| "A Bush Christening" | |
|---|---|
| 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" |
| Full text | |
 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]
- ^ Austlit - "A Bush Christening" by A. B. Paterson
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, 2nd edition, p136