Thread: Banjo Paterson, 150th birthday today

Today is the 150th birthday of Banjo Paterson.

Reg Andrew Watson

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Banjo Paterson's 150th birthday. A great Australian and poet, together with Lawson and Ogilvie. Many latter bush poets have tried to equal those giants only prove to be very mediocre. Damn multiculturalism.....it prevents the Home Culture to develop...

"I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better
Knowledge sent to where I met him down the Lachlan years ago
He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him
Just on spec, addressed as follows, 'Clancy of the Overflow'

And an answer came directed in a writing unexpected
(And i think the same was written with a thumb-nail dipped in tar)
'Twas his shearing mate who wrote it and verbatim I shall quote it:
Clancy's gone to Queensland droving and we don't know where he are."

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We had Jack Thompson in town today....didn't manage to get there though.