A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson

Douglas reviews five books in the Australian Writers and Their Work series: John Le Gay Brereton, by H. Heseltine; William Gosse Hay, by…

The first of these two books, is one of the 'Writers and Their Work' series produced by the British Council. Its aim is presumably to…

Discusses the origins and sources of Banjo Paterson's ballad 'The Settler's Lament'.

In 1892, readers of the Sydney Bulletin saw the beginnings of an argument which developed into the single most significant event in the history of…

In brief, 'The Man from Snowy River' seems to possess none of those attributes whereby a critic might justify its wide and continued popularity. Judith…

Discusses Australian literary responses to the Boer War. including Banjo Paterson's dispatches from the Front and J.H. Abbott's first-hand account as a soldier reflect and…

Richard Walsh responds to Shirley Walker's essay 'The Boer War: Paterson, Abbott, Brennan, Miles Franklin and Morant' (ALS 12 no. 2, 1985). Shirley Walker…

Literary reputations and standing tend to follow erratic courses worthy of the sharemarket. Even blue chip stock, like Lawson and White, can plumb the depths…

After the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) was established in 1932, music occupied just over half of airtime, with talk making up the balance. With the…

Locating Australian Literary Memory begins with a typically pithy quotation from Miles Franklin about its subject matter: ‘Such monuments alas, too often are a saving…