The Bush Debate: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Bush Debate, credited to Henry Lawson; Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson; Edward Dyson; Francis Kenna, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Bush Debate by Henry Lawson; Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson; Edward Dyson; Francis Kenna. Read by Jason Mills; Timothy Ferguson; Algy Pug; Derrick Coetzee In 1892, two of Australia's best poets came up with a scheme to make some money. They arranged to have an argument in the Weekly Bulletin, and since they were being paid by the word, this let them fire back and forth, being sent beer money with each salvo. A couple of other poets also joined in, and their work is seminal to the development of the Bush ethos in Australia. The first eight files are the original form of the poems, and the second eight are later republications by the authors, in their own collections. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Bush Debate
• Author credits: Henry Lawson; Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson; Edward Dyson; Francis Kenna
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 1:11:34

Catalogue topics

• australia
• australian poetry
• bush poetry
• the bulletin

Track guide

1. 01 - Borderland by Henry Lawson — 4:46
2. 02 - In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson — 3:48
3. 03 - The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson — 3:23
4. 04 - In Answer to Banjo and Otherwise by Henry Lawson — 9:09
5. 05 - The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson) — 3:21
6. 06 - Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna — 2:52
7. 07 - In Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson — 5:43
8. 08 - The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson — 2:48
9. 09 - Up the Country by Henry Lawson — 5:06
10. 10 - In Defence of the Bush by Banjo Paterson — 3:34
11. 11 - The Fact of the Matter by Edward Dyson — 3:25
12. 12 - The City Bushman by Henry Lawson — 9:32
13. 13 - The Overflow of Clancy by H.H.C.C. (probably Henry Lawson) — 3:33
14. 14 - Banjo of the Overflow by Francis Kenna — 2:42
15. 15 - An Answer to Various Bards by Banjo Paterson — 5:05
16. 16 - The Poets of the Tomb by Henry Lawson — 2:47

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