Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs

Poem by Banjo Paterson

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Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs

Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in The Evening News on 19 December 1903.[1]

Saltbush Bill was one of Paterson's best known characters who appeared in 5 poems: "Saltbush Bill" (1894), "Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" (1897), "Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" (1898), "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" (1903), and "Saltbush Bill, J.P." (1905).[2]

## Plot summary

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Saltbush Bill tells the story of a successful sheep farmer using the biblical story of Isaac and Jacob as a metaphor.[1]

## Further publications

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* Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses by Banjo Paterson (1917)
* The Drovers edited by Keith Willey (1982)
* Song of the Pen, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1901-1941 edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie (1983)
* A Vision Splendid : The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson (1990)
* The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson (1992)

## See also

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* 1903 in poetry
* 1903 in literature
* 1903 in Australian literature
* Australian literature

## References

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1. ^ a b Austlit - "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" by A. B. Paterson
2. ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, 2nd edition, p670

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Works by Banjo Paterson

Poems|

* Clancy of the Overflow (1889)
* The Man from Snowy River (1890)
* In Defence of the Bush (1892)
* In Answer to Various Bards (1892)
* The Man from Ironbark (1892)
* A Bushman's Song (1892)
* The Geebung Polo Club (1893)
* A Bush Christening (1893)
* The Travelling Post Office (1894)
* A Voice from the Town (1894)
* Saltbush Bill (1894)
* Waltzing Matilda (1895)
* Hay and Hell and Booligal (1896)
* Rio Grande's Last Race (1896)
* Mulga Bill's Bicycle (1896)
* Saltbush Bill's Second Fight (1897)
* T.Y.S.O.N. (1898)
* Saltbush Bill's Gamecock (1898)
* Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs (1903)
* Saltbush Bill, J.P. (1905)

Short stories|

* The Cast-Iron Canvasser (1891)

Collections|

* The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895)
* Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses (1902)
* Three Elephant Power and Other Stories (1917)
* Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses (1917)

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