The Bush Debate


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In 1892, two of Australia's best poets came up with a scheme to make some money. They arranged to have an argument in the Weekly Bulletin, and since they were being paid by the word, this let them fire back and forth, being sent beer money with each salvo. A couple of other poets also joined in, and their work is seminal to the development of the Bush ethos in Australia.

The first eight files are the original form of the poems, and the second eight are later republications by the authors, in their own collections. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson) (1 hr 11 min)

Chapters

Borderland by Henry Lawson 4:46 Read by Timothy Ferguson
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson 3:48 Read by Algy Pug
The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson 3:23 Read by Jason Mills
In Answer to "Banjo" and Otherwise by Henry Lawson 9:09 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson) 3:21 Read by Timothy Ferguson
Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna 2:52 Read by Derrick Coetzee
In Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson 5:43 Read by Algy Pug
The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson 2:48 Read by Timothy Ferguson
Up the Country by Henry Lawson 5:06 Read by Algy Pug
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson 3:34 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson 3:25 Read by Derrick Coetzee
The City Bushman by Henry Lawson 9:32 Read by Algy Pug
The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson) 3:33 Read by Algy Pug
Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna 2:42 Read by Jason Mills
An Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson 5:05 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson 2:47 Read by Algy Pug