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Saltbush Bill, J.P.
''Saltbush Bill, J.P.'' is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''The Evening News'' on 16 December 1905. Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: " Saltbush Bill" (1894), " Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" (1897), " Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" (1898), " Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" (1903), and "Saltbush Bill, J.P." (1905).''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'', 2nd edition, p670 Plot summary After a long life of droving Saltbush Bill is appointed a J.P. (Justice of the Peace). But he is disappointed to find no mention of pay until he discovers, in his contract, the line "A magistrate may charge a pound/For inquest on a fire." Bill and the local indigenous population collude to make good use of this provision. Further publications * ''Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses'' by Banjo Paterson (1917) * ''Along the Western Road : Bush Stories and Ballads'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjo Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include " Clancy of the Overflow" (1889), "The Man from Snowy River" (1890) and "Waltzing Matilda" (1895), regarded widely as Australia's unofficial national anthem. Early life Andrew Barton Paterson was born at the property "Narrambla", near Orange, New South Wales, the eldest son of Andrew Bogle Paterson, a Scottish immigrant from Lanarkshire, and Australian-born Rose Isabella Barton, related to the future first Prime Minister of Australia Edmund Barton. Paterson's family lived on the isolated Buckinbah Station near Yeoval NSW until he was five when his father lost his wool clip in a flood and was forced to sell up. When P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltbush Bill
''Saltbush Bill'' is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''The Bulletin'' magazine on 15 December 1894, the Christmas issue of that publication. Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: "Saltbush Bill" (1894), "Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" (1897), "Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" (1898), "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" (1903), and " Saltbush Bill, J.P." (1905).''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'', 2nd edition, p670 Plot summary The character is introduced in this poem as a drover of sheep along "the track of the Overland", who stretches "the law of the Great Stock Routes" by allowing his sheep to make use of all the good grass they find. On the occasion described in the poem, Bill's sheep have spread across a squatter's property. A Jackaroo arrives and attempts to drive the sheep back into the accepted "space of the half-mile track". An argument and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltbush Bill's Second Fight
''Saltbush Bill's Second Fight'' is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''The Antipodean'' in 1897. Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: "Saltbush Bill" (1894), "Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" (1897), "Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" (1898), "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" (1903), and " Saltbush Bill, J.P." (1905).''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'', 2nd edition, p670 Plot summary Saltbush Bill is droving his sheep towards Castlereagh and Stingy Smith, the owner of Hard Times Hill station is worried that Bill's sheep will ruin his run. He chances on a travelling tramp, and finding out the man is a fighter, arranges for him to get Bill into a fight and tells him it's "a five-pound job if you belt him well -- do anything short of kill". When Bill arrives at the station, the tramp kicks his dog, starts a fight and beats Bill senseless. Bill has to recuperat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltbush Bill's Gamecock
''Saltbush Bill's Gamecock'' is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''Brooks's Australian Xmas Annual'' Volume 1 1898. Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: "Saltbush Bill" (1894), "Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" (1897), "Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" (1898), "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" (1903), and " Saltbush Bill, J.P." (1905).''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'', 2nd edition, p670 Plot summary Saltbush Bill is again droving his sheep when he happens "on Take 'Em Down, the station of Rooster Hall." Rooster Hall is a follower of cockfighting and Bill challenges him to a contest: his Australian bird against Hall's, a "clipt and a shaven cock, the pride of his English Game". But Bill has a trick up his sleeve and wins the contest by forfeit. Further publications * ''Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses'' by Banjo Paterson (1902) * ''Singer of the Bush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltbush Bill On The Patriarchs
''Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs'' is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''The Evening News'' on 19 December 1903. Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: "Saltbush Bill" (1894), "Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" (1897), "Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" (1898), "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" (1903), and " Saltbush Bill, J.P." (1905).''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'', 2nd edition, p670 Plot summary Saltbush Bill tells the story of a successful sheep farmer using the biblical story of Isaac and Jacob as a metaphor. Further publications * ''Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses'' by Banjo Paterson (1917) * ''The Drovers'' edited by Keith Willey (1982) * ''Song of the Pen, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1901-1941'' edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie (1983) * ''A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson'' (1990) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltbush Bill, J
Saltbush is a vernacular plant name that most often refers to ''Atriplex'', a genus of about 250 plants distributed worldwide from subtropical to subarctic regions. ''Atriplex'' species are native to Australia, North and South America, and Eurasia. Many ''Atriplex'' species are halophytes and are adapted to dry environments with salty soils. The genus ''Chenopodium'' is taxonomically a cousin of the genus ''Atriplex''. Certain chenopodiums may be called saltbushes, including '' C. robertianum'' and '' C. nutans''. ''Sarcobatus vermiculatus'', native to North America, is a halophyte plant, and is sometimes informally called a saltbush. File:Atriplex canescens habit.jpg, Four-winged saltbush (''Atriplex canescens'') File:Einadia hastata Brush Farm.JPG, ''Chenopodium robertianum'' berries File:Einadia nutans 1.jpg, ''Chenopodium nutans'' berries File:Sarcobatus vermiculatus (4018712194).jpg, Cone-like structures containing the female flowers of ''Sarcobatus vermiculatus'' See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * March – Art student Vachel Lindsay goes into the streets of New York City and tries to sell or give away copies of one of his poems. The take: 13 cents. His reaction: Ecstasy. "Now let there be here recorded my conclusions from one evening, one hour of peddling poetry. I am so rejoiced over it and so uplifted I am going to do it many times. It sets the heart trembling with happiness. The people like poetry as well as the scholars, or better." * December 15 – The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin. * Ezra Pound presents Hilda Doolittle (the poet "H.D.") with a sheaf of love poems with the collective title ''Hilda's Book''. Works published in English Canada * Wilfred Campbell, ''The Collected Poems of Wilfred Campbell''Garvin, John William, editor''Canadian Poets'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1905. Events *January–September – L. Frank Baum's ''Animal Fairy Tales'' appear in ''The Delineator'' magazine. *January 5 – Baroness Emma Orczy's play ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', adapted by Julia Neilson and Fred Terry, who play the leads, makes its London debut at the New Theatre, followed shortly by publication of the novel. *January 16 – Neil Munro begins publishing his ''Vital Spark'' stories in the ''Glasgow Evening News''. *February – Upton Sinclair's novel ''The Jungle'' begins serialization in the American socialist newspaper '' Appeal to Reason''. *May 10 – The first stage performance in England of Oscar Wilde's tragedy ''Salome'' (the original version having been banned in 1892) takes place privately at the New Stage Club of the Bijou Theatre in Archer Street, London, with Millicent Murby in the title role, directed by Florence Farr. The author died in 1900. *July – Beatrix P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1905. Books * Rolf Boldrewood – ''The Last Chance: A Tale of the Golden West'' * Guy Boothby — ''A Brighton Tragedy'' * Tom Collins – ''Rigby's Romance'' * G. B. Lancaster – ''The Spur to Smite'' * Rosa Praed — ''The Maid of the River'' Children's and young adult * Mary Grant Bruce – ''A Little Bush Maid'' * Jeannie Gunn — '' The Little Black Princess'' * Ethel Turner – ''A White Roof-Tree'' Short stories * Guy Boothby – ''A Crime of the Under Seas, and Other Stories'' * Joseph Furphy – "The Jeweller's Shop" Poetry * Arthur A. D. Bayldon – ''The Western Track and Other Verses'' * Victor J. Daley ** "The Call of the City" ** "St. Francis II" * Henry Lawson – ''When I Was King and Other Verses'' * Louisa Lawson – ''The Lonely Crossing and Other Poems'' * Dorothy Frances McCrae – "The Treasure" * Hugh McCrae – "Australian Spring" * A.B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Literature
Australian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies; as such, its recognised literary tradition begins with and is linked to the broader tradition of English literature. However, the narrative art of Australian writers has, since 1788, introduced the character of a new continent into literature—exploring such themes as Aboriginality, ''mateship'', egalitarianism, democracy, national identity, migration, Australia's unique location and geography, the complexities of urban living, and " the beauty and the terror" of life in the Australian bush. Overview Australian writers who have obtained international renown include the Nobel-winning author Patrick White, as well as authors Christina Stead, David Malouf, Peter Carey, Bradley Trevor Greive, Thomas Keneally, Colleen McCullough, Nevil Shute an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Poems
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