Bold Jack Donahoo by Banjo Paterson
Romanticized Portrait of an Irish-Australian Bushranger This folk ballad celebrates the exploits of Bold Jack Donahoo, an Irish-Australian…
Another Fall of Rain by Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Insight into Aussie Shearer Culture This ballad offers an insider’s view of shearer culture by depicting the…
Flash Jack From Gundagai by Banjo Paterson
Heroes of the Sheep Stations in Paterson’s Poetry This folk ballad celebrates the spirit and exploits of an…
On The Road To Gundagai
Paterson’s Nostalgic Portrayal of Itinerant Mateship This humorous folk ballad depicts a group of rambling rural workers spending…
The Beautiful Land of Australia By Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Humorous Deconstruction of Pioneer Dreaming Adopting the voice of a disenchanted settler, this satirical folk song inverts…
Dwell Not With Me By Banjo Paterson
Paterson’s Sober Portrait of Outback Deprivation In this short lyric poem, Paterson paints a sobering portrait of the…
The Old Suvey by Bajo Paterson
Celebrating the Spirit of the Outback Surveyor This ballad offers a romanticized view of the challenging work performed…
The Old Bark Hut by Banjo Paterson
Wry Depictions of Extreme Poverty in Paterson’s Bush Ballad This folk ballad adopts the voice of a swagman…
Paddy’s Letter 1857 by Banjo Paterson
Paddy O’Rourke’s Poetic Tales from the Bush This lengthy narrative poem adopts the voice of a newly arrived…
The Old Bullock Dray by Banjo Patterson
Satire and Sentimentality in Paterson’s Bush Ballad This lengthy folk ballad provides a colorful glimpse of pastoral life…