The Old Suvey by Bajo Paterson
Celebrating the Spirit of the Outback Surveyor This ballad offers a romanticized view of the challenging work performed…
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Celebrating the Spirit of the Outback Surveyor This ballad offers a romanticized view of the challenging work performed…
Wry Depictions of Extreme Poverty in Paterson’s Bush Ballad This folk ballad adopts the voice of a swagman…
Paddy O’Rourke’s Poetic Tales from the Bush This lengthy narrative poem adopts the voice of a newly arrived…
Satire and Sentimentality in Paterson’s Bush Ballad This lengthy folk ballad provides a colorful glimpse of pastoral life…
The Struggles of an Irish Immigrant in Paterson’s Australia “Paddy Malone in Australia” follows the misadventures of an…
The inclusion of these two untitled Aboriginal songs in Paterson’s collection is significant as they represent the musical…
Rediscovering The Old Bush Songs of Banjo Paterson In 1905, acclaimed Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson published a…