Bush Yarns & Stories - Page 2

The Australian bush is iconically Australian. Bush poets such as Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson revered the bush as a source of national ideals and romanticised the bush in their poems. This section reproduces yarns, ballads and anecdotes rich with the spirit of the Australian bush.

The Drovers’ Prank – A Droving Reminiscence of 1879 on the Queensland and NSW Border

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Two drovers are travelling south through Queensland in late 1879, on approaching the NSW border they pass through a small township consisting…

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