10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOBURRA»
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Australian furs and feathers
>HE Goburra is also called the Laughing dfe Jackass, and Settlers Clock, the
latter name because its loud strange laugh is heard at early morning and again at
sun-set. The Aborigines of the various districts have different names for it, ...
Mary Anne Fitz-Gerald, 1889
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The old bush songs: composed and sung in the bushranging, ...
Chorus Till they chime, ha ! ha ! till they chime, ha ! ha ! in the wild goburra's song
; Till they chime, ha ! ha ! till they chime, ha ! ha ! in the wild goburra's song. The
night owl to her home hath fled, to shun the glorious pomp Of golden day she ...
Andrew Barton Paterson, 1905
... shadows throng Until they chime in the rude rough rhyme of the wild goburra's
song. Chorus Till they chime, ha! ha! till they chime, ha! ha! in the wild goburra's
song; Till they chime, ha! ha! till they chime, ha! ha! in the wild goburra's song.
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Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases ...
Goburra, and Gogobera, n. variants of Koakaéurra (q.v.). Goditcha. See Kura'az'z'
z/ea. Godwit, 11. the English name for birds of the genus Limosa. The Australian
species are—Black-tailed G., Limosa 1/zeZanuraider, Gould ; Barred-rumped ...
Edward Ellis Morris, 2011
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Shadows of Our Dreaming: A Celebration of Early Australia
"Till they chime, ha! ha! till they chime, ha! ha! in the wild goburra's song; Till they
chime, ha! ha! till they chime, ha! ha! in the wild goburra's song." From The
Australian stockman, an anonymous song Yiremba Urging sheep through the
Race, ...
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The Laughing Australian: A Celebration of Australia's ...
A Celebration of Australia's Best-Loved Symbol Toby Hooper, Juliana Hooper.
The Goburra, from Australian Fur and Feathers by Mary Anne Fitzgerald, 1889 (
above). The Good Little Jackass, a nineteenth-century jingle (below) ...
Toby Hooper, Juliana Hooper, 1982
... by the flowering Of Christmas bells in Austral's azure day ! Rock after rock, and
then, in accents thrilling, Comes there a song to ears that tells of home, 'Tis the
Goburra choir — they still are filling Their happy lives with joy where'er they ...
Philip Durham Lorimer, 1901
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The Wealth and Progress of New South Wales
The order Picarise, which embraces swifts, kingfishers, cuckoos, etc., includes
one very remarkable specimen, viz., the great kingfisher, goburra, or laughing-
jackass, so called from its extraordinary mocking laugh. It is one of the most
valuable ...
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Official Year Book of New South Wales
The order Picarise, which embraces swifts, kingfishers, cuckoos, etc.,, includes
one very remarkable specimen, viz., the great kingfisher, goburra, or laughing-
jackass, so called from its extraordinary mocking laugh. It is one of the most
valuable ...
10
The wealth and progress of New South Wales
The order Picarue, which embraces swifts, kingfishers, cuckoos, etc., includes
one very remarkable specimen, viz., the great kingfisher, goburra, or laughing-
jackass, so called from its extraordinary mocking laugh. It is one of the most
valuable ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOBURRA»
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ROAD CLOSURES
Marshall Road, Rocklea. Between Balham Road and Goburra Street. Closed to all vehicles. Use alternative route. - Nudgee Road, Hamilton. «Courier Mail, Feb 15»
Your Weekend September 20/21 2014
Rocklea Showgrounds Goburra St Rocklea. Sunday 9am-3pm. Tickets $10/$8 with kids under 10 free. Dva The whimsical and original Eastern ... «Brisbane Times, Sep 14»
Your Weekend August 1,2,3 | 2014
Goburra St Rocklea. Friday August 1 7-12mp. Saturday August 2 from 10am-10pm. Sunday August 3 from 9am-8pm. Tickets $28 at the gate or ... «Brisbane Times, Aug 14»
Caboolture grandmother proves she's no Rockabilly pretender and …
The event is on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3 at Rocklea Showground, Goburra Street, Rocklea. Visit http://www.greazefest.com ... «Courier Mail, Jul 14»
Your Weekend August 16-18
Rocklea Showgrounds, Goburra Street, Rocklea. Entry $5. More information online. 5:00pm. Indian Independence Day markets. Celebrate ... «Brisbane Times, Aug 13»
Your Weekend August 2-4
Rocklea Showground, Goburra St Rocklea August 2-4 $22-75 (weekend pass) available online. James St Food & Wine Trail Brisbane's leading ... «Brisbane Times, Aug 13»
Suburban acts of generosity 'over and over and over again'
Goburra Street resident Linda Pincott, who has lived in her home for the past nine years, said the water had reached the roof of her ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 11»
Check your street: Flood danger spots
Blackdown Street ROCKLEA. Lillian Avenue ROCKLEA. Randolph Street ROCKLEA. Sperling Street ROCKLEA. Goburra Street ROCKLEA. «Courier Mail, Jan 11»
