1960 poem "Municipal Gum" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Collated because of Conversations on Footpath 'The 1960 poem "Municipal Gum" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal Kath Walker expresses a sense of displacement and loss through the metaphor of a gumtree confined within a city street. '... https://allpoetry.com/Municipal-Gum Late liz-butterworth-victoria-road-bridge-rozelle-18Feb2017 The painting "Grose Farm from Toll Gate, ca.1862-1869/watercolour by F.C Terry, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW "featured on cover of "' 60s Annandale: A Short Guided Walk " The painting a century earlier has same elements " Beverley Grove, 2 Sep 2016 Walker's use of the cart-horse as a parallel to the tree suggests the dehumanizing effects of industrialization. Both the tree and the horse are victims of a system that prioritizes progress over nature and individual well-being. " but the painting was of Parramatta Road, in 19th Century. no-westconnex-rally-easton-park-26June2016 "At o...