Australian Bush Verse: Various Authors; Illustrated by Maynard Waters

A selection of poems from the annual Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse. The poems cover the full range of traditional Australian bush verse - they are nostalgic, sad, warm, witty, lyrical or hilariously funny . . . the poems are illustrated by Maynard Waters, whose paintings capture the spirit of the poems and highlight their charm. In this volume: Timber Town, Eric Watson; A Tale Of termites, B.F. Simpson; An Old Mate, Paul Harrower; The Mail Truck, Winton M. Perrin; The Times When The Season Is Good, J. McGuigan; Boolem; Rafferty's Ruse and The Talking Bird: Alf Wood; The New Breed Salesman and Where The Bush School Used To Be, John James Mangan; A Cuppa Tea, Clover F. Nolan; The Mailman, 'Sandy' Glen Hasted; The One Man Town, Rus Centre; How Banjo Won The Cup, George Dasey; Mud Map, Anne Bell; A Queenslander's Choice, D.L. Moffatt; The Railway Hotel, W.G. Howcroft; Living Orf The Land, Roy E. Andrews; The Packhorse Drover, B.F. Simpson; No Less A Son, Cora Pal; A Tale Of The Never-Never, Coral Dasey; The Gravy Train, R.R. Davidson; Storm-Bird, Clover F. Nolan