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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

Truck driver travelling an empty Australian highway at dawn with a UHF handset visible, for Are You on Channel, Mate? by Scott Farquhar.
Bush Poetry

Are You on Channel, Mate?

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 22, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 22, 2026

From the quiet of a truck cab, Scott Farquhar reflects on the black dog, finding relief through writing and the importance of checking in on a mate.

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Old Bluey tells two caravanning tourists a yarn beneath a Moree gum tree, with his dog, hidden flagon and police car nearby.
Bush Poetry

Old Bluey’s Yarn

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 21, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 21, 2026

Old Bluey has spent a lifetime in the shearing sheds—or so he tells a group of travellers resting in Moree. Vaughan Baker delivers a classic bush yarn full of tall tales and dry humour.

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New Zealand country artist Keith Pereira with guitar for Help Me Remember
Country Music

Keith Pereira Rewinds ’90s Country Heartbreak on ‘Help Me Remember’

by Alex Bender September 20, 2026
by Alex Bender September 20, 2026

New Zealand country artist Keith Pereira reaches back to the golden age of ’90s country heartbreak with his new single, “Help Me Remember”.

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A cranky black-and-white Friesian heifer in a muddy Australian dairy yard beneath the title Friesian Heifer.
Bush Poetry

Friesian Heifer

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 20, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 20, 2026

A routine trip to the milking shed becomes a bruising battle of wills between a determined dairy farmer and one cranky Friesian heifer.

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Bright Australian spring bush camp with a guitar, notebook, microphone and campfire for the Campfire Roundup on 20 September 2026.
Campfire Roundup

Campfire Roundup — September 20: Leichhardt, Six Poems & Four New Releases

by Alex Bender September 20, 2026
by Alex Bender September 20, 2026

Tony Hammill’s Leichhardt story leads a week of six written poems, Myroodah Crossing, two new Legends, four music releases and three podcast recitals.

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Ally Row photographed for their single Adeline, with the song title and Country Campfire logo.
Country Music

Ally Row Put Heartbreak on the Run with ‘Adeline’

by Alex Bender September 19, 2026
by Alex Bender September 19, 2026

Ally Row turn lovesickness into a bright folk-rock rush on “Adeline”, blending dreamy banjo, strong vocals and honest heartbreak.

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