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Manuscript Name | Papers of John Derum |
Manuscript Number | MSS 165 |
Last Updated | August 2021 |
Extent | 14 boxes + 4 AV boxes |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | Manuscripts, drafts of poems, stories, songs, sheet music and correspondence of John Derum, along with audiovisual material |
Literary
This collection relates to John Derum and consists of correspondence, together with sheet music, poems, stories and published items. Audiovisual material includes records, audio cassettes, video cassettes and photographs
1986-1989
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derum
John Derum was born on 9 January 1946 in Melbourne. He was cast in his first theatre production at age 17, and directed and acted in many productions in Sydney, Canberra, and Adelaide through his career. He first appeared on television in the first episode of ‘Homicide’ in 1964, and has acted in a number of dramas and comedies including ‘The Aunty Jack Show’, ‘Doctor Down Under’, ‘Ratbags’ and ‘Mother and Son’.
Derum hosted more than two hundred editions of quiz ‘The Oz Game’ and 50 episodes of the music and folklore program ‘That’s Australia’. He is widely known for his interpretation of the work of Australian writers, particularly ‘More than a Sentimental Bloke’, a tribute to writer CJ Dennis. For this, he received a Literary Fellowship with the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1990 enabling the publication of an expanded script
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Papers of John Derum, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 165, Box [Number], Folder [Number]
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This collection originally included a large number of publications. Those listed at the foot of this finding aid were added to the main Academy Library collection, whilst those listed here were not.
Boomerang Songster, No.’s 41, 66
The Cornstalk Gazette : the NSW Folk Federation Newsletter, numbers 172-175, 178-181, 183-185
Country Capital Capers, by Guy Newby (signed copy)
Dark Endeavor, by Jim Hilferty
Maury of South Arm, Ken Clift
Mulga Wire, numbers 71, 72
Queensland Folk, numbers 101, 102, 104
Queensland Allover, Parania Wilson
R.M. Williams 1988 catalogue
String Games (annotated)
John Derum, 1946- - Archives
Actors - Australia
Australian poetry – 20th century
Folklore – Australia
John Derum, 1946-
Actors
Poets
Folders 1-7
Correspondence
Folder 8
National Sheep and Wool Expo
‘Collection of Poetry’, Hazel Whittle
Folder 9
Sheet music: ‘Calling me Home’, ‘Coo-ee’, c1938
Correspondence
Folders 10-15
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folder 16
Sheet music
Folder 17
Music book Australia We Love You
Folder 18
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folders 19-22
General correspondence with requests and poems
Folders 23-24
Correspondence regarding competition
Folders 25-27
Correspondence regarding competition
Folder 28
Invitations replied to 22 September 1988
Folders 29-31
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folders 32-36
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folder 37
Miscellaneous story/joke
Miscellaneous poetry, 3-7 October
Folder 38
Miscellaneous stories and poetry
Photographs
Snakeskin
Folder 39
Miscellaneous poetry, 24-28 October
Miscellaneous stories, 10 October
Folder 40
Miscellaneous poetry and stories
Folder 41
Miscellaneous poetry, 22-26 August (passibles)
Folders 42-44
Miscellaneous poetry (contained in the maybe pile - perhaps for book) with a list of names included
Folder 45
Miscellaneous correspondence
Photographs
Possible photographs list
Folder 46
Viewers suggestions
Folder 47
Miscellaneous stories and poetry
Folder 48
Fan mail
Folder 49
John’s information, week ending, 15 July 1988, week ending 22 July1988, week ending 5 August 1988
Folder 50
Miscellaneous poetry (photocopies)
Miscellaneous stories, 12-19 September, week ending 14 July
Folder 51
Read 3 October - not winners
Folder 52
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folder 53
Photographs
Miscellaneous correspondence
Requests for returns and complaints
Folder 54
Miscellaneous stories, 19-23 September
Folder 55
Miscellaneous correspondence, requests for shows.
