Modern Ways', talks of the advent of the Flying Doctor Service and how it has immeasurably improved life in the outback.

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Alternative title: For the Not So Young : Past Days : An Episode of 1915
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Sub-heading before title of poem: For the Not So Young
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Modern Ways : 1941 i "In a small coastal town of the far, far, Nor-West,", M. Smith , 1941 single work poetry
— Appears in: Granny Smith's Book : Verse and Legends of the Bush 1941; (p. 57) 'Modern Ways' provides a counter-point to 'Past Days', and praises the invention of the Flying Doctor Service which has saved many lives in the outback, due to the rapid manner in which it is able to bring 'succour, so swift and so sure'.
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