In 1892, two of Australia's best poets came up with a scheme to make some money. They arranged to have an argument in the Weekly Bulletin, and since they were being paid by the word, this let them fire back and forth, being sent beer money with each salvo. A couple of other poets also joined in, and their work is seminal to the development of the Bush ethos in Australia.
The first eight files are the original form of the poems, and the second eight are later republications by the authors, in their own collections. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)
The first eight files are the original form of the poems, and the second eight are later republications by the authors, in their own collections. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Borderland by Henry Lawson
04:46 - Chapter 2
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson
03:48 - Chapter 3
The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson
03:23 - Chapter 4
In Answer to "Banjo" and Otherwise by Henry Lawson
09:09 - Chapter 5
The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson)
03:21 - Chapter 6
Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna
02:52 - Chapter 7
In Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson
05:43 - Chapter 8
The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson
02:48 - Chapter 9
Up the Country by Henry Lawson
05:06 - Chapter 10
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson
03:34 - Chapter 11
The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson
03:25 - Chapter 12
The City Bushman by Henry Lawson
09:32 - Chapter 13
The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson)
03:33 - Chapter 14
Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna
02:42 - Chapter 15
An Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson
05:05 - Chapter 16
The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson
02:47