Folder 56
Miscellaneous correspondence, 24-27 June
Folder 57
Miscellaneous correspondence, August 1988 - no further action
Folder 58
Replies to viewers
Folders 59-60
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folders 61-62
Miscellaneous correspondence - further action, 17 June
Folders 63-65
Possible poetry - list included
Folder 66
Miscellaneous poetry
Folders 67-68
Correspondence -answered
Folders 69-70
Future reference file
Folder 71
Possible stories/yarns
Folder 72
Miscellaneous yarns
Folder 73
General correspondence, 19-23 September
Folder 74
Miscellaneous poetry, 26-30 September
Folder 75
No! file
Folder 76
Miscellaneous, 24-27 June 1988
Folder 77
General, 17-21 October, 10-14 October, week 15-19 August
Folder 78
Miscellaneous stories, 3-7 October
General, 3-7 October
Folder 79
General, 24-28 October
Folder 80
General, 26-30 September, 2 August
Folder 81
Song/story recommendations, 15 July 1988
Folder 82
Read, 14 July
Folder 83
Piano roll - correct letters
Folder 84
Wrong answers to Mastertouch
Folders 85-86
Mastertouch
Folders 87-91
Miscellaneous correspondence
Folders 92-96
Miscellaneous correspondence.
Folders 97-98
Rejects
Folder 99
Correspondence from Small Press items
Folder 100
Correspondence from videos
Folder 101
Collector’s Choice, music book, Volume 3
Folder 102
Australia in Verse, Bill Andrews
Humour in Verse, Alan Davies
Folder 103
Correspondence, Pauline Toohill.
Copy of published items:
Property Investor’s Review, numbers 16, 18, 21
Flyer: memories and Reflections of a Pioneer Australia, 1875-1939
Pioneer News, Volume 4, number 8
Blue’s Country Magazine, October 1988
Port Lincoln
Valley of Mackay, 1988
Folder 104
Copy of published items:
Kempsey
Historic Port Fairy, Victoria
North West Star, Volume 2, number 9, September 1988
Capital News, Volume 14, number 4, April 1989
Silo in the City : Expo, 1988
That’s Australia, Wiff. Wood
Hoofs and Horns, September 1988
West Moreton Country Music Association, April 1989
Folder 105
Copy of published work - The Peppin, Hertage Antie (merino legend)
Lists made for audiovisual items, AV 1-4, numbers 1-91
AV 1
Audio cassette: ‘Song for Croyar’, Marigold
AV 2
Audio cassette: ‘Songs from Cairns’, Dorothy Bridge
AV 3
Audio cassette: ‘Jenean’s Song’, Neville Smart and Jackaroos
AV 4
Audio cassette: ‘Chullora Junction’, Mel Sommers
AV 5
Audio cassette: ‘Proudly Australian’, Ken Gardiner
AV 6
Audio cassette: ‘Heartwarming Sounds of Country Music’, Laurie Muggleton
AV 7
Audio cassette: ‘Bill and Judy Coleman in Barcos Country’
AV 8
Audio cassette: ‘Classical Bandura’, Victor Mishalau
AV 9
Audio cassette: ‘Country Heritage’, Big Mal
AV 10
Audio cassette: ‘Flooded Gums’, Gerard van Putten
AV 11
Audio cassette: ‘You’re Gonna Hear From Me’, Donna
AV 12
Audio cassette: ‘Where the Beer Runs Faster than Horses’, Mary Cummins, volume 3 (volumes 1 and 2 on LP)
AV 13
Audio cassette: ‘Ryebuck Shearer’, Don Nash
AV 14
Audio cassette: ‘Barcoo Country’, Bill Coleman
AV 15
Audio cassette: ‘Southern Summer Nights’, Ken Hill (signed copy)
AV 16
Audio cassette: ‘O’Brien & Rix Sing’
AV 17
