Rio Grande's Last Race Other Verses

" ...]The stranger came from Narromine and made his little joke -- Saltbush Bill's Gamecock 'Twas Saltbush Bill, with his travelling sheep, was making his way to town; Hay and Hell and Booligal 'You come and see me, boys, ' he said; A Walgett Episode The sun strikes down with a blinding glare, Father Riley's Horse 'Twas the horse thief, Andy Regan, that was hunted like a dog The Scotch Engineer With eyes that searched in the dark, Song of the Future 'Tis strange that in a land so strong, Anthony Considine Out in the wastes of the West countrie, Song of the Artesian Water Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a drought; A Disqualified Jockey's Story ...]."