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2018 Blackened Billy winner, Catherine Lee
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2016 Bundy Bush Poets Muster,
Bundaberg Queensland
2016 Bush Lantern Award winner
Terry Piggott for One Man's
Prison.
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2016 Man From Snowy River
Festival,
Corryong Victoria
2016 ABPA Overall Written Victorian Championship and Silver
Brumby Award
winner, Brenda Joy for Murray
Moon.
Award Winning Modern Bush Poetry
This section contains the
first-prize-winning poems, collated from ABPA and other bush
poetry written competitions throughout Australia from 2008 to
2013 inclusive.
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Collection Index
2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
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A
Precious Chance by Shelley Hansen
An Australian History Lesson by Beryl Stirling
From
Gallipoli With Love by Tom McILveen
Fumbles
by Marco Gliori
Heart
of Australia by Brenda Joy
In
a Mangrove World by Brenda Joy
In Praise of the One Teacher School by Shelley Hansen
Lawson's
Legacy
by Shelley Hansen
Regeneration by David Campbell
Remembering
Bill the Bastard by Irene Dalgety Timpone
Sounds
of the Desert Night by Peter O'Shaughnessy
The
Heart of Darkness by David Campbell
The
Poppies Dance by Heather Knight
The
Stockman's Loss by Catherine Lee
The
Wanderers by Catherine Lee
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2019 AWARD WINNING POETRY
2008 - 2009 - 2010
- 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015
- 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Dreamtime Breakaway by Peter O'Shaughnessy
A
Lantern in the Window by David Campbell
Arty Illywhacker by David Campbell
"Channel" No. 5 by Shelley Hansen
Delhi
Calling by Tom McILveen
'Faith'
by Glenny Palmer
Ghosts of Men by Catherine Lee
Keepers
of Our Heritage by Shelley Hansen
Kelly's Corner by Heather Knight
Made
in Australia by Max Merckenschlager
My Father's Voice by David Campbell
Pappinbarra
Dreamtime by Tom McILveen
Soldier
Number Five by Irene Dalgety Timpone
The
Darkest Side of Hell by Tom McILveen
The
Mulga Cup by Peter O'Shaughnessy
The
Restorer's Tale by Shelley Hansen
The
Struggle by Brenda Joy
To Learn to Choose by Robyn Sykes
Two Families Who Never Met by Robyn
Sykes
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Miner's Legacy by Catherine Lee
And
Did
Those Hooves... by Catherine Lee
As
Shadows
Fall by Brenda Joy
A
Time of Healing by T E Piggott
Bluey
by Tom McIlveen
Goodaye,
Old
Mate by Jim Kent
Jack,
My
Friend by Shelley Hansen
Lament
by Brenda Joy
Let
It
All Hang Out by Brenda Joy
Making
Murrundi by Max Merckenschlager
Pappinbarra
Burning by Tom McIlveen
Rainbow
Serpent's
Legacy by Tom McIlveen
Rebuilding the Rock by Robyn Sykes
Riley's
Billy Lids by Tom McIlveen
The
Ruins by Terry Piggott
Won't
You
Come? by Tom McIlveen
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Bovine World by Donald Crane
A Man Alone by David Campbell
Bobby
by Tom McIlveen
Buy-Swap-Sell
by Shelley Hansen
C
for Charlie by Heather Searles
Dentures
to
the Rescue by Trevor Shaw
Echoes
From
The Past by Terry Piggott
Far
From
Home by David Campbell
In
a
Bush Clearing Small... by Jim Kent
Lost
for
Words! by Shelley Hansen
My
Alpine
World by Brenda Joy
My
Name's
Doreen by Shelley Hansen
Old
Country
Halls by Will Moody
Snowdrifts
of
Time... by Lee Taylor-Friend
Solace
by Brenda Joy
Sweetwater
by David Campbell
The
Cynic
Route by Kate O'Neil
The
Novice And The Bard by Max Merckenschlager
The
Old
Brush Hut by Terry Piggott
The
Promise by Helen Harvey
