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Doubly Deserted by Val Jameson

04/01/2025 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Western Mail 25 December 1905, page 10 Doubly Deserted by Val Jameson Up in the heavens, a westering sun cast oblique rays, still fiercely hot, on the parched bush that stretched its shrivelled growth as far as the eye could see from the prospectors’ camp. Nearby, a windlass under a roof of boughs stood on […]

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24/08/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Western Mail 25 December 1905, page 10 The Doubly Deserted by Val Jameson Up in the heavens, a westering sun cast oblique rays, still fiercely hot, on the parched bush that stretched its shrivelled growth as far as the eye could see from the prospectors’ camp. Nearby, a windlass under a roof of boughs stood […]

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The Old Yundamindera Pub

14/07/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Old Yundamindera Pub With mud walls rough and weathered, The old pub stands four square But there’s now no horses tethered, No miners drinking there The rusted roof is leaking, The bar room walls are bare, A loose door’s eerie creaking, The only sound you hear. Gone are the hardy miners, Who did their […]

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