Audio cassette: ‘Songs from the Bush’, Brian O’Keefe
AV 18
Audio cassette: ‘Sounds like Australia to me’, Brian O’Keefe
AV 19
Audio cassette: ‘DW Yer Gettin it Mate?’, Gertrude Skinner
AV 20
Audio cassette: ‘Australia, Yes We Love You’, Reuben Fox
AV 21
Audio cassette: ‘The Rights of Man’, Eureka Rebels
AV 22
Audio cassette: ‘Sea Eagle’, Bill Chambers
AV 23
Audio cassette: ‘Australian Maid’, Clair Hayes
AV 24
Audio cassette: ‘Australia Maid in the Bush’, Clair Hayes (demo cassette)
AV 25
Audio cassette: ‘Smithy McGill’, Gary Williams
AV 26
Audio cassette: ‘Dance Music’, John Major
AV 27
Audio cassette: ‘Centenary Year, 1859-1959’, Moreton Bay Bushwackers and Bandicoots
AV 28
Audio cassette: ‘Fremantle Songs’
AV 29
Audio cassette: ‘Frank Rose : a Tall Story’
AV 30
Audio cassette: ‘Celebrity Trivia - Sample episode’
AV 31
Audio cassette: ‘Tex Marlon Monologues’
AV 32
Audio cassette: ‘Pioneer’, Mary Davie (master)
AV 33
Audio cassette: ‘Bird Baths of Umbigumbi’, Graham Alcorn
AV 34
Audio cassette: ‘Happening Thing’
AV 35
Audio cassette: ‘Mary Called him Mister’, Roy Abbott, 1986
AV 36
Audio cassette: ‘Australia etc’, Angus Begg
AV 37
Audio cassette: ‘Poems by John O’Brien’, Greg Costello
AV 38
Audio cassette: ‘Aussie Poetry’, Reg Silvester
AV 39
Audio cassette: ‘Cargo Bicentenary Band’
AV 40
Audio cassette: ‘Aussie Outback Dunny’, R.L. Muddyman
AV 41
Audio cassette: ‘One Man Band’, Frank Callahan (signed copy)
AV 42
Audio cassette: Steve Mannix, 1988 (signed copy)
AV 43
Audio cassette: ‘Songs for the Land’, Peter J. Ross
AV 44
Audio cassette: Slim Dusty - sent by Betty Burrle (Bunce)
AV 45
Audio tape: Edits Australia 3.25?
AV 46
Magnetic tape: Tamworth Country Music Festival, 1989 (master copy)
AV 47
Audio cassette: ‘Sydney’s Country Hall of Fame’, received from Mrs. K. Rogers, Granville, NSW, 2142
AV 48
Audio cassette: ‘Way Back in the Forties’, Ron Wells
AV 49
Audio cassette: ‘Now Playing at a Kitchen Near You’, Manic Mothers
AV 50
Audio cassette: ‘The Cooee Brothers’
AV 51
Audio cassette: Bev Muller - letter and lyrics, Hermit Park, Townsville, QLD, 4812
AV 52
Audio cassette: ‘Reflections in Black and White’, Ken Hughes
AV 53
Audio cassette: ‘Dreams in the Night’, Lois Hall
Note: Two empty Audio cassette boxes – description cards : ‘The Oldtimers : 36 Dance Tunes’; ‘Gregory Davidson, Gorokan, 2263’
AV 54
Video cassette: ‘Australian Caravan Safari, 1988’, A. Stanton, Paynesville, Vic., 3880
AV 55
Video cassette: ‘Maclean High School Bicentennial Costume Cavalcade Aboard the Bounty Harwood Slipway Wharf, 26 June 1988’, Maclean High School, Maclean, NSW 2463
AV 56
Video cassette: ‘Thanks Girls and Goodbye’, New Ground Productions, 4 August 1988, Sue Maslin, Hawthorn, Vic., 3422
AV 57
Video cassette: ‘Blindman’s Holiday’
AV 58
Video cassette: Interview: ‘Chullora Junction Run Wagga’, excerpts from Around the State in 88, featuring State Rail Musicians. (Railways through Adrian)
AV 59
Video cassette: ‘Australia, Yes We Love You’, Reuben K. Fox, patriotic musical for chair and soloist
AV 60
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Chullora Junction’, 380 Zigzag Railway, Ron Russell, Roy King
