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After a long life of droving Saltbush Bill is appointed a J.P. But he is disappointed to find no mention of pay until he finds, in his contract, the line "A magistrate may charge a pound/For inquest on a fire." Bill and the local indigenous population collude to make good use of this provision.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Evening News
16 December
1905
Z630262
1905
newspaper issue
1905
(pg. 71905)
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The Evening News
16 December
1905
Z630262
1905
newspaper issue
1905
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Appears in:
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Saltbush Bill, J. P., and Other Verses
A. B. Paterson
,
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1917
Z822801
1917
selected work
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1917
(pg. 17-211917)
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Saltbush Bill, J. P., and Other Verses
A. B. Paterson
,
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1917
Z822801
1917
selected work
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1917
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Appears in:
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y
Saltbush Bill, J. P., and Other Verses
A. B. Paterson
,
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1917
Z822801
1917
selected work
poetry
Sydney
:
Cornstalk Publishing
,
1924
(pg. 17-211924)
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Saltbush Bill, J. P., and Other Verses
A. B. Paterson
,
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1917
Z822801
1917
selected work
poetry
Sydney
:
Cornstalk Publishing
,
1924
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Appears in:
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Along the Western Road : Bush Stories and Ballads
Percy Lindsay
(illustrator),
London
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1981
Z1399376
1981
anthology
poetry
short story
London
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1981
(pg. 63-661981)
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Along the Western Road : Bush Stories and Ballads
Percy Lindsay
(illustrator),
London
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1981
Z1399376
1981
anthology
poetry
short story
London
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1981
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Appears in:
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The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, J. P.'
A. B. Paterson
,
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1921
Z185994
1921
collected work
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1982
(pg. 209-2111982)
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The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, J. P.'
A. B. Paterson
,
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1921
Z185994
1921
collected work
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1982
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Appears in:
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y
Song of the Pen, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1901-1941
A. B. Paterson
,
Rosamund Campbell
,
Philippa Harvie
,
Sydney
:
Lansdowne
,
1983
Z499850
1983
collected work
novel
short story
poetry
Sydney
:
Lansdowne
,
1983
(pg. 241-2441983)
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Song of the Pen, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1901-1941
A. B. Paterson
,
Rosamund Campbell
,
Philippa Harvie
,
Sydney
:
Lansdowne
,
1983
Z499850
1983
collected work
novel
short story
poetry
Sydney
:
Lansdowne
,
1983
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Appears in:
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A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson
A. B. Paterson
,
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1990
Z266275
1990
selected work
poetry
drama
satire
humour
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1990
(pg. 22-241990)
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A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson
A. B. Paterson
,
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1990
Z266275
1990
selected work
poetry
drama
satire
humour
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1990
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Appears in:
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Selected Poems : A. B. Paterson
A. B. Paterson
,
Les Murray
,
Pymble
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1992
Z414462
1992
selected work
poetry
humour
satire
Pymble
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1992
(pg. 106-1091992)
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Selected Poems : A. B. Paterson
A. B. Paterson
,
Les Murray
,
Pymble
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1992
Z414462
1992
selected work
poetry
humour
satire
Pymble
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1992
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Appears in:
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A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism
A. B. Paterson
,
Clement Semmler
(editor),
St Lucia
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University of Queensland Press
,
1992
Z459901
1992
selected work
short story
poetry
extract
criticism
prose
biography
humour
war literature
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1992
(pg. 44-471992)
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A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism
A. B. Paterson
,
Clement Semmler
(editor),
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1992
Z459901
1992
selected work
short story
poetry
extract
criticism
prose
biography
humour
war literature
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1992
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Appears in:
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Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose
A. B. Paterson
,
Richard Hall
,
St Leonards
:
Allen and Unwin
,
1993
Z467615
1993
selected work
short story
poetry
extract
drama
criticism
biography
war literature
humour
satire
St Leonards
:
Allen and Unwin
,
1993
(pg. 94-971993)
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Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose
A. B. Paterson
,
Richard Hall
,
St Leonards
:
Allen and Unwin
,
1993
Z467615
1993
selected work
short story
poetry
extract
drama
criticism
biography
war literature
humour
satire
St Leonards
:
Allen and Unwin
,
1993
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Appears in:
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The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson
A. B. Paterson
,
Clement Semmler
(editor),
South Yarra
:
Viking O'Neil
,
1992
Z506304
1992
collected work
poetry
satire
humour
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1993
(pg. 202-2051993)
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The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson
A. B. Paterson
,
Clement Semmler
(editor),
South Yarra
:
Viking O'Neil
,
1992
Z506304
1992
collected work
poetry
satire
humour
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1993
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Appears in:
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Australian Poetry Library
APRIL;
APL;
The Australian Poetry Resources Internet Library
John Tranter
,
Sydney
:
2004-
Z1368099
2004-
website
'The Australian Poetry Library (APL) aims to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of Australian poetry by providing access to a wide range of poetic texts as well as to critical and contextual material relating to them, including interviews, photographs and audio/visual recordings.
