G'day Lyle,

I've not seen the article ... it's probably still on a slow boat to the Antipodes! However, the little tale of the genesis of Clancy of the Overflow is amusing - and probably has as much basis in fact as any of Banjo's stories. Paterson had a good ear for a poem or story that would go down well - and provides a good balance to Henry Lawson's view from the workers' quarters. His rollicking, horsey ballads remain the most widely popular of Australian poems.

I'll be interested to read the full yarn ... when it gets here.

Regards,

Bob Bolton