AV 61
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Red Ridges’, Donna Reynolds
AV 62
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Cowboys of the Sea’, John Lecner x 2
AV 63
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Hell of a Job’, Keith Glass and Honky Tankers
AV 64
Record Album 45 rpm: ‘Tribute to Southern Cross’, Jonnie Russell
AV 65
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Fires of Ash Wednesday’, Rod Williams
AV 66
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Might Maroons’
AV 67
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Punters Lament’
AV 68
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Pride of Australia’, John E. Brown
AV 69
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Happy Birthday Australia’, Welcome Stranger
AV 70
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Cry of the Outback’, Suzanne Haselden
AV 71
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Outback Drifter’, John Merritt
AV 72
Record Album 45rpm: ‘Women of the Outback’, John McSweeney
AV 73
Record Album 45rpm: ‘16th Avenue Country Blues’, Lois Hall
AV 74
Record Album LP: ‘The Drover’s Dog’, Paul Hemphill
AV 75
Record Album LP: ‘Riverland Country’, Mary Cummins x 2
AV 76
Record Album LP: ‘Riverland Country’, Mary Cummins, volume 2 x 2
AV 77
Record Album LP: ‘Never Underestimate the Power of a Song’, various artists
AV 78
Record Album LP: ‘Doug Ashdown Love Lives!’
AV 79
Record Album LP: ‘Australian Accent’, Homer Rule
AV 80
Record Album LP: ‘In the Days When the Anzacs Were New’, John Broomhall
AV 81
Record Album LP: We’ll Either Bend or Break’er’, Danny Spooner
AV 82
Record Album LP: ‘Broken Hill Miner’, John Broomhall
AV 83
Record Album LP: ‘Free as the Breeze’, John Broomhall
AV 84
Record Album LP: ‘In Times Like These’, Debbie Lee-Roe and Bill Payne
AV 85
Record Album LP: ‘My Style of Country’, Rod Williams
AV 86
Record Album LP: ‘Mixed Emotions’, Rod Williams
AV 87
Record Album LP: ‘New Country’, various artists
AV 88
Record Album LP: Malcolm McNeil
These works have been catalogued separately and added to the Academy Library collection
A Story in Free Verse and Prose, [by] Ken Clift - [Bondi, NSW] : [V.C. Publications], 1973. Cover title: Yes! I remember, how could I forget? : an autobiography in verse
Akubra is Australian for Hat, Grenville Turner, Brookvale, NSW : Simon & Schuster Australia, 1988
All This - and More : a Collection of Thoughts, Comments, Insights and Treasures Gleaned from a Life Filled with Challenge and Blessing, by William George Hennessy, Richmond, Vic. : Spectrum Publications, 1984
As we Were in Black and White, by Rene Powell - [Reynella, SA] : I Powell, c1988
Aussie Bush Yarns, Neil Hulm; illustrations: Keith Nickels, Greg Bradley, Craig Coleman, Tumut [NSW] : N Hulm, c1986
Aussie English : an Explanation of the Australian Idiom, by Joh O’Grady (Nino Culotta); illustrated by Wep, Sydney [NSW] : Ure Smith, 1965
Aussie Life, poems by Estelle Randall; illustrated by Dorothy Owen - Bendigo, Vic : [E Randall, 1986?]
