Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (26 March 1866 – 2 May 1892) was an Australian Stockman and poet who wrote primarily within the ‘bush poetry’ tradition. He was active for only a few years before his suicide at the young age of 26. He belived that ‘bush life’ was the only life worth living. Boake was […]
Tommy’s Hut –
Victorian Express 7 April 1893, page 3 TOMMY’S HUT From The Sydney Bulletin There’s a clearing in the ranges on the old bush road to Yea, Where a shanty once was running in the old and lawless way; It was here the splitters rallied, and the drifting traveller soaked, And the drover, halting, tallied, and […]
In Defence of the Bush – by Banjo Paterson
In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson So you’re back from up the country, Mister Townsman, where you went, And you’re cursing all the business in a bitter discontent; Well, we grieve to disappoint you, and it makes us sad to hear That it wasn’t cool and shady — and there wasn’t plenty beer, […]
The Billy Can – a swagmans friend
The Quart-Pot and Billy-Can No utensil is so generally used in the bush as the billy-can; none is more widely distributed, none better known in Australia. It is cheap, light, useful, and a burden to no man. It goes with every traveller, it figures in comedy and tragedy and has been the repository of the […]
Whispers of the Outback – a verse
Whispers of the Outback The red earth hums a song of old, A tale of heat, of sun, and gold. Where kangaroos in silence leap, And ancient secrets softly creep. The wind it carries, warm and dry, A whisper from the endless sky. Through gum trees tall and desert wide, The Outback waits, the land, […]
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