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y separately published work icon A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism selected work   short story   poetry   extract   criticism   prose   biography   humour   war literature  
Is part of UQP Australian Authors 1993 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A. B. "Banjo" Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism : Introduction, Clement Semmler , single work criticism (p. xiii-xxxiii)
Clancy of the Overflowi"I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The Man from Snowy Riveri"There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 6-9)
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. 10-11)
On Kiley's Runi"The roving breezes come and go", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 11-14)
Conroy's Gapi"This was the way of it, don't you know-", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 14-18)
A Mountain Stationi"I bought a run a while ago,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 18-20)
The Man from Ironbarki"It was the man from Ironbark who struck the Sydney town,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 20-21)
A Bushman's Songi"I'm travellin' down the Castlereagh, and I'm a station hand,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Black Swansi"As I lie at rest on a patch of clover", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
The Geebung Polo Clubi"It was somewhere up the country, in a land of rock and scrub,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 24-26)
A Ballad of Shearing Shearing at Castlereaghi"The bell is set a-ringing, and the engine gives a toot,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
The Travelling Post Officei"The roving breezes come and go, the reed beds sweep and sway", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 27-28)
How Gilbert Diedi"There's never a stone at the sleeper's head,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 28-30)
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. 31-33)
Hay and Hell and Booligali""You come and see me, boys," he said;", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Mulga Bill's Bicyclei"`TWAS Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze", A. B. Paterson , 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)

 (p. 35-36)
Song of the Artesian Wateri"Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a drought;", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
The Road to Gundagaii"The mountain road goes up and down,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 39)
Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchsi"Come all ye little rouseabouts and climb upon my knee;", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry

Saltbush Bill tells the story of a successful sheep farmer using the biblical story of Isaac and Jacob as a metaphor.

 (p. 40-42)
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