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The Ragged Thirteen- a verse

21/06/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Ragged Thirteen, Western Australia

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