Bush Debate

by Edward Dyson, Francis Kenna, Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson

16 chapters1h 11mEnglish1894

About this book

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)

Chapters (16)

1Borderland by Henry Lawson

286

2In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson

228

3The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson

203

4In Answer to "Banjo" and Otherwise by Henry Lawson

549

5The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson)

201

6Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna

172

7In Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson

343

8The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson

168

9Up the Country by Henry Lawson

306

10In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson

214

11The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson

205

12The City Bushman by Henry Lawson

572

13The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson)

213

14Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna

162

15An Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson

305

16The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson

167

Bush Debate

About this book

Chapters (16)

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