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Bush Poetry

600 Horses an still whinging bout cold feet

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 30, 2026

Scott Farquhar looks back at the hard old days of outback trucking—and admits that …

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 30, 2026

Liquid Gold

September 29, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 29, 2026

A tragic tale (tail?) of two dogs

September 27, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 27, 2026

An Improvement To The Nation

September 25, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 25, 2026
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Country Music

Piper Butcher’s ‘Never Know You Again’ Carries a Message Worth Hearing

by Alex Bender September 28, 2026

Piper Butcher’s new single “Never Know You Again” grew from a personal loss. She …

by Alex Bender September 28, 2026

Loren Ryan Lets ‘WILD ONE’ Loose Ahead of Two Big Festival Stages

September 27, 2026
by Alex Bender September 27, 2026

Nadine Cockrem Carries “Ember” Into the Light After 12 Years

September 25, 2026
by Alex Bender September 25, 2026

The Silverline Put a Ring on It with ‘I’m Gonna Marry That Girl’

September 22, 2026
by Alex Bender September 22, 2026
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Australian History & Heritage

J.F. Archibald

by Country Campfire Editorial September 23, 2026

The importance of J.F. Archibald (1856-1919) in the founding of a national literature cannot …

by Country Campfire Editorial September 23, 2026

Leichhardt in the Brisbane Valley

September 18, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 18, 2026

Billy Mateer: The Man Who Raced the Flood

September 10, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 10, 2026

The Man Who Waltzed Matilda

August 23, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial August 23, 2026
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Camping & Campfires

Thai Beef Salad on the Road — Footloose Drifters

by Campfire Cooking September 24, 2026

Footloose Drifters share their quick Thai beef salad for days spent exploring and eating …

by Campfire Cooking September 24, 2026

Myroodah Crossing: Riverside Camping on the Fitzroy River, WA

September 14, 2026
by The Campground Project September 14, 2026

Ranger Nick Takes Aim at an Australian Record With Giant Australia-Shaped Meatloaf

August 25, 2026
by Alex Bender August 25, 2026

Illawara Creek Bush Camp: A Hidden Creekside Camp Near Top Springs, NT

August 11, 2026
by The Campground Project August 11, 2026
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Fresh from the Campfire

A modern road train crossing the Australian outback at sunset for Scott Farquhar’s poem 600 Horses an still whinging bout cold feet.
Bush Poetry

600 Horses an still whinging bout cold feet

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 30, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 30, 2026

Scott Farquhar looks back at the hard old days of outback trucking—and admits that 600 horses, an air-ride seat and cold aircon may not be doing it quite so tough.

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Rain falls on a drought-struck Australian farm as a farmer catches water in his hand and cattle drink nearby, for Liquid Gold by Poeta De Cabra.
Bush Poetry

Liquid Gold

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 29, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 29, 2026

After years of drought, the first rain feels like liquid gold to a farmer watching his land and animals come back to life.

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David J Delaney and a ship's captain holding the seafaring duffle bag of poetry aboard the Alexander Spirit in Cairns
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Duffle bag of Poetry

by Country Campfire Editorial September 29, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 29, 2026

David J Delaney collects a seafaring duffle bag of poetry from the Alexander Spirit in Cairns, only to find the trip aboard an adventure of its own.

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Piper Butcher seated in the Australian bush, with the title Never Know You Again and a small Country Campfire icon
Country Music

Piper Butcher’s ‘Never Know You Again’ Carries a Message Worth Hearing

by Alex Bender September 28, 2026
by Alex Bender September 28, 2026

Piper Butcher’s new single “Never Know You Again” grew from a personal loss. She shares its message as her CMC Rocks QLD 2027 appearance comes into view.

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Country Music

Loren Ryan Lets ‘WILD ONE’ Loose Ahead of Two Big Festival Stages

by Alex Bender September 27, 2026
by Alex Bender September 27, 2026

Loren Ryan flips the story of Jolene with ‘WILD ONE’, a darker new single ahead of Strummingbird Newcastle and CMC Rocks QLD 2027.

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Two men on hands and knees facing two scruffy dogs outside an old country pub, illustrating A tragic tale (tail?) of two dogs.
Bush Poetry

A tragic tale (tail?) of two dogs

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 27, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 27, 2026

Two pub yarn-spinners set out to prove the brilliance of their long-suffering dogs in Peter Pentland’s darkly comic bush poem.

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