The Upper Lachlan Bush Poets present the Wool Wagon Awards at Crookwell for 2008
The Gateway to Contemporary & Classical (Modern & Traditional) Bush Poetry

Carrying on the traditions of AB (Banjo) Paterson, Henry Lawson, Thomas E Spencer, CJ Dennis,
PJ Hartigan (John O'Brien), Adam Lindsay Gordon, Dorothea Mackellar, Harry Breaker Morant,
Henry Kendall, Barcroft Henry Boake, Will Ogilvie, Francis Kenna and George Essex Evans.

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Wool Wagon Awards
2008 at Crookwell

wool The Upper Lachlan Bush Poets
Present the
Wool Wagon Awards
Friday & Saturday
14th & 15th November 2008
at
Crookwell Services Club
Goulburn St.
Crookwell

Performance and Written Competitions:
Prize Money & Trophies over $4,000

Performance	Written
Open (Male & Female) Traditional Original Serious Original Humorous Junior under 12 under 18	Open under 7 to 12 years old 13 to 18

Entry Forms to Download

Performance	Written	Junior
Performance Entry Form doc Performance Entry Form PDF	Written Entry Form doc Written Entry Form PDF	Junior Entry Form doc Junior Entry Form PDF

Closing date for entries of Written Competition for bush poetry 10th October 2008
Closing date for entries of Performance Competition for bush poetry 31th October 2008

Contact:

Barry Murphy (02) 4832 1004
or email

Accomodation
Bed & Breakfasts Aimee Hallam's B&B Cloverleigh B&B Spud Murphy's Inn The Old School House	Phone 02 4832 1679 02 4832 1075 02 4832 1004 02 4832 1334
Hotels (Pub style accommodation) Criterion Hotel Crookwell Hotel/Motel Horse & Hound Hotel	Phone 02 4832 1031 02 4832 1016 02 4832 1003
Motels Crookwell Hotel/Motel Upland Pastures Motel	Phone 02 4832 1016 02 4832 1999
Caravan Park Crookwell Caravan Park	Phone 02 4830 1000

Two famous local poets were:-
Dame Mary Gilmore born 1865 in CottaWalla just out side Crookwell. Died 1962	Nellie "the Gypsie" Evans Born Ellen Alice Evans 1883 in Roslyn near Crookwell. Died 1944

Wool Wagon Awards 2008 at Crookwell

Wool Wagon Awards
2008 at Crookwell