The
Road
A-Head by Brenda Joy
Under
Southern
Soil / Equal Under Southern Skies by Tom McIlveen
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
An
Outback
State of Mind by Max Merckenschlager
Basic Guide (to arguing with a woman) by Brenda Joy
Blood
and
Love: The Irish Saga by Anthony (Tony) Hammill
Bobby
is
Back by Tom McIlveen
Bond
of
Love by Brenda Joy
Clancy's
Answer by John Davis
Demons
and
Lambs by Tom McIlveen
Elixir
of
Life by Shelley Hansen
Golden
Wedding by Shelley Hansen
His
Mungindi
Girl! by Kelly Dixon
Legacy
of
a Fool by Catherine Lee
Murray
Moon by Brenda Joy
Nature
Has
Its Reasons by Leonie Parker
One
Man's
Prison by Terry Piggott
Remember
Mate by Terry Piggott
Rich
Beyond
All Measure by Shelley Hansen
She
Only
Speaks if you Listen by Kevin Pye
The
9th
of June by Glenny Palmer
The
Bank's
Bottom Line by Bob Magor
The
Wave
Hill Spur by Helen Harvey
The
Wrapper by Rhonda M Tallnash
Too
Quick
to Blame by David Campbell
We
Were
Soldiers by Tom McIlveen
Wills
by Brenda Joy
Workin'
For
the Dole by Tom McIlveen
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Reasonable Approach by Ron Stevens
Another
Good
Mate Gone by Helen Harvey
Child's
Play by Robyn Sykes
Children
of
the Anzacs by Catherine Lee
Chronicle
by Catherine Lee
Coo-ee
Bill by Tom McIlveen
Dreamtime
Dreaming by Terry Piggott
Droving
Grasshoppers by Terry Piggott
Eugene
by Tom McIlveen
I
Marched For Him by David Campbell
If
God
Only Knew by Tom McIlveen
In
the
Name of the Father by David Campbell
Links
by Brenda Joy
Lonely
is
the Campfire by Terry Piggott
Photo
Shoot by Brenda Joy
Roadside
Pizza by Tom McIlveen
Road
Watch by Brenda Joy
Skip
by David Fatches
Sometimes
I
Wish ... by Leonie Parker
Teddy,
Teddy! by Shelley Hansen
The
Cattle
Pastures by Tom McIlveen
The
Hidden
Truth by Milton Taylor
The
Last
Farewell by Terry Piggott
The
Last
Frontier by Terry Piggott
The
Man
Who Wasn't There by David Campbell
The
Pact by Kay Gorring
The
Redwood
Pub and the Claw-Foot Tub by Will Moody
To
the
Genius of Henry by David Campbell
Where Poppies Bloom by Brenda Joy
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Colourful Encounter by Brenda Joy
A
Lesson in Life by Shelley Hansen
A
Snowy Mountain Fantasy by Tom McIlveen
Bush
Mother by Donald Crane
Closure
by Brenda Joy
Coo-ee
Caller by Tom McIlveen
Dooley's
Banker by Donald Crane
Each Morning, When I First Awake by David Campbell
Farewell My Love by Terry Piggott
Ghosts of Progress by Brenda Joy
Hire
Education by Will Moody
New
England
Gentlemen by Tom McIlveen
Outlines
of
the Past by Will Moody
Paddy
at
a Mudgee Winery by Ron Stevens
Promise
My
Children by David Campbell
Remember?
by Milton Taylor
Snowy - Reflections of a River by Brenda Joy
Song
of
the Humpback Whales by Arthur Green
The
Carnage
at Stringybark Creek by Tom McIlveen
The
Lemon
Tree by Ron Stevens
The
Sheik
of the Scrubby by Brenda Joy
The
Stringybark
Butcher by Tom McIlveen
The Takeover by Don Adams
Unspoken
Words by David Campbell
When
A
Tree Falls by David Campbell
Where
Life
Has Led by Brenda Joy
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Feather in a Locket by Robyn Sykes
A
Love Story by David Campbell
A
Teamster’s Life by V.P. Read
A
Victim of War by Tom McIlveen
Call
of
the Kimberley by Brenda Joy
Christmas
Eve
on the F3 by B.J. Stirling
For
Sale by Robyn Sykes
Has
anybody
out there heard from Jon? by Leonie Parker
He
will
Muster no More by Brenda Joy
Highway
to
Hell by John Davis
Impromptu
Shower by Robyn Sykes
Kathleen
by Tom McIlveen
Little
Friend by Brenda Joy
Midnight
Muster by Donald Crane
Mothers
and
Sons by David Campbell
On
the
