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The poem is preceded by the following comment: 'A movement is on foot to send a jubilee expression of sympathy to Bunting on the loss of his dog. We feel for him ourselves, but we congratulate the crocodile. Our bard has let himself out thusly on the subject:'
The comment relates to a news story in an earlier issue which reported that a dog had been taken by a crocodile on a Cairns beach. Shortly before, three young children had been playing at the same spot. The poem is contained in the column 'Echoes' which comments, often satirically, on the current news.
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