The Broken-down Squatter by Banjo Paterson
The Struggles Of Early Squatters Adopting the voice of a struggling squatter, Paterson provides a glimpse into the…
The Sheep-washers Lament By Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Portrait of a Labourer’s Declining Dignity Adopting the perspective of an elderly sheep washer, Paterson provides a…
The Plains Of Riverine By Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Scathing Lens on Rural Exploitation Adopting the exaggerated voice of a squatter, Paterson satirizes the pastoral elite’s…
Jimmy Sago, Jackaroo by Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Amusing Lens on Station Hierarchies Adopting the voice of a station worker, Paterson satirizes the arrogant yet…
The Eumerella Shore By Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Comic Lens on Exploiting Loopholes This satirical folk ballad pokes fun at the questionable practices of selectors…
The Stringy-Bark Cockatoo by Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Vivid Insight into a Labor Underclass Adopting the voice of an itinerant worker, Paterson vividly conveys the…
The Squatter’s Man by Banjo Paterson
The Mistreatment of Workers in the Bush Ballad Adopting the voice of a struggling new arrival, Paterson satirizes…
Immigration by Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Satire on Grand Immigration Schemes This satirical ballad mocks the grandiose claims made by immigration agents about…
John Gilbert (Bushranger) by Banjo Paterson
Poking Fun at Bushranger Folklore in Paterson’s Ballad This satirical ballad pokes fun at the romanticized legends surrounding…
The Wild Colonial Boy By Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Fictionalized Tribute to a Bushranger This folk ballad celebrates the life of a notorious Australian bushranger Jack…