Goatee Mountain Track by Tom McIlveen
Rafting
on
the River in the Spring by Will Moody
Renewal
by Brenda Joy
Riverina
Rain by Caroline Tuohey
That's
how
it is... by Brenda Joy
The
Anzac
Spirit - One Hundred Years on by Yvonne Harper
The
Colour
in my Blood by Brenda Joy
The
Dungeon
on the Hill by Tom McIlveen
The
Dying by Martin Pattie
The
End
of an Era by Terry Piggott
The
Farmer's
Strike by Robyn Sykes
The
Ghost
of Long Tan by Tom McIlveen
The
Last
Judgement by Brenda Joy
The
Passing
of a Legend by Milton Taylor
The Seeds
of
Revolution by Tom McIlveen
The
Swagman's
Ghost by B.J. (Beryl) Stirling
This
Cathedral by Rod Walford
To
the
Cowboy Poets by Will Moody
Trooper
George by Anthony (Tony) Hammill
Un-a-bridged
by Will Moody
Voices
by Leonie Parker
Waiting
by Catherine Lee
Where
Drovers
Dream by Brenda Joy
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Father's Prayer by David Campbell
A
Snowy Mountain Holiday by Tom McIlveen
A
Stranger Walks Alone by David Campbell
Beneath
our
Mirrabooka Sky by Brenda Joy
Boot
about
Town by Brenda Joy
Coo-ee
Calling by Brenda Joy
Country
Grit by Yvonne Harper
Curio-The
Legend
will Survive by Brenda Joy
Drover
Dreaming by Donald Crane
Four
Soldiers
Back by Brian Bell
Home
is
the Lonely Heart by Arthur Green
I
am the Land by Brenda Joy
In
My
Father's Name by Glenny Palmer
Lovely
Lies by Robyn Sykes
Meg's
Story by Yvonne Harper
Mistress
of
my Seasons by M.M. (Mal) Beveridge
Nangaloar
by Brenda Joy
On
Three
Moon Creek - Cania Gorge by M.M. Beveridge
One
Night
at Joe Maguire's Pub by Tom McIlveen
Only
Six
Years by Stephen Whiteside
Out
on
the Western Shore by Terry Piggott
Rainbow
Serpent's
Progeny by Tom McIlveen
Sheepish
by Brenda Joy
Silver
Wings by Kym Eitel
Spirit
of
'...Matilda' by Brenda Joy
The
Barraba
Drovers by Tom McIlveen
The
Eulogy by B.J. (Beryl) Stirling
The
Gold
Seekers by Terry Piggott
The
Last
Post by Heather Knight
The
Legend
Lives On by Catherine Lee
The
Naming
Ceremony by Leonie Parker
The
Pub
at Cripple Creek by Terry Piggott
The
Rattle
of the Knob by Allan Goode
The
Singer
and his Song by David Campbell
The
Testament by B.J.Beryl Stirling
Voices
in
the Silence by Ron Stevens
Your
Shout! by Allan Goode
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Bidgee Dawn by Don Adams
A
Bushman's Last Farewell by Catherine Lee
A
Gift for the Wife by Trevor Shaw
A
Letter from the Front by Brian Beesley
A
Man's Dream by Colleen McLoughlin
Burke's
Last
Days by Ellis Campbell
Certificates
to
Mount by Glenny Palmer
Court
Thought by Gregory North
Easy
in
the Sun by Max Merckenschlager
Encounter
with
Whales by Max Merckenschlager
Exodus
from
Alleromba by Tom McIlveen
Ghost
Child by Kym Eitel
Grandad's
Purple
Donkey by Kym Eitel
How
you
going Mate? by Ron Stevens
Legacy
of
a Bushfire by Brenda Joy
Legend
of
the Flame by Catherine Lee
Maiden
Flight by Brenda Joy
Maiden
Sea-Change by Brenda Joy
Mechanical
Surrender by Ellis Campbell
Nullarbor
Dreaming by Brenda Joy
On
the
Wallaby with You by David Delaney
Our
Timber
Cutter's Legacy by Tom McIlveen
Taffy
Waits by Kym Eitel
The
Demise
of Simple Saul by Ellis Campbell
The
Ghost
of Old Ted by Wendy Enchelmaier
The
Pyrenees
- A Sesquicentennial Ode by Carol Reffold
The
Story
of Joshua Hurley by B.J.(Beryl)Stirling
The
Whale
Boat by Zondrae King
Unfinished
Business by Claire Reynolds
Walking
with
Ghosts by Terry Piggott
Wasteland
by David Campbell
What
Price
Progress? by Ellis Campbell
Where
have
all the Baa Baa's Gone? by Ellis Campbell
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Cross Beside a Lonely Road by Ellis Campbell
A
Scent of Eucalyptus by John Peel
Behind
the
