y separately published work icon The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1954... 1954 The Parish of St Mel's and Other Verses
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1954 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Parish of St Mel'si"Beyond the vague wheel-tortured track", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Imelda Mayi"Your wedding appears in the press today-", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 3-9)
The Durkinsi"Have you ever seen the Durkins at the Sunday morning Mass", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 10-12)
Old Sister Pauli"O Salutaris Hostia, the Alpha and the Omega", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 13-19)
Firin' on the Eighti"He has his poky workshop at the far end of town,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 20-24)
The Bush P.P.i"With a wave of respect to the worthy three,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
Little Churchesi"'Twas the olden prophet saw them - when a niggard generation", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 28-30)
The Meetingi"They hadn't met for fifty years, or was it fifty-one?", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 31-33)
The Old Homei"'Twas when the crisis came to us, and failure was the prize", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 34-38)
The Road to Danahey'si"The rambling road to Danahey's it goes by hill and plain,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 39-43)
When the "Sut" Drops Downi"A smile lights up old Bridgie's face and corrugates her features small", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 44-48)
My Curate's Motor-Bikei"Before the lad invested we had comfort here indeed;", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 49-54)
At Homei"He can stand the noisy racket of the workshop", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 55)
Twin Cylindersi"Some minds are only fake machines", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
The Old Ten-Twelve Shebangi"She never had no side-doors, and she never had no screen,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry humour (p. 58-63)
My Curate, Father Coni"Well, here's a fearsome telegram with Latin words thereon;", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 64-72)
Sez Shei"For years herself and Mrs Bain", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 73-76)
The Kids in the Schooli"As I look through the school in the morning", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 77-78)
The Day Th' Inspector Comesi"It doesn't seem like school at all", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 79-83)
The One-Ton Trucki"Oh, the old life closed and the new began, and the world changed o'er and o'er,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 84-88)
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