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Sydney : 2004-(2004-)
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Australian Poetry Library
APRIL;
APL;
The Australian Poetry Resources Internet Library
John Tranter
,
Sydney
:
2004-
Z1368099
2004-
website
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Related Works
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Saltbush Bill's Second Fight
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"The news came down on the Castlereagh, and went to the world at large,",
A. B. Paterson
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1897
single work
poetry
humour
— Appears in: The Antipodean , Christmas no. 3 1897; (p. [xxix], [xxxi], [xxxiii], [xxxv], [xxxvii]) Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses 1902; The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, J. P.' 1982; (p. 146-150) Singer of the Bush, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900 1983; (p. 296-298) The Banjo's Best-Loved Poems : Chosen by his Grand-Daughters 1989; (p. 89-94) A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson 1990; (p. 28-30)Saltbush Bill is droving his sheep towards Castlereagh and Stingy Smith, the owner of Hard Times Hill station is worried that Bill's sheep will ruin his run. He chances on a travelling tramp, and finding out the man is a fighter, arranges for him to get Bill into a fight and tells him it's "a five-pound job if you belt him well – do anything short of kill". When Bill arrives at the station, the tramp kicks his dog, starts a fight and beats Bill senseless. Bill has to recuperate for a week from his injuries, after which he and his sheep move on. It is only later that Stingy Smith comes to realise that he has been duped, and that Bill had arranged it all.
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Saltbush Bill's Game Cock
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"'Twas Saltbush Bill, with his travelling sheep, was making his way to town;",
A. B. Paterson
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1898
single work
poetry
humour
— Appears in: Brooks's Australian Xmas Annual , vol. 1 no. 1898; (p. 10-11) Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses 1902; The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, J. P.' 1982; (p. 119-121) Singer of the Bush, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900 1983; (p. 307-308) A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson 1990; (p. 34-35) The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson 1993; (p. 180-184)Saltbush Bill is again droving his sheep when he happens "on Take 'Em Down, the station of Rooster Hall." Rooster Hall is a follower of cock-fighting and Bill challenges him to a contest: his Australian bird against Hall's, a "clipt and a shaven cock, the pride of his English Game". But Bill has a trick up his sleeve and wins the contest by forfeit.
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Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs
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"Come all ye little rouseabouts and climb upon my knee;",
A. B. Paterson
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1903
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Evening News , 19 December 1903; (p. 3) Saltbush Bill, J. P., and Other Verses 1917; (p. 8-13) Saltbush Bill, J. P., and Other Verses 1924; (p. 7-12) The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, J. P.' 1982; (p. 205-206) The Drovers 1982; (p. 36) Song of the Pen, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1901-1941 1983; (p. 178-180)Saltbush Bill tells the story of a successful sheep farmer using the biblical story of Isaac and Jacob as a metaphor.