Aussies Mossies Ratbags and Flamin’ Great Galahs, by Geoffrey Brennan - Sunbury, Vic. : G Brennan, c1986
Australian Poems Bicentenary 1988, by Rita Holz - [Brisbane : R Holz, 1988]
Backcountry Ballads : Bush Poems for Entertainment, by DJ Pinwill; illustrated by Max Kleeman, Mount Garnet, Qld : DJ Pinwill, c1988
Ballads from the Dandenongs, by Jack Lundy, Ringwood : J Lundy-Clarke, [1977-1979], Numbers 4, 5
Bards and Artists of the Castlereagh, [compiled by] Betty Bartley - [Gilgandra, N.S.W.] : B Bartley, 1988
Bards of the Wellington Valley : Poems from 1870-1987 - Molong, NSW : Cabonne Printers, 1987
Best of Brian, [written and illustrated by] Brian Neal - 2nd ed. - [East Bentleigh, Vic] : B & H Neal, 1988, c1986
The Bird Baths of Umbigumbi : Poems, by Graham Alcorn; illustrations by Ewart Collings, Winmalee, NSW : Three Sisters Productions, 1987
Bicentennial Australia History in Rhyme, [by HE Planeta] - Salisbury, SA : J.P. Publishing, c1988
Blacktown a Name of Character : a History of the Aboriginal Settlement of Black Town, by Jack Brook—Seven Hills, NSW] : Blacktown and District Historical Society, 1983
The Bloodwood Tree : a Collection of Poems, by Joyce Marquardt; illustrations by Kerri-Ann Marquardt, Wondai, Qld : The Author, 1988
A Book of Crook Verse, written and illustrated by Freddie Crook – [Oatlands, Tas.] : F Crook, [1981]
The Bronze Swagman Book of Bush Verse, Winton: Winton Tourist Promotion Association, 1972
Bushfires, Bags and Beaters : a History of Bushfires and Rural Fire Fighting in and Around the Mount Gambier District, by Ronald J Telford – [Mount Gambier, SA : RJ Telford], 1988; (Mount Gambier : Border Watch)
Bush Stories and Verse, May Robe Craig; sketches by E Ross Gordon – Kaniva, Vic. : [M Craig], c1985 - Cover title: Marella of the Otways
The Bushman and Other Ballads, by Don Davis - [London? : Don Davis], c1988
Catalogue of the Writings of Jack Lundy (John Lundy-Clarke) - Ringwood, Vic. : J Lundy-Clarke, 1979
Cockatoo Dockyard Pty. Limited 1985 & 1986 review - [Sydney] : Leslie Anderson & Partners, [1987]
Cockatoo Island : a History, by RG Parker, West Melbourne, Vic. : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1977
Collector’s choice, [compiled by Peter Ellis] - Melbourne : Victorian Folk Music Club Inc, 1986.Contents: v. 1. Of set tunes, polkas and barn dances for traditional dancing in Australia v. 2. Of traditional music for country dances, quadrilles and cotillions in Australia
Commentaries and Poetry on God’s Grace thru’ Bethlehem to Eternity, by Raymond A. Edwards; foreword by David Cartledge, Beechworth, Vic. : O.R.M., [198-?]
Cross : His Mark, Lorraine Prothero, North Ryde [NSW] : L Prothero, 1987
Dan Sheahan and the Bards of the Bellinger : an Anthology, [written and edited for the Bellinger Valley Historical Society by Norman Braithwaite and Stan Day] - [Bellingen, NSW] Bellinger Valley Historical Society, 1986
The Dinkum Aussie Award 1988 : a Collection of Dinkum Aussie Poems, illustrated by Joie Boulter, Kyabram, Vic. : Kyabram Apex Club, 1988
Dinkum Aussie Mail Boxes, Alan Eager, Brookvale, NSW : Child & Henry, 1986
Dinkum Aussie Oddities, Alan Eager, Brookvale, NSW : Child and Associates, 1987
Dorrigo Folk : a Collection of Poems and Short Stories from Dorrigo, by Pat Devine - [Townsville, Qld : P Devine, c1986
Down the Track, [selected by Rocky Marshall; illustrated by Deborah Baldassi.] - Brighton, SA : Wahratta Enterprises, c1985
Emoh Ruo : Owner Building in Sydney, Graham Holland, Sydney : Hale & Iremonger, c1988
Eric Watson’s Country Music in Australia - [Sydney] : Cornstalk, 1982-83 - 2 v.
