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''Saltbush Bill, J.P.'' is a humorous poem by
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, sma ...
n writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''The Evening News'' on 16 December 1905.Austlit - "Saltbush Bill, J.P." by A. B. Paterson
/ref> 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 ''Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses'' (1917) is the third collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1917, and features the poems "Waltzing Matilda", "Saltbush Bill, J.P.", "In ...
'' by Banjo Paterson (1917) * ''Along the Western Road : Bush Stories and Ballads'' (1981) * ''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) * ''The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson'' (1992)


See also

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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 copi ...
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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 ...
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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 – '' ...
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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, ...


References

{{Banjo Paterson 1905 poems Poetry by Banjo Paterson