Flag by Ron Stevens
By
the
Right by Ron Stevens
Equus
Caballus
(The Horse) by Donald Crane
Flight
of
the Magpie Geese by Catherine Lee
Forgotten
Children
- Childhood Lost by Brenda Joy
Gulgong
-
Then and Now by Ellis Campbell
Henry’s
Ecstasy by Stephen Whiteside
If
Banjo
Came to Ipswich by Leonie Parker
‘Ma’
from
Snowy River by Glenny Palmer
Memories
of
Drought by Don Adams
Midnight’s
Last
Race by Graham Fredriksen
Moonlight
Muster by Ellis Campbell
On
Rafferty’s
Run by Arthur Green
Possum
of
the River by Max Merckenschlager
Rescue
-
The Ballad of Bernie O’Reilly by Lionel Euston
Snowy
Mountain
Magic by Max Merckenschlager
Spirit
of
Australia by Catherine Lee
The
Arsonist by Ellis Campbell
The
Black
Horse in the Lead by Kym Eitel
The
Bush
Piano by Gary Harding
The
Farmer’s
Sagacity by Ellis Campbell
The
First
‘True Blue’ Australian Born by Arthur Green
The
Great
Australian Hole by Will Moody
The
Pollie
Plague by David Campbell
The
Prospector’s
Daughter by Terry Piggott
The
Rabbit
Trapper by Ellis Campbell
The
Shadow
on the Wall by Veronica Weal
The
Tides
and the Turns by Brenda Joy
Today
by Gregory North
True
Blue
Aussie by Valerie Wallace
Walking
Away by David Campbell
What
a
Night! by Glenny Palmer
When
you
were by my Side by Terry Piggott
Windradyne
by Catherine Lee
Worn
Out
Stockman Dreaming by John Davis
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A Lasting Impression by Gregory North
Beechley
Calling by Ellis Campbell
Crossed
Tracks by Ron Stevens
Cutting
Back by Ron Stevens
Dear
Captain
Holman by Brian Beesley
Desertion
by David Campbell
Eleven
Miles by Kym Eitel
For
Always
and Forever by Arthur Green
Gallipoli
by Keith Lethbridge
In
Praise
of the Shearing Shed by Don Adams
Mother
Snowy by Lee Taylor-Friend
Mulling
over
Mafeking by Max Merckenschlager
Musquito,
The
Black Bushranger by Max Merckenschlager
My
Country by Brian Beesley
Nails
in
the Mango Tree by Kym Eitel
Of
Wills
and Wonts by Ron Stevens
Rain
by Zondrae King
Strike
me
Pink by Zondrae King
The
Magnificent
Seven by Max Merckenschlager
The
Miner’s
Church by V.P. Read
The
Old
Timer by Donald Crane
The
Road
Scholar by Max Merckenschlager
The
Romance-Writing
Ringer from Roo Creek by Carolyn Eldridge-Alfonzetti
The
Shame
of Staying Put by Ron Stevens
The
Surrogate
Dad by Peter Mace
The
White
Ribbon by David Campbell
Time
and
Change by Colleen McLaughlin
Wrath
and
Splendour by Kym Eitel
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2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
A
Bell in the Mist by Kym Eitel
A
Letter Home - September 14 1946 by David Campbell
A
Tribute to Jillie by V.P. Read
Birth
of
our Spirit by Ed Walker
Brolga
Dreaming by V.P.Read
Corryong - A Town Unique by Ellis Campbell
Country
Women by Max Merckenschlager
Departures
by Ron Stevens
Distant
Dialogue by Ron Stevens
Ernie McBurney's Ride by Ellis Campbell
Fairy
Fears
at Just Five Years by Arthur Green
Firestorm,
Flynn
and Sarah-Jane by Arthur Green
Flash
Flood by Kym Eitel
Homecoming
by Ron Stevens
I'm
Sorry,
Laurie! by Kym Eitel
Jumping
the
Rattler by David Campbell
King
Clydesdale by Max Merckenschlager
Monarchs
of
the Air by Arthur Green
Of
Men
and Rats by Ron Stevens
Says
Martin
Cash by Max Merckenschlager
Somebody's
Darling by Milton Taylor
Sorry,
Sorry Day by Max Merckenschlager
That
Trip
to Cape York by Claire Reynolds
The
Bang
Tail Muster by Dennis Scanlon
The
Clockoholic by Veronica Weal
The
Ghost
of Crackenback by Kym Eitel
The
Only
War we Had (Beachhead Vietnam) by Graham Fredriksen
The
Power
of Kokoda by Dean Trevaskis
The
Stranger by Ron Stevens
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