Expressions, Lorna Fischer - [Nambour, Qld] : L Fischer, c1987
Fifty Years Ago, Luigi Strano - [Mt Wilson, NSW : L Strano], 1986
The First Clip : the Poems of Blue, the Shearer; illustrated by Bob Shepherd - [Wellington, NSW] : [Blue, the Shearer Committee], 1979
The First Decade, DEC Hardy - Warwick, Qld : Creed and Lang, [1982?]
Five : Poems by Five Bendigo Writers, Doris Leadbetter ... [et al.] - Bendigo : DG Walker, [1987]
Folklife : our Living Heritage : Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Folklife in Australia - Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1987
For they were Fishers : the History of the Fishing Industry in South Australia, Evelyn Wallace-Carter, Adelaide : Amphitrite Publishing House, 1987
From Eden to the Bay : We’re Moving On! : an Historical Pageant, Depicting the Settlement and Development of the Far South Coast with Original Words and Music - [Bega, NSW?] : Far South Coast Group of the Country Women’s Association, c1988
Git Away Back! : a Knockabout Life, Merv Lilley; illustrated by Rick Amor - Sydney : Currency Press, 1983
Grafton Senior Citizens Recall : a Bi-centennial Project, 1988, [editor: Clem Walsh] -Grafton, NSW : Grafton Senior Citizens’ Club Bi-Centennial Project, 1988
Great Australian Legends, Frank Hardy (in association with Truthful Jones story consultant Anne Turnbull; illustrated by Alan Moir, Surry Hills, NSW : Hutchinson Australia, 1988
Herman, by Bessie Haysman, Port Macquarie, NSW : B Haysman, c1988
HMAS Success : Fleet Underway Replenishment Ship AOR-01 - [Sydney] : Cockatoo Dockyard; Leslie Anderson & Partners, [1986]
The Holland Family : Lockerbie, Cape York, by Ann M Hall (nee Holland); illustrations by Joan Wright, Gladstone, Qld : AM Hall, 1988
I am Australian Song Book, by Bruce Woodley - [Victoria] : Bruce Woodley Music, 1987
Ironbark Chips of Stuart Town, Mumbil, Dripstone and the Burrendong Region, George Althofer, Dubbo, NSW : Macquarie Publications, 1980
Is he Aussie?, by Geoffrey Brennan, Sunbury, Vic. : Geoffrey Brennan, 1985
Joh Country : the Heartland : a Collection of poems, by Joyce Marquardt; illustrations by Kerri-Ann Marquardt, Wondai, Qld : The Author, 1988
Joy Durst Memorial Australian Song Collection, Melbourne : Victorian Folk Music Club, 1980
Ketches of South Australia : a record of small sailing ships on the coast of South Australia, 1836-1970, by Ronald Parsons, Rev. 3rd ed., Magill, SA : RH Parsons, 1983
Kettle on the Hob : a Family in Van Diemen’s Land, 1828-1885, by Frances Cotton, Orford, Tas. : Joan Roberts, 1986
The Legend of Angel Creek and other Bush Ballads, by Claude Morris - Gordonvale, Qld : C Morris, [1975?]
