"A Bush Christening" | |
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by Banjo Paterson | |
First published in | The Bulletin |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publication date | 16 December 1893 |
Preceded by | "Behind the Scenes" |
Followed by | "The Geebung Polo Club" |
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A Bush Christening at Wikisource |
A Bush Christening is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in The Bulletin magazine on 16 December 1893, the Christmas issue of that publication.[1] It has been called "a rollicking account of how the traditional pre-occupations, whisky and religion, come together".[2]