Introduction: Rose of Spadgers (C J Dennis Poems)
I've crawled; I've eaten dirt; I've lied a treat;I've dodged the cops an' led a double life;I've readied up wild ...
Poems about dinkum (21 Poems)
Blokes (C J Dennis Poems)
Blokes ~ 'ErbDo you know 'Erb? Now, there's a dinkum sport. If football's on your mind, why, 'Erb's the sort ...
Narcissus (C J Dennis Poems)
A man's a mug. I've worked the 'ole thing out To-day, down in the orchard where I sat ...
The Straight Griffin (C J Dennis Poems)
'Eroes? Orright. You 'ave it 'ow yeh like. Throw up yer little 'at an' come the glad;But not too much ...
A Woman’s Way (C J Dennis Poems)
Women is strange. You take my tip; I'm wise. I know enough to know I'll never knowThe 'uman female ...
Digger Smith (C J Dennis Poems)
'E calls me Digger; that's 'ow 'e begins.'E sez 'e's only 'arf a man; an' grins. Judged be 'is nerve, ...
A Digger’s Tale (C J Dennis Poems)
"My oath! the Duchess sez. ""You'd not ixpect Sich things as that. Yeh don't mean kangaroos?Go hon!"" she sez, or ...
Over the Fence (C J Dennis Poems)
'Taint my idea uv argument to call a man a fool,An' I ain't lookin' round for bricks to 'eave at ...
Washing Day (C J Dennis Poems)
The little gipsy vi'lits, they wus peepin' thro' the greenAs she come walkin' in the grass, me little wife, Doreen. ...
West (C J Dennis Poems)
I've seen so much uv dirt an' grime I'm mad to 'ave things clean.I've seen so much uv death," 'e ...
Out West (C J Dennis Poems)
I've seen so much uv dirt an' grime I'm mad to 'ave things clean.I've seen so much uv death, ...
A Square Deal (C J Dennis Poems)
Dreamin'? I sez to Digger Smith. "Buck up, ole sport, an' smile.Ain't there enough uv joy to-dayTo drive the bogey ...
Scotty’s Wild Stuff Stoo (Francis Humphris Brown Poems)
The cause of all the troubleWas McCabe, the jackeroo,Who had ordered what, facetiously,He'd christened "Wild Stuff Stew"He had shot a ...
A Fair Spin (C J Dennis Poems)
Righto!I'll give the game a go.They say I should be circumspect; but I don't care a hang.I'll bangThe cows in ...
‘Erb (C J Dennis Poems)
Do you know 'Erb? Now, there's a dinkum sport. If football's on your mind, why, 'Erb's the sort To put ...
A Post-Cup Tale (C J Dennis Poems)
I'ad the money in me 'and!Fair dinkum! Right there, by the stand. I tole me wife at breakfus' time, ...
It’s No Joke to One Bloke (C J Dennis Poems)
Dear Comrade: In the game of politicsA Senator gits quite enough of kicks Without 'is photer sittin' in the press ...
The Dinkum Aussie Block (C J Dennis Poems)
What have we missed? Now he returns no moreWe are left with but our blindness to deplore,But, concentrating on his ...
The Children of the Sun (C J Dennis Poems)
The Children of the Sun are out, About the hills and beaches -The stolid burghers halo and stout,The tailored sheik, ...
‘Ang up yet ‘at (C J Dennis Poems)
Cooee! Well, Dig, I s'pose you've 'eard that row Up in ole Blighty some ten year ago.An' it is up ...
Sling It! (C J Dennis Poems)
Blimey! Ain't it gittin' tough? Life gits 'arder day by day.First a bloke ain't got enough Words for wot 'e ...