The Life and Legend of Thunderbolt : the Notorious Bushranger of Northern New South Wales, by Noel William Sadler - Kootingal, NSW : Noel William Sadler, 1988
Life is a Window, by Annette E Burgess; illustrated by JR Burgess - [Crow’s Nest, Qld] : AE Burgess, c1982
The Lonely Crossing and Other Poems, by Louisa Lawson, Dubbo, NSW : Review Publications, 1986
Looking at Life with Iris Fisher, illustrations by Anne Asquith, Nelson Bay [NSW] : I Fisher, 1988
The lucky bloke, and other verse, by RC Barber, Thirlmere, NSW : Wollondilly Business Service, [198-]
Magnificent Failure : the Life and Times of Enoch William Rudder, 1801- 88, Founder of Kempsey, NSW, Australia, Including his Work in Connection with the Discovery and Mining of Gold in the Colony of New South Wales, compiled from his diaries, other manuscripts and material written by Lionel JV Rudder ; edited by Patricia Riggs, West Kempsey, NSW : Kempsey Shire Council, 1986
The Man on Mount Wellington, [by] Basil Griston, Hobart : Co-print, 1988
Marie-Anne in Verse, by Pearl Lancey, Toowoomba, NSW : Cranbrook Press, c1984
Most Loved Poems of Beatrice Ackland, Garbutt, Qld : Poetry Press, 1988
My Land of Verse, by Ruby E Ramm, Windsor, NSW : Hawkesbury Press, 1969
My Memories, by Muriel Blanc - [Perth, WA?] : [Muriel Blanc], [1987?]
My Old Country Dunny, [Brian O’Keefe] - Briagolong, Vic : B O’Keefe, [1983]
The Mysteries of Black Mountain : Kalkajaka (Place of the Spear), by Maureen Kozicka, Cooktown [Qld] : M Kozicka, 1987
Off the Bluebush : Verses for Australians West and East, by J.P. Bourke (“Bluebush”); edited by AG Stephens; illustrated by Ned Wethered - Sydney [NSW] : Tyrrell’s, 1915
Wilbur Howcroft Omnibus : a Collection of Bush Tales and Verse - Melbourne : Hutchinson of Australia, 1985
Out’n a Limberick : Poems, Limericks, by Malcolm Black, Wollongong, NSW : M Black, [1982]
Overlander Book of Poems, by Bill Argyle - [Hamilton, Vic. : W Argyle, 1985], (Hamilton : Hamilton Spectator Print)
`Ow yer Gittin’ it Mate? (sound recording) : and Other Poems, by Getrude Skinner, Tamworth, NSW : Mulga Music Promotions, 1987
The Phantom Boy, [by] Barney Roberts; drawings [by] Kit Hiller, Burnie, Tas : Robin Books, 1976
Pigtails and Pony Tales : Riding to School in the Twenties and Thereabouts, by Marjorie Darby; with sketches by Marion Brady, Geelong, Vic. : Blue Wren Enterprises, 1988
A Pocketful of Cicadas : Australian Poems, by June E Emery - [Kingston SE, SA] : West Range Enterprises, 1988
Poems from a Common Man, James Blackstock - [Sl : Blackstock,] 1983
Poems of a Happy Bloke, Bridh Hancock, Creswick, Vic. : Plaintain Park, [1988]
Poems of Orlando James Hunter, James Orlando Hunter, Tecoma, [Vic.] : [OJ Hunter, 197-?]
Poetry World’s Bicentennial Collection, editor Maggie Grey, Surfers Paradise, Qld : Peter Hall Poetry World, c1988
Port of Pearls : a History of Broome, Hugh Edwards - [Adelaide] : Rigby, 1983
Poverty Lodge, by Gordon Pound, Launceston [Tas.] : Foot & Playsted, 1987
The Pub & the Scrub, Neil Hulm; [illustrations: Ken Maynard] - [Lavington, NSW] : N Hulm, 1987
Random Thoughts : Poems, by J Flood, Sydney, NSW : New Talent Publishing, [1980]
Reflections of the Past, Jackie Ralph Quintal, Norfolk Island : HJK Quinta, 1988
Remembrance, by Gladys Hunt, Lismore, NSW : [Gladys Hunt], 1988
The Road to Burrandong and other Verses, by Geo. W Althofer - [Wellington, NSW : G Althofer, 1936], (Wellington, NSW : Wellington Times)
Selections from the Works of Henry Kendall, prepared by members of the Kendall Cottage Trust, sub-committee of the Brisbane Water Historical Society, Gosford, NSW - [Gosford, NSW : Brisbane Water Historical Society,], 1965
Send ‘er Down Hughie : Stories from the Wheatbelt, Kel Watkins - Richmond, Vic. : Greenhouse Publications, 1987
Short Stories of the Australian Outback, Ray E White; illustrated by Richard Pieremont, New York : Vantage Press, c1987
Smoky Dawson, a Life, Herbert Henry Dawson; illustrated by Pro Hart - Sydney : George Allen & Unwin, 1985
Songs from the Canefields, by Dan Sheahan - Rev. ed. - [Ingham, Qld] : JR Sheahan, 1986
Songs of Australian Working Life, compiled by Therese Radic, Elwood, Vic : Greenhouse, 1989
Souvenir of the Riverina & the M.I.A. : Poems, by Poole - [Griffith : Poole, 1975?]
