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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson : Introduction, Clement Semmler , single work criticism biography (p. 1-15)
Losti"'He ought to be home,' said the old man, 'without there's something amiss.'", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Uncle Bill : The Larrikin's Lamenti"My Uncle Bill! My Uncle Bill!", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
How McGinness Went Missingi"Let us cease our idle chatter,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Clancy of the Overflowi"I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Gilhooley's Estatei"Oh, Mr. Gilhooley, he turned up his toes,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 25-26)
The Fearsome Names Out Back Those Namesi"The shearers sat in the firelight, hearty and hale and strong,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 26-27)
On Kiley's Runi"The roving breezes come and go", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 29-32)
Come-By-Chancei"As I pondered very weary o'er a volume long and dreary-", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
In the Droving Daysi""Only a pound," said the auctioneer,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 34-36)
The Flying Gang : A Railroad Songi"Oh, I served my time, in the days gone by,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
A Mountain Stationi"I bought a run a while ago,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 38-40)
The Pannikin Poeti"There's nothing here sublime,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
In Defence of the Bushi"So you're back from up the country, Mister Lawson, where you went,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry satire (p. 42-43)
In Defence of the Bush : An Answer to Various Bardsi"Well, I've waited mighty patient while they all came rolling in,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry satire (p. 44-46)
Black Swansi"As I lie at rest on a patch of clover", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 46-48)
How Gilbert Diedi"There's never a stone at the sleeper's head,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 48-52)
The Man Who Was Awayi"The widow sought the lawyer's room with children three in tow,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Saltbush Billi"Now this is the law of the Overland that all in the West obey,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry

The character of "Saltbush Bill" is introduced in this poem as a drover of sheep along "the track of the Overland", who stretches the "the law of the Great Stock Routes" by allowing his sheep to make use of all the good grass they find. On the occasion described in the poem, Bill's sheep have spread across a squatter's property. A Jackaroo arrives and attempts to drive the sheep back into the accepted "space of the half-mile track". An argument and then fight ensues between Bill and the Jackaroo, and, while Bill concedes after a marathon fight, in the end he achieves his aim of finding his sheep a good feed.

(p. 53-56)
The Two Devinesi"It was shearing time at the Myall Lake,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 56-57)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Yarra, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking O'Neil , 1992 .
      Extent: 290p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Selected and introduced by Clement Semmler
      ISBN: 0670903345
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1993 .
      Alternative title: The Penguin Banjo Paterson Collected Verse
      Extent: 290p.
      Reprinted: 1993 , 2007 9780140146219
      Note/s:
      • Selected and introduced by Clement Semmler
      ISBN: 0140146210 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

2009 an HSC Odyssey Hannah Edwards , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 22 July 2007; (p. 9)
The column discusses the new draft list of works to be taught in New South Wales schools from 2009. Only the new Australian works to be added have been listed here.
Manipulators: Groping, Grasping, Infilling and Fragmenting Reba Gostand , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 12 no. 4 1994; (p. 58-59)

— Review of The Toucher Dorothy Hewett , 1993 single work novel ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry ; A Plastic Paradise D. W. Walker , 1993 single work novel ; Mona's Gift Thomas Shapcott , 1993 single work novel ; Helplessly Tangled in Female Arms and Legs : Elizabeth Jolley's Fictions Paul Salzman , 1993 single work criticism ; Atomic Fiction: The Novels of David Ireland Ken Gelder , 1993 multi chapter work criticism ; The River Eric Rolls , 1974 single work autobiography
In Paperback Larry Schwartz , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 August 1993; (p. 9)

— Review of The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry
Bringing Out the Best in the Banjo Geoffrey Dutton , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 August 1993; (p. 47)

— Review of Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose A. B. Paterson , 1993 selected work short story poetry extract drama criticism biography ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry
Why the Horse Poet Matters Julian Croft , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 152 1993; (p. 52-53)

— Review of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism A. B. Paterson , 1992 selected work short story poetry extract criticism prose biography ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry
Manipulators: Groping, Grasping, Infilling and Fragmenting Reba Gostand , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 12 no. 4 1994; (p. 58-59)

— Review of The Toucher Dorothy Hewett , 1993 single work novel ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry ; A Plastic Paradise D. W. Walker , 1993 single work novel ; Mona's Gift Thomas Shapcott , 1993 single work novel ; Helplessly Tangled in Female Arms and Legs : Elizabeth Jolley's Fictions Paul Salzman , 1993 single work criticism ; Atomic Fiction: The Novels of David Ireland Ken Gelder , 1993 multi chapter work criticism ; The River Eric Rolls , 1974 single work autobiography
Poems, Songs in Praise of Our Wide Land Robert Hefner , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 September 1992; (p. C10)

— Review of From the Republic of Conscience : An International Anthology of Poetry 1992 anthology poetry ; George Loyau : The Man Who Wrote Bush Ballads 1991 anthology selected work biography ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry
Why the Horse Poet Matters Julian Croft , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 152 1993; (p. 52-53)

— Review of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism A. B. Paterson , 1992 selected work short story poetry extract criticism prose biography ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry
Bringing Out the Best in the Banjo Geoffrey Dutton , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 August 1993; (p. 47)

— Review of Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose A. B. Paterson , 1993 selected work short story poetry extract drama criticism biography ; The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry
Forecasts Deana Rankin , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , May vol. 71 no. 1026 1992; (p. 30)

— Review of The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson A. B. Paterson , 1992 collected work poetry ; Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992 selected work criticism biography interview
2009 an HSC Odyssey Hannah Edwards , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 22 July 2007; (p. 9)
The column discusses the new draft list of works to be taught in New South Wales schools from 2009. Only the new Australian works to be added have been listed here.
Last amended 13 Feb 2008 10:42:00
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