Australian Bush Ballads and Other Verse
Australian Bush Ballads and Other Verse

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781864760095

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Ballads from the pens and experiences of some of Australia's best-loved colonial writers. Here is the triumph, the tragedy, the pleasure, pain, strength and humour of the men and women of our untamed past.

Waltzing Australia
Waltzing Australia

Author: Tim Borthwick

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1460708407

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A unique collection of original Australian bush ballads and the stories that inspired them – in the tradition of Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson. WALTZING AUSTRALIA is a wonderful celebration of the Australian bush and the people who live there, written by a gifted storyteller who's spent much of his life working on the land. Featuring fifty poems and stories that tell of the heartbreak, humour and hard yakka that come with living and working in the bush – many of which were written on long days droving sheep and cattle, on the back of a motorbike, or by the fading light in camp hundreds of miles from anywhere. These evocative bush verses and the tales behind them shine light on characters and events from Australia's pioneering past as well as embracing Tim's own experiences in the outback.

The Works of 'Banjo' Paterson
The Works of 'Banjo' Paterson

Author: Andrew Barton Paterson

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781853264306

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Collection of 'Banjo' Paterson's poetry evoking the rough life and values of Australia's outback.

Classic Australian Poems
Classic Australian Poems

Author: Christopher Cheng

Publisher:

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781742753621

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Australian poets have a wonderful way with words and their poems bring to life the iconic Aussie characters and unforgettable landscape that are part of our Australian heritage. Many of these - Mulga Bill, Clancy of the Overflow, The Ant Explorer, M'Dougal, The Shearer's Wife and Mr Smith - are larger than life. And the poets who created them - AB Patterson, CJ Dennis, Thomas E Spencer, Louis Esson and DH Souter - have become heroic figures in our pantheon of stars.The 60 poems in this collection appear in their original, or near original, form and are wide-ranging in their subject matter: animals, the countryside, the struggle of bush life, early transport, sport, growing old, being young and having fun with words! But whether they are humorous, serious or playful, they are simply a joy to read!No matter if we grew up reciting these classic poems at school, quote from them on important occasions or are meeting them for the first time, there is no doubt that these classic poems embody what it is to be Australian.Edited by Christopher Cheng and illustrated by Gregory Rogers.

A Bush Christening
A Bush Christening

Author: Troy Dann

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781742571751

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Action Dann tells his best friend Oakie about the young boy who hides in a log to avoid being christened. What happens next is hilarious!

The Old Bush Songs
The Old Bush Songs

Author: A. B. Paterson

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781017907445

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