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As an appendix to Episode 44, Henry Lawson, today’s episode presents two final readings, two more humorous offerings. We read a Banjo Paterson poem, called ‘The Man from Ironbark’ which I mentioned in Ep 44, and then a short story by Henry Lawson, titled ‘The Loaded Dog’. (23 mins) [Image:...
This episode is an appendix to Episode 44 – Henry Lawson. We read poems that contributed to the ‘Bulletin Debate’, discussed in the earlier episode. We include Banjo Paterson’s ‘Clancy of the Overflow’, ‘In Defense of the Bush’ & ‘An answer to various Bards’, as well as Henry Lawson’s ‘Up...
Following Ep 44 on Henry Lawson, this episode will be a reading of Henry Lawson’s short story (or sketch), The Drover’s Wife, published in the Bulletin, July 1892. Please listen to Ep 44 first, for the life & times of Henry Lawson. (20 mins) References: LAWSON, HENRY. The Drover’s Wife...
Henry Lawson was a ‘bush poet’ and writer from the 1880s. One of a number of writers that were focusing on the Australian experience and fostering a pride and understanding of the emerging Australian identity. Today’s episode looks at Henry’s complicated life, and the times in which he was writing....