THE MAID FROM MULLINGAR From The Sun, 16 July 1905 She was a maiden from Melbourne, Modest and bashful in style, a neat little jigger, with a capital figure and such a sweet Sunday School smile. In service she worked as a housemaid and turned out a regular star, for when she went out, they […]
The Worker – a verse
The Worker The oilrag is the labour toff, he holds the miners dirt, The trucker would not dare to touch a miners dirty shirt, The if the mullocker presumes, the truckers gets annoyed, And all persons a lofty scorn for Boulder’s unemployed. Supposing, lads, we sling this pride and try another plan, And institute a […]
The Ragged Thirteen- a verse
Sunday Times 21 August 1938, page 21 A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen (By Dryblower Murphy.) The cases of fizz are on the ice, the table turkey’s trussed (Hang the bother and hang the price when its vintage versus dust). There’s crooners to croon and a band to play, speeches and toasts in turn, And […]
The Unknown Swagman – a verse
The Sun 1 Aug 1915 Swagman Unknown – Age About 5O. The body of a swagman was recently found and: buried in the bush out from Coolgardie His name was unknown, and he was about 50 years of age. In the loose mould Out from Coolgardie Bury an old . Pioneer hardy. Not old. in […]
His Epitaph and The Rhyme of the West
He lies here. See the bush All grey through grief for him Hoar scrub-like ashes cast Sprinkles the valley grim The saltbush is his shroud Wide skies his only pall And’in-memoriam’ A thousand stamp-heads fall Gold-lured to death- and yet he would have had it so Say mass, sing requiem With the grey bush and […]
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