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Bush Poetry

The Love Poetry of Breaker Morant

by Keeping The Verse Alive October 22, 2026

Tony Hammill explores the romantic side of Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant, sharing two love poems …

by Keeping The Verse Alive October 22, 2026

The Glass-Half-full Bloke

October 18, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 18, 2026

Walers

October 17, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 17, 2026

Lucky Country

October 16, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 16, 2026
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Country Music

Courtney Rose Turns a Pilbara Cyclone into Song with ‘Zelia’

by Alex Bender October 22, 2026

From Queensland family band Unbranded to Port Hedland, Courtney Rose’s next chapter draws on …

by Alex Bender October 22, 2026

Tara Laurel Joy Finds the Funny Side in “Why Do I Bother with Boys?”

October 15, 2026
by Alex Bender October 15, 2026

Amberley Maryellen Brings New Love Home in ‘Green Eyes’

October 10, 2026
by Alex Bender October 10, 2026

Katie Jayne Raises a Coke Zero to a New Chapter with ‘Beer & Broken’

October 9, 2026
by Alex Bender October 9, 2026
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Australian History & Heritage

Macpherson and Mt Abundance

by Country Campfire Editorial October 2, 2026

Tony Hammill recounts Allan Macpherson’s ambitious attempt to establish Mount Abundance near Roma, the …

by Country Campfire Editorial October 2, 2026

J.F. Archibald

September 23, 2026
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
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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

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers featured for their bluegrass single The World Keeps Turning
Country Music

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers Find Light in ‘The World Keeps Turning’

by Alex Bender September 11, 2026
by Alex Bender September 11, 2026

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers turn a difficult morning into something joyful on their new bluegrass single, The World Keeps Turning.

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A box of wine and a plastic cup on a rustic kitchen table, inspired by Geoff Bagman’s poem Box Of Wine.
Bush Poetry

Box Of Wine.

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 10, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 10, 2026

Geoff Bagman takes us from a forgotten box of goon at the back of the fridge to the hopeful question of whether it has improved with age.

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Historical illustration of Billy Mateer riding through Queensland floodwater during the 1893 flood
Australian History & Heritage

Billy Mateer: The Man Who Raced the Flood

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

In 1893, stockman Billy Mateer rode through flooded Queensland country to carry a warning towards Brisbane — a remarkable ride nearly lost to history.

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Aboriginal Australian trackers and soldiers crossing the South African veld in Fifty Aborigines by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

Fifty Aborigines

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 8, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 8, 2026

A solemn bush poem about Aboriginal Australian trackers sent to the Boer War, the service they gave and the injustice that kept them from returning home.

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Faith Williams seated against a timber wall beside the words Home Truths and the Country Campfire logo
Country Music

Faith Williams Tells Her Side of the Story on ‘Home Truths’

by Alex Bender September 7, 2026
by Alex Bender September 7, 2026

Faith Williams stands her ground on “Home Truths”, a sharp-edged alt-country single from her forthcoming debut album.

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A spirited older woman holding an umbrella on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, with three chastened larrikins behind her, inspired by Ruffer’s Guts.
Bush Poetry

Ruffer’s Guts

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 7, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 7, 2026

Three swaggering larrikins go looking for trouble on Fitzroy Street — and discover one St Kilda granny is more than a match for them.

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