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Two railway workers beside rum barrels at sunset for The Rum Barrel Club by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

The Rum Barrel Club

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 4, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 4, 2026

A warm, humorous true story of railway-yard larrikins, rum barrels and a secret club that grew a little too popular.

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Charlie’s Attic featured image for the single Flowers on Country Campfire
Country Music

Charlie’s Attic Let ‘Flowers’ Bloom From a Lifetime of Music

by Alex Bender September 4, 2026
by Alex Bender September 4, 2026

Charlie’s Attic return with Flowers, the latest single from Cheree Martin and Dave Hughes after years of country, folk, rock and Americana influences.

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An old farmer flees a laser-equipped AI potato picker as potatoes fly across an Australian paddock, inspired by Peter Pentland’s poem.
Bush Poetry

Potato picker AI version

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 3, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 3, 2026

An old farmer’s new AI potato picker turns one paddock into a whirlwind of flying spuds, wrecked sheds and farmyard chaos. Peter Pentland delivers a comic warning about modern machinery—and unread instructions.

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Storm over a dilapidated outback shack, old mine shaft, copper still and enamel guzzunders, inspired by Ron Boughton’s poem.
Bush Poetry

Guzzunder Blunder

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 2, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 2, 2026

A backyard still, a pair of guzzunders and one stormy night turn a grubby outback household into the town’s most unlikely attraction.

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Grandad calmly outdrinks a city slicker during a crowded contest at Lake Boga Hotel in Jai Thoolen’s humorous bush poem.
Bush Poetry

Lake Boga Hotel

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 2, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 2, 2026

A city slicker walks into the Lake Boga Hotel with fifteen hundred dollars and a big claim. Grandad quietly takes the challenge—and gives the town a story it will never forget.

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A rooster crows at sunrise beside hens, a laid-back bull, a cross-eyed dog and an old grey mare on an Australian rural property.
Bush Poetry

Rise n’ Shine (What a Place to Be.)

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 1, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 1, 2026

A rooster with endless energy, a laid-back bull and a colourful mob of country characters make life on the land anything but dull.

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Terry Lockley holding his painted guitar beside The Country Radio Show title and Country Campfire logo
Country Music

Terry Lockley Salutes Country Radio with ‘The Country Radio Show’

by Alex Bender September 1, 2026
by Alex Bender September 1, 2026

Terry Lockley’s new single The Country Radio Show salutes the presenters, volunteers and listeners keeping Australian country music alive.

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Tammy London Everything new music featured image for Country Campfire
Country Music

Tammy London’s ‘Everything’ Celebrates the Love That Lasts

by Alex Bender August 31, 2026
by Alex Bender August 31, 2026

Tammy London’s new single Everything is a heartfelt country song about long-term love, growing together and choosing the same person through all of life’s seasons.

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A mischievous badger bursts through the floorboards of an old Australian bush cottage in an illustration for Taste for Religion.
Bush Poetry

Taste for Religion

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 31, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 31, 2026

A cranky old bushman, a fearsome badger and a stream of religious visitors make for a mischievous comic yarn from Peter Pentland.

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Campfire Roundup August 30 artwork showing a blue-hour Australian river camp with a campfire, notebook, microphone and guitar.
Campfire Roundup

Campfire Roundup — August 30: From Waltzing Matilda to the Negri River

by Alex Bender August 30, 2026
by Alex Bender August 30, 2026

From Waltzing Matilda and the Negri River to five new poems, two podcast episodes, three Legends, country music and camp cooking.

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A tropical rainforest track meeting the Cairns coast for Why I Live where I Live by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

Why I Live where I Live (for Macca)

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

From rainforest tracks to golden shores, David J Delaney celebrates the wildlife, colour and natural beauty of life around Cairns.

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Old sneakers and a twisted bull-bar beside a Cape York creek as a crocodile surfaces, inspired by Old Scar by Geoff Bagman.
Bush Poetry

Old Scar

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 28, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 28, 2026

A father spins a tale about a fearsome old crocodile to unsettle his impatient son — but the murky creek may hold more than either expects.

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Catherine Britt featured in Country Campfire artwork for her single I Get It Now
Country Music

Catherine Britt’s ‘I Get It Now’ Finds Wisdom in Life’s Lessons

by Alex Bender August 28, 2026
by Alex Bender August 28, 2026

Catherine Britt’s new single ‘I Get It Now’ reflects on family advice, growing older and the life lessons that only make sense when the time is right.

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Sunrise over the Negri River Crossing and causeway in the Northern Territory
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Negri River Crossing: Remote Camping on Duncan Road, NT

by The Campground Project August 27, 2026
by The Campground Project August 27, 2026

Negri River Crossing is a free bush camp on Duncan Road in the NT, with spacious river-rock sites, fishing, paperbark shade and 4WD access.

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Blue heeler Bluey clings to the tail of a fleeing black Angus bull as an ironbark slab hut collapses in the Australian bush.
Bush Poetry

Bluey

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 26, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 26, 2026

Bluey is a rollicking bush yarn about a wayward blue heeler whose cattle-working enthusiasm ends in an Angus bull, a flattened hut and a missing set of teeth.

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Giant Australia-shaped meatloaf cooking over hot coals for Ranger Nick’s record attempt
Camping & Campfires

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

by Alex Bender August 25, 2026
by Alex Bender August 25, 2026

Ranger Nick is preparing to cook a giant Australia-shaped meatloaf over hot coals in an ambitious Australian record attempt at the 2026 Australian Camp Oven Festival.

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An ageing working dog rests beside an open dog-eared book on a country veranda for Canine Chronicles by Ron Boughton.
Bush Poetry

Canine Chronicles

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 24, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 24, 2026

A warm reflection on the dogs that share our lives, from childhood companions to faithful old mates whose memories fill the dog-eared pages.

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Tropical shoreline at sunset inspired by Paradise by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

Paradise

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 23, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 23, 2026

A reflective coastal poem about golden sand, azure seas and the quiet wonder of finding a place where time seems to stand still.

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Illustration of a mounted swagman beside a billabong for The Man Who Waltzed Matilda by Tony Hammill
Australian History & Heritage

The Man Who Waltzed Matilda

by Alex Bender August 23, 2026
by Alex Bender August 23, 2026

Tony Hammill examines the mysterious death of unionist swagman Martin Bourke and asks whether it inspired Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda.

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Campfire Roundup for Sunday 23 August 2026 featuring an Australian bush campfire beside Dashwood Crossing, with bush poetry, podcast and video cues.
Campfire Roundup

Campfire Roundup — August 23: Four Poems, Three Legends and a Northern Crossing

by Alex Bender August 23, 2026
by Alex Bender August 23, 2026

Four new bush poems, three Country Campfire Legends, a remote NT campground, and fresh podcast and YouTube recitals gathered around the fire.

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  • Bush Poetry
    • Australian Bush Poetry
    • Bush Poetry Podcast
    • Keeping The Verse Alive
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    • The Legends Project
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