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An Independent Not For Profit Bush Poetry Newsletter

A Drop Bear Publication
for Poets, Balladeers, Yarnspinners,writers, and
Lovers of Australian Folk Lore
Vol. 9. No. 10 ― October 2020

Mission Statement Muddy River Written . . . 18

WA Championships . . . . 18
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Australian history is almost always picturesque, indeed it is so curious and
strange, that it is in itself the chiefest novelty the country has to offer and so it Some More Variations of
pushes the other novelties into second and third place. Nursery Rhymes . . . . . 20
Poem: A Singer of the Bush 21
It does not read like history, but beautiful lies, and all of a fresh new sort, no Benalla Cancelled .... .. 21
mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises and adventures, the incongruities, and Man From Snowy River
contradictions, and incredibilities, but they are all true, they all happened. Fest ... ...... ..... ... 21

Mark Twain Skew Wiff Corner .... .. 21
Bear Facts: Golliwogs .... 22
With this in mind, eMuse is dedicated to preserving and recording Australian culture and heritage Bella Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
as expressed through bush poetry and yarnspinning. Bush poetry is defined as: poetry with rhyme Word Music Part VII
and meter, written by an Australian or about Australia, its people, places, things, or way of life. Lead Words . . . . . . . . . 26
Bronze Swagman ... .... 27
What A Different Year Rhymes for Ripened Rascals 27
Dusty Swag Awards . . . . . 27
Australia was born in try a bit of self discipline. Exer- CONTENT Club Directory ... ...... 28
pain and injustice. cise some common sense and Mission Statement . . . . . . 2
A. K. Macdougal not let our emotions override What A Different Year ... . 2
good choices.
Life has been tough lately. Trivia ... ...... ..... .... 2 Cover Holey Dollars as issued
Throughout history, again,
There’s no ignoring the facts. and again, life has been re- eMuse Contact Address 2 in 1813 and souvenir replicas
We had a severe widespread Poem: Lawson’s Legacy . . 3 issued in 2013.
drought followed by our worst peatedly unfair. All too often, Words ... ...... ..... ... 4
our convict ancestors were not
recorded bushfire season ever. Biography: General Sir Henry Deadline is 20th October
It seemed the whole of Aus- given a fair go, our indigenous Chauvel ... ...... ..... 6 for publication 1st November
races were subjected to geno-
tralia was ablaze. Whole towns cide and other atrocities. Land Of Legends: The 1891
were evacuated. Great Shearers’ Strike ... 8
Next came the floods for far Yet through it all, in spite Free Xpression ... ...... 10 Thank you to Zoe Younger for
too many good people already of all the negative influenc- Young Writers . . . . . . . . . 10 your valued assistance.
punch-drunk from their previ- es, humanity has enjoyed a New Book: Waltzing
measure of amazing success.
ous disaster fuelled troubles. In the worst times filled Matilda 1895-96 ... ... 10
Then the pandemic arrived. Country Links ... ...... . 10 Trivia
LET’S FACE IT. LIFE JUST with gloom and doom, the Poem: Bernice Pitt-Jones 11
AIN’T FAIR. unconquerable human spirit Music Directory ... ..... 11 Beersheeba was:
So what do we do about it? demonstrates it won’t be What’s Happening . . . . . 12
There’s nowhere to run and dominated. Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (a) A popular outback pub
Our health, our finances
hide. Do we let fear and anxi- Slouch Hat .... ........ 13 (b) A famous Battle won by
ety take control? We could try our emotions are being as- The Name .... ........ 13 Australian Lighthorsemen
saulted over and over but it
blaming it on a conspiracy Austrian Corsican Hat . . 13 during World War I.
theory — deny it exists (that’s will all end. Second Boer War ..... . 13 Answer on page 5.
I know we have seen our
clever). Or perhaps we could Col. Tom Price ..... .... 13
hopes and dreams shattered Kangaroo Feathers ..... 13
What in so many ways. It’s rough! Grandma’s Sayings . . . . . 13 Contact Details
But we humans have the
virus? abilty to recover. Magic Carpet . . . . . . . . . . 13 For a free subscription or to
add your welcome content
Letters to the Editor . . . . 14
Like the phoenix of legend Silver Quill Comp ... .... 14 contributions, please contact:
we can rise out of the ashes Poem: The Man From The Editor,
and return to our former glory Yangtze River ... ..... 15 Wally (The Bear) Finch,
and better. We must. Poem: Lawson’s Last Review 16 P. O. Box 68,
Let’s not wait. Right now, Poem: Where Does The Out- Morayfield. Q. 4506.
is the time to start rebuilding back Finish . . . . . . . 16 wmbear1@bigpond.com
what we have lost. 2021 Blackened Billy . . . . 17 www.emuseorg.com
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