[Editor: This article about Poppy Day (Armistice Day; later known as Remembrance Day), was published in The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.), 11 November 1932.] Poppy Day Benefit of Diggers To those of riper years in whose memory is still fresh the horrors of the … [Read more...] about Poppy Day: Benefit of Diggers [11 November 1932]
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The Old Bark Hut [folk music, videos]
“The Old Bark Hut” is an Australian folk song, which is part of Australia’s folk music tradition. The lyrics were included in Banjo Paterson’s collection, The Old Bush Songs (1905). The Hawking Brothers - The Old Bark Hut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMqdCWUUZV4 Ron … [Read more...] about The Old Bark Hut [folk music, videos]
With My Swag All On My Shoulder [song]
[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] With My Swag All On My Shoulder When first I left Old England’s shore, Such yarns as we were told, As … [Read more...] about With My Swag All On My Shoulder [song]
Hang the Man Who Works [song]
[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] Hang the Man Who Works Come listen to my ditty, come listen to me hum, While I relate a verse or two of … [Read more...] about Hang the Man Who Works [song]
[In reply to remarks of “Warrigal Jack” on “The Mythical Sundowner”] [by The Big Irishman, 19 October 1889]
[Editor: This untitled letter to the editor was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 October 1889. It was written in reply to a letter written by “Warrigal Jack” (Joseph Furphy) which appeared in The Bulletin on 5 October 1889.] [In reply to remarks of “Warrigal Jack” … [Read more...] about [In reply to remarks of “Warrigal Jack” on “The Mythical Sundowner”] [by The Big Irishman, 19 October 1889]
“The Mythical Sundowner” [by Warrigal Jack (Joseph Furphy), 5 October 1889]
[Editor: This letter to the editor from “Warrigal Jack” (Joseph Furphy) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 5 October 1889. It was written in reply to an article which appeared in The Bulletin on 14 September 1889.] “The Mythical Sundowner.” Dear Bulletin, — I … [Read more...] about “The Mythical Sundowner” [by Warrigal Jack (Joseph Furphy), 5 October 1889]
The Mythical Sundowner [The Bulletin, 14 September 1889]
[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 14 September 1889. A reply to this article was written by “Warrigal Jack” (Joseph Furphy) and published in The Bulletin on 5 October 1889.] The Mythical Sundowner. (For The Bulletin.) In 1887 a paper on … [Read more...] about The Mythical Sundowner [The Bulletin, 14 September 1889]
The “Sundowner” [by Gladys Johns, 4 April 1935]
[Editor: Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April 1935.] The “Sundowner.” When I first saw him he was loitering in the shade of an old gum tree — his swag, his billy, and his dog. As I passed, I nodded in the friendly bush fashion. “Good-day,” he said. “Kind … [Read more...] about The “Sundowner” [by Gladys Johns, 4 April 1935]
The Swagman [poem, 25 July 1868]
[Editor: A poem published in The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser, 25 July 1868.] The Swagman. Trudging on wearily, heavily, drearily, Parching with thirst on a hot dusty road; No one to speak a kind word to him cheerily, No one to love him, no place of … [Read more...] about The Swagman [poem, 25 July 1868]