Where the "gidya" thickets wave,
And the tall yapunyah's * shadow
Rests upon the stockman's grave.
* A species of Eucalyptus which flourishes on the Paroo and
in the west of Queensland.
EPITAPH ON A CONVIVIAL SHEARER.
Here Thompson lies—good worthy man—
Come, gentle reader, nearer;
He's now as quiet as a lamb