That fat bastard stayed home, cowering in his father’s store. He calls to the crowd, ‘Mayor Paley, a man of will and purpose.’ĭad brushes the flies from his face and drags hard on his smoke. Mr Wright, the mine manager, steps forward and starts up a three cheers for the mayor. Mr Paley winks at Mrs Blythe and Mrs Reynolds.Īs he says this he raises both hands into the air,
He points towards the jerry-built shack oppositeįlourished from the breast pocket of his suit. Imagine, a modern blast furnace near the coalmine,Īnd a new ticket office for the railway station.’ When it was all over, after demobilisation,įresh-faced girls in the city had welcome smilesĭizzy with the smell of perfume and victory.Ĭovered in a scarf with yellow sunflowers. Rather than struggling around in the dark. Who could swing a fist as sure as a pint.Īnd wait for daylight before changing the tyre, While other blokes died of starvation and malaria, I don’t care what colour eats the yabbies. You can dig your toes deep into the sand. Who owned some of this valley a long time ago.Īnd the river that flooded his fields most winters.Īnd jumped into the water at the deepest part. Teachers’ notes are available from CONTENTS
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His website at Love, ghosts & nose hair – shortlisted in the 1997 CBCAĪwards and the NSW Premier’s Literary AwardsĪ place like this – shortlisted in the 1999 CBCA awardsĪnd the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, and commended Steven lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife and sons. Teachers about stories, poetry, soccer and even golf. Now, he’s a full-time writer and performs At school, his favourite subject was soccer, and heĭreamed of football glory while he worked at various jobs, STEVEN HERRICK was born in Brisbane, the youngest of sevenĬhildren.
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