A Sprig of Light, by Howard Milligan, Geelong [Vic.] : H Milligan, 1981-1986. Contents: v. 2. Taxi tales : Burke and Wills—v. 3. Australian anthem and answers, v. 4. The bells are ringing
The Story of Trundle : a Country Town and its People, by Janice P Watts and Chas F Wright - [Trundle, NSW] : I Berry and J Curr, c1987
Strike a Light : Contemporary Songs of Australian Working Life, selected & edited by Gillian Harrison; illustrations by Mary Hammond, Sydney : Hale & Iremonger, c1988
The Swagmen : Survivors of the Great Depression, Allan M Nixon, Fitzroy, Vic : Five Mile Press, 1987
The Tamworth Country Music Festival, by Monika Allan, Cammeray [NSW] : Horwitz Grahame, c1988
The Tender Years - in Retrospect : Also, Vale! Father Pat, Solitaire and a Tribute to the Sisters of St. Joseph in their Centenary Year, by JH (Jack) Bell - Armidale, NSW : Bell Family, 1982
That’s Life : a Selection of Country Verses, by MK (Dixie) Solly; illustrated by Rod Waller - [Albany, WA : M Solly], 1983
Tributes and Tales, Stan Holland; illustrated by Peter Cruckshank - [Wee Waa, NSW] : S Holland, [1988]
Two Years on Bardunyah Station : Being an Account of the Experiences of a Jackaroo, Together with Some Poems, by Graham Jenkin, Adelaide : Pitjantjara, 1967
Verse You’ll Agree With, by Maxine Ireland, Cairns, Qld. : GK Bolton, 1987
Verses from Australia, by W.J. Lacey, Ilfracombe, Devon : Arthur H Stockwell, 1964
Verses from Down Under : from the Works of A.J. and R.J. Kirk - Bingara, NSW : A.J. and R.J. Kirk, c1988
Walk a Mile in my Shoes, by Tom Collins, Rockhampton, Qld : The Author, 1981
Wandiligong: a Valley Through Time, Wandiligong, Vic : Wandiligong Preservation Society, 1988
When the Whistle Blows : Songs, by Sue Edmonds, Wollongong [NSW] : Sounds of the Illawarra, 1987
Where the Drovers Rode, Bill Glasson, Clifton, Qld : Bill Glasson, [198-]
Where the Snow Grass Grows, author, Neil Hulm; illustrations, Greg Bradley; editing & layout, Sue Martin, Lavington, NSW : NE Hulm, c1985
A Whole Swagful of Local Verse from the Waltzing Matilda Country, compiled by the Winton Tourist Promotion Association; illustrated by Sally Ogg, 3rd ed., Rockhampton, Qld. : Printed by City Printing Works, 1981. Cover title: Matilda, Matilda, Matilda: a whole swagful of local verse
The Wide Brown Land : Being a Revised Edition of Selections from the Australian Poets, chosen by Joan S Mackaness and George Mackaness - Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1942
Wildlife : Australia’s Flora and Fauna Gently Observed, Nick Drayson; illustrations by Bruce Goold, Sydney : Collins, 1988
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