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The Joy Ride [poem by C. J. Dennis]

8 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in Backblock Ballads and Other Verses (1913) and Backblock Ballads and Later Verses (1918).] The Joy Ride Ah Gawd! It makes me sick to think Of what I ’eard an’ seen; Poor ’Arry like a wet rag flung Across the wrecked … [Read more...] about The Joy Ride [poem by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Backblock Ballads and Later Verses (C. J. Dennis 1918), Backblock Ballads and Other Verses (C. J. Dennis 1913), C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), poem, recommended poetry, SourceArchiveOrg, year1918

The Fire at Ross’s Farm [poem by Henry Lawson]

4 May 2012 · 2 Comments

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse (1894) and In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (1896).] The Fire at Ross’s Farm The squatter saw his pastures wide Decrease, as one by one The farmers moving to the … [Read more...] about The Fire at Ross’s Farm [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (1867-1922) (author), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, poetry about bushfires, recommended poetry, Short Stories in Prose and Verse (Henry Lawson 1894), SourceSLNSW, year1894

A Bush Christening [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 16 December 1893.] A Bush Christening On the outer Barcoo where the churches are few, And men of religion are scanty, On a road … [Read more...] about A Bush Christening [poem by Banjo Paterson]

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Lost [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Sydney Mail, 19 March 1887.] Lost ‘He ought to be home,’ said the old man, ‘without there’s something amiss. ‘He only went to the Two-mile … [Read more...] about Lost [poem by Banjo Paterson]

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The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · 45 Comments

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 17 December 1892. It is a story about a barber who plays a practical joke upon an unsuspecting man from the bush. The meaning of various … [Read more...] about The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson]

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The Geebung Polo Club [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Antipodean, 1893.] The Geebung Polo Club It was somewhere up the country, in a land of rock and scrub, That they formed an institution … [Read more...] about The Geebung Polo Club [poem by Banjo Paterson]

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Clancy of The Overflow [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · 8 Comments

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 21 December 1889.] Clancy of The Overflow I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better Knowledge, sent to where I … [Read more...] about Clancy of The Overflow [poem by Banjo Paterson]

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The Man from Snowy River [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · 12 Comments

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 21 December 1889.] The Man from Snowy River There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from … [Read more...] about The Man from Snowy River [poem by Banjo Paterson]

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