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May 6, 2012 · A reading of the classic Australian bush ballad, "Clancy of the Overflow" by Banjo Paterson, together with film and images of the Australian bush and the "dusty, dirty city"....
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May 4, 2012 · The Overflow = the name of a rural station; “The Overflow” was referred to in several of Banjo Paterson’s poems (“Clancy of The Overflow”, “The Man From Snowy River”, “Old Australian Ways”, “The Silent Shearer” and “The Travelling Post Office”); Paterson, in an annotation to a letter from Angus & Robertson (18 January ...
"Clancy of the Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works.
- Banjo Paterson
- 1889
A classic Australian bush ballad, voiced by former BBC Broadcaster, Anton Jarvis.Hundreds more audio poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017
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Analysis (ai): Paterson's poem "Clancy of the Overflow" evokes nostalgia for the Australian bush and the freedom of the drover's life. The speaker, confined to a monotonous city office, idealizes Clancy's existence in contrast to his own.
"Clancy Of The Overflow" -Banjo Paterson's classic Australian poem set to Wallis and Matilda's tune by The Stringybark Band. Combining photographs of Sydney...
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Clancy of the Overflow, by A. B. (“Banjo”) Paterson. I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better. Knowledge, sent to where I met him down the Lachlan, years ago, He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him, Just “on spec”, addressed as follows: “Clancy, of The Overflow”.
