''Saltbush Bill's Gamecock'' is a humorous poem by
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n writer and poet
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in ''Brooks's Australian Xmas Annual'' Volume 1 1898.
[Austlit - "Saltbush Bill's Game Cock" by A. B. Paterson]
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Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: "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 Pat ...
" (1894), "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 ...
" (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, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900'' edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie (1983)
* ''A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson'' (1990)
See also
* 1898 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
The "Generation of '98" in Spain
The " Generation of '98" (also called "Generation of 1898", in Spanish, ''Genera ...
* 1898 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1898.
Events
*January 13 – Émile Zola's open letter to Félix Faure, President of France, on the Dreyfus affair, ''J'Accuse…!'', is published on the front p ...
* 1898 in Australian literature
* Australian literature
Australian literature is the literature, written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western culture, Western history, Australia was a ...
References
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1898 poems
Poetry by Banjo Paterson