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Rio Grande's Last Race
Now this was what Macpherson told

By the Grey Gulf-water
Far to the Northward there lies a land,

With the Cattle
The drought is down on field and flock,

The First Surveyor
'The opening of the railway line! -- the Governor and all!

Mulga Bill's Bicycle
'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze;

The Pearl Diver
Kanzo Makame, the diver, sturdy and small Japanee,

The City of Dreadful Thirst
The stranger came from Narromine and made his little joke --