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- Clancy of the Overflowi"I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better", single work poetry
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Mulga Bill's Bicyclei"`TWAS Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze",
single work
poetry
humour
Mulga Bill’s Bicycle was written by Banjo Paterson in 1896. It was written at a time when cycling was a relatively new and popular social activity. Cycles were ridden everywhere, including in the outback by shearers and other workers who needed to travel cheaply. It tells the hilarious story of Mulga Bill, who thinks he’s much better at cycling than he turns out to be. A resounding crash sends him back to his original mode of transport – his trusty horse. Kilmeny and Deborah Niland’s delightful illustrations catch the mood and humour of Paterson’s verse with great spirit, and this book has become an enduring classic.
Synopsis of the illustrated picture book.
Source: Harper Collins
(http://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780207172847/mulga-bills-bicycle/#sm.00001nzfrcbsrdd2gtij7q97dp0qg)
- The Geebung Polo Clubi"It was somewhere up the country, in a land of rock and scrub,", single work poetry humour
- The Man from Ironbarki"It was the man from Ironbark who struck the Sydney town,", single work poetry humour
- The Daylight Is Dyingi"The daylight is dying", single work poetry
- Sunrise on the Coasti"Grey dawn on the sand-hills - the night wind has drifted", single work poetry
- The Travelling Post Officei"The roving breezes come and go, the reed beds sweep and sway", single work poetry humour
- By the Grey Gulf-Wateri"Far to the northward there lies a land,", single work poetry
- Flying Squirrelsi"On the rugged water shed", single work poetry
- With the Cattlei"The drought is down on field and flock,", single work poetry
- Pioneersi"They came of bold and roving stock that would not fixed abide;", single work poetry
- Black Harry's Teami"No soft-skinned Durham steers are they,", single work poetry
- Moving Oni"In this war we're always moving,", single work poetry war literature
- The Man from Snowy Riveri"There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around", single work poetry
- Behind the Scenesi"The actor struts his little hour,", single work poetry
- The Animals Noah Forgot Prologue: Australian Sceneryi"A land of sombre, silent hills, where mountain cattle go", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Comfort Discs
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 39)
— Review of The Bush Poems of A. B. (Banjo) Paterson 2008 selected work poetry ; The Campfire Yarns of Henry Lawson 2009 selected work short story ; The Sentimental Bloke, The Poems of C. J. Dennis 2010 selected work poetry ; The Battlefield Poems of A.B. (Banjo) Paterson 2010 selected work poetry -
Bards of the Bush
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 30 November 2008; (p. 2-3)
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Comfort Discs
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 39)
— Review of The Bush Poems of A. B. (Banjo) Paterson 2008 selected work poetry ; The Campfire Yarns of Henry Lawson 2009 selected work short story ; The Sentimental Bloke, The Poems of C. J. Dennis 2010 selected work poetry ; The Battlefield Poems of A.B. (Banjo) Paterson 2010 selected work poetry -
Bards of the Bush
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 30 November 2008; (p. 2-3)