#Australians #XIXCentury #XXCentury
Oh! the circus swooped down On the Narrabri town, For the Narrabri populace moneyed… And the showman he smiled At the folk he beguiled
The night is dark and stormy, and… Our horses we will mount and ride… To watch the squatters’ cattle thr… And we’ll keep them on the camp ti… For we’re going, going, going to…
Pro Bono Publico Went out the streets to scan, And marching to and fro He met a seedy man, Who did a tale unfold
When I was at home I was down on… And I earned a poor living by dra… But old aunt died, and left me a t… I’ll start on my travels," said B… Oh dear, lackaday, oh,
Chris Watson, of the Parliament, By his Caucus Gods he swore That the great Labor Party Should suffer wrong no more. By his Caucus Gods he swore it,
I’ll sing to you a fine new song,… Of a fine Australian squatter who… Who swore by right pre-emptive at… That by his rams, his ewes, his la… Like a fine Australian squatter,…
OUT in the wastes of the West co… Out where the white stars shine, Grim and silent as such men be, Rideth a man with a history— Anthony Considine.
’Twas in scientific circles That the great Professor Brown Had a world-wide reputation As a writer of renown. He had striven finer feelings
Dark over the face of Nature subl… Reign’d tyranny, warfare, and ever… The world a desert’no oasis gree… A man-loving soul on its surface h… Then mercy above a mandate sent fo…
They came of bold and roving stock… There were the sons of field and f… We may not hope to see such men in… As those explorers of the bush – t… ‘Twas they who rode the trackless…
A bright sun and a loosened rein, A whip whose pealing sound Rings forth amid the forest trees As merrily forth we bound As merrily forth we bound, my boys…
My Uncle Bill! My Uncle Bill! How doth my heart with anguish thr… For he, our chief, our Robin Hood… Has gone to jail for stealing wood… With tears and sobs my voice I ra…
The Maoris are a mighty race—the… Before the missionaries came they… They went to war and fought like f… They pacified their conquered foes… But now-a-days about the pahs in i…
Come all ye bold trainers attend t… It’s a rule of the A.J.C. You mustn’t train ponies, for that… By the rules of the A.J.C. You have to wear winkers when cros…
Australia takes her pen in hand To write a line to you, To let you fellows understand How proud we are of you. From shearing shed and cattle run,