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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. 1 — January 2020
King Of The Ranges . . . . . . 18
Mission Statement MSR Festival 2020 ... ... 18

Little eMuse ... ...... .. 19
Australian history is almost always picturesque, indeed it is so curious and Poem: T Mart’s Bob Jane 20
strange, that it is in itself the chiefest novelty the country has to offer and so it Poem: The Ballad Of
pushes the other novelties into second and third place. Pancho Adaire ... .... 20
Carol Heuchan ... ...... 21
It does not read like history, but beautiful lies, and all of a fresh new sort, no
mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises and adventures, the incongruities, and Milton Show Society ... . 21
contradictions, and incredibilities, but they are all true, they all happened. Drovers’ Camp Camooweal 21
Billy Mateer — The Man
Mark Twain Who Raced A Storm ... 22
With this in mind, eMuse is dedicated to preserving and recording Australian culture and heritage Club Directory ... ...... 24
as expressed through bush poetry and yarnspinning. Bush poetry is defined as: poetry with rhyme
and meter, written by an Australian or about Australia, its people, places, things, or way of life.
Give A Hand CONTENT Deadline is 20th February

Mission Statement . . . . . . 2 for publication 1st March
Give A Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Trivia ... ...... ..... .... 2
eMuse Contact Address 2
Oh My God! ... ...... ... 3
Poem: A Volunteer . . . . . . 3
Country Music Directory 4 Thank you to Zoe Younger for
Verses for Vinnies . . . . . . . 4 your valued assistance.
Chinese New Year ... .... 4
Poem: The Bulls Of The
Speerwah ... ...... ... 5
Millions have been poured into relief for people displaced and Orange Festival . . . . . . . . . . 5
facing severe loss. That money is helpful but a whole lot more Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
will be needed in hard times to come. If you can help (or can Land of Legends: Lizard Is. . . 8
do so again) there are many organisations distributing funds Bear Facts: Johnny Gilbert 10 Trivia
and volunteering their services. Here is a short (though incom- Nature and Place Comp 11
plete) list of where to find out how to help Bronze Swagman 2020 11 Which was the greatest horse
ride of all time”
• Australian Red Cross Country Links . . . . . . . . . . . 11 (a) Dick Turpin?
• The Salvation Army What’s Happening . . . . . 12
Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . 13
• The St Vincent De Paul Society Brisbane Floods . . . . . . . 13 (b) Paul Revere?
• NSW Rural Fire Service Told You So! . . . . . . . . . . 13 (c) Billy Mateer?
• Victorian Country Fire Service Ships Ashore .... ...... 13 Answer on page 22.
• NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and North Pine or Petrie . . . 13
Grandma’s Sayings . . . . . 13
Education Service Get On Your Soapbox . . . . 13 Contact Details
• The World Wildlife Fund Henry Lawson Heritage For a free subscription or to
• Celeste Barber Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 add your welcome content
Laura Literary Awards .... 14 contributions, please contact:
Please help rebuild and repair what has been destroyed. One Poem: Spirit of Boondooma 15
of the best ways that we can help is to follow the comment of: Free Xpression . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Editor
‘Drive an empty car to these country towns and fill it up with Young Writers .... ....... 15 Wally (The Bear) Finch
purchases from these towns.’ Chinaman’s Cave .... .... 16 P. O. Box 68
Thank you to Lorraine Noscov, Editor of Writers’ Grapevine for Untitled poem . . . . . . . . . . 17 Morayfield. Q. 4506.
this list. Lorraine’s newsletter is a must for serious writers of Gosford Poets .... ....... 18 wmbear1@bigpond.com
prose or poetry. Send her an email: Victorian Goldfields Bush www.emuseorg.com
writersgrapevine@yahoo.com Poets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 07 5495 5110, 0419 437 077