Hi All,

I just discovered this thread and am out searching for the Lincolnshire Poacher and the thing.

I have a few questions with regard to works from Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson. I am interested in the "Bush Controversy" that was played out in the Sydney papers (at the turn of the century I think).

I am keen to find verse/tunes which have links like "The Dogs meeting" and "Billygoat Overland" (to the tune of "The Lincolnshire Poacher") which by coincidence or by plan, have brought Lawson's and Patterson's works together.

Has the Bush Controversy been covered before in Mudcat?