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The man from Snowy River and other verses. With pref. by Rolf Boldrewood

A young and weedy stockman on a tough little pony rides in chase of a valuable colt that has strayed and joined up with the wild horses.

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  • "An excerpt from the poem. Three pieces form a triptych with the centre piece being of narrower width, 24 cm., than the outside ones yet all are the same length. Gilded in 23ct gold."
  • "One of the most famous poems in Australian literature, The Man from Snowy River was first published in The Bulletin, on 26 April 1890. The poem tells the story of a chase to recapture a valuable colt. 'The Man' - who is not identified by name - rides down a suicidally steep slope to rescue the horse, collect the reward money and become a local hero. It is thought that the character of The Man from Snowy River was based on Jack Riley from Corryong, although a strong case has been made that 'the Man' is a composite character from a number of people Paterson met. The poem was written at a time when there was a groundswell of sentiment towards Australia as a new and distinct nation apart from the British Empire, and the bush settings and characters in poems by Paterson and Henry Lawson served to emphasise the growing 'difference' in national identity. Several films, a television series and a musical have been made from the story, proof of its enduring power to captivate Australia ns to this day."
  • "A young and weedy stockman on a tough little pony rides in chase of a valuable colt that has strayed and joined up with the wild horses."@en
  • "The Man from Snowy River, tells the story of a young mountain lad, mounted on a small mountain pony, who rides out with the experienced stockmen in pursuit of a runaway horse. Because of his size, and the size of his pony he is first rediculed, but when the wild bush horses take to the wild and rugged mountain tracts, he and his pony grow in stature ..."@en
  • "5 yrs+"
  • "Set during the 1880's when the Australian frontier was wild and dangerous, The youth who sets out to tame a wild herd of horses."
  • "Presents the well-known ballad through paintings."

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  • "Pictorial works"
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  • "Accordion fold format (Binding)"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "History"
  • "Calligraphy"@en
  • "Poetry"
  • "Specimens"
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  • "Juvenile works"
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  • "Man from snowy river other verses"
  • "The man from Snowy river : poem"
  • "Man From Snowy River"
  • "The man from Snowy River : Poem. Ill. by Annette MacArthur-Onslow"
  • "The man from Snowy River and other verses. With pref. by Rolf Boldrewood"@en
  • "The man from Snowy River : poem"@en
  • "The man from Snowy River : poem"
  • "[The man from Snowy River]"
  • "The Man from Snowy River"
  • "The Man from Snowy River"@en
  • "The man from snowy river and other poems"
  • "The man from Snowy River"@en
  • "The man from Snowy River"
  • "The Man from Snowy River : illustrated with stills from the film by Snowy River Productions"
  • "The man from Snowy River : A.B Paterson, Freya Blackwood"
  • "Man from snowy river"@en
  • "The man from Snowy River : and other poems"@en
  • "The man from Snowy River : and other poems"
  • "The man from snowy river"
  • "Man from snowy river and other"@en

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