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y separately published work icon Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature anthology   correspondence   diary   drama   essay   extract   poetry   prose   short story  
Note: General editor, Nicholas Jose.
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature : General Introduction, Nicholas Jose , single work essay (p. 1-6)
Aboriginal Literature, Anita Heiss , Peter Minter , single work criticism (p. 7-13)
Literature to 1900, Elizabeth Webby , single work criticism (p. 15-21)
Literature 1900-1950, Nicole Moore , single work criticism (p. 23-30)
Fiction and Drama from 1950, Kerryn Goldsworthy , single work criticism (p. 31-40)
Poetry and Non-Fiction from 1950, David McCooey , single work criticism (p. 41-48)
From : Journal of a First Fleet Surgeon, George B. Worgan , extract diary travel (p. 51-56)
From : A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, Watkin Tench , extract prose travel (p. 56-60)
Letter to Mr Philips, Lord Sydney's Steward, Bennelong , single work correspondence

A letter written by Bennelong in 1796.

 (p. 60-61)
Letter to Brigid Kingdon, Elizabeth Macarthur , single work correspondence (p. 61-63)
From : A Voyage to Terra Australis, Matthew Flinders , extract prose (p. 63-65)
The Kangaroo Kangarooi"Kangaroo! Kangaroo!", Barron Field , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
Note: With title: The Kangaroo
The Native's Lamenti"Oh! Where are the wilds I once sported among,", Anonymous (fl. 1826) , single work poetry (p. 68-69)
From : The Hermit in Van Diemen's Land, Simon Stukeley , extract essay (p. 69-72)
A Swan River Ecloguei"Though the classical bards, to cajole us,", Anonymous (fl. 1830) , single work poetry (p. 73-75)
Jim Jones Jim Jones at Botany Bayi"O listen for a moment, lads, and hear me tell my tale,", single work poetry (p. 75-76)
From : Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Charles Sturt , extract diary (p. 76-80)
The Aboriginal Mother (from Myall's Creek) The Aboriginal Motheri"Oh! hush thee - hush my baby,", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry (p. 81-83)
Note: With title: The Aboriginal Mother (from Myall's Creek)
A Convict's Tour to Helli"You prisoners of New South Wales,", Francis MacNamara , single work poetry satire
For discussion of the various versions of this poem and the history of its compilation see Frank the Poet by Meredith and Whalen (1979). Several manuscript versions exist in the Mitchell library - ML MSS 7266, A 649, A 807 and C 967 (digitised copy: of this available)
 (p. 83-89)
The Convict's Arrivali"I am a native of the land of Erin, and lately banished from that lovely shore;", Francis MacNamara , single work poetry (p. 89-91)
Note: With title: Moreton Bay. Attributed to 'Anonymous'.
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