Bush Debate

by Edward Dyson, Francis Kenna, Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson

About this book

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)

Chapters

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1Borderland by Henry Lawson4:46 · read by Timothy Ferguson
2In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson3:48 · read by Algy Pug
3The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson3:23 · read by Jason Mills
4In Answer to "Banjo" and Otherwise by Henry Lawson9:09 · read by Timothy Ferguson
5The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson)3:21 · read by Timothy Ferguson
6Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna2:52 · read by Derrick Coetzee
7In Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson5:43 · read by Algy Pug
8The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson2:48 · read by Timothy Ferguson
9Up the Country by Henry Lawson5:06 · read by Algy Pug
10In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson3:34 · read by Timothy Ferguson
11The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson3:25 · read by Derrick Coetzee
12The City Bushman by Henry Lawson9:32 · read by Algy Pug
13The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson)3:33 · read by Algy Pug
14Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna2:42 · read by Jason Mills
15An Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson5:05 · read by Timothy Ferguson
16The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson2:47 · read by Algy Pug