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The Bush Debate

The Bush Debate

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Number of Chapters: 16

Length: 01 hour and 11 minutes

Language: English

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)

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Borderland by Henry Lawson (Timothy Ferguson)
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson (Algy Pug)
The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson (Jason Mills)
In Answer to "Banjo" and Otherwise by Henry Lawson (Timothy Ferguson)
The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson) (Timothy Ferguson)
Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna (Derrick Coetzee)
In Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson (Algy Pug)
The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson (Timothy Ferguson)
Up the Country by Henry Lawson (Algy Pug)
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson (Timothy Ferguson)
The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson (Derrick Coetzee)
The City Bushman by Henry Lawson (Algy Pug)
The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson) (Algy Pug)
Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna (Jason Mills)
An Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson (Timothy Ferguson)
The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson (Algy Pug)
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