By the Grey Gulf-Water

"By the Grey Gulf-Water"
by A. B. Paterson
Written1897
First published inThe Bulletin
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Publication date11 December 1897
Lines36
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"By the Grey Gulf-Water" is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson (Andrew Barton Paterson).[1]

It was first published in The Bulletin on 11 December 1897, as by "The Banjo" under the title "On the Grey Gulf-water",[2] and subsequently reprinted in the author's poetry collections and other poetry anthologies.[1]

Critical reception

In a review of Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses in The Register (Adelaide) the writer noted that the poem looks at a "little-known region" and describes it "in lines which skilfully give the impression of vague waste space".[3]

A review of the same book in The Evening News (Sydney) called the poem "a mournful and beautiful song of 'a great grey chaos'".[4]

Publication history

After its original publication in The Bulletin[2] the poem was later reprinted as follows:

  • Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses by A. B. Paterson, Angus and Robertson, 1902[5]
  • An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, Angus and Robertson, 1907[6]
  • The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, Angus and Robertson, 1909[7]
  • The Freeman's Journal, 2 February 1911[8]
  • The Bulletin, 1 February 1933[9]
  • The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, M.P.', 1921[10]
  • Singer of the Bush, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie, Lansdowne, 1983[11]
  • The Banjo's Best-Loved Poems compiled by Rosamund Campbell and Philppa Harvie, Weldon Publishing, 1985[12]
  • Banjo Paterson's Poems of the Bush, J. M. Dent, 1987[13]
  • A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson, Angus and Robertson, 1990[14]
  • Selected Poems : A. B. Paterson edited by Les Murray, 1992[15]
  • Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose edited by Richard Hall, Allen & Unwin, 1993[16]
  • The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson edited by Clement Semmler, Viking O'Neill, 1993[17]
  • The Bush Poems of A. B. (Banjo) Paterson edited by Jack Thompson, FinePoets, 2008[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Austlit — "By the Grey Gulf-Water" by Banjo Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b ""On the Grey Gulf-water" by The Banjo". The Bulletin, 11 December 1897, p15. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. ^ ""Reviews of Books"". The Register, 20 December 1902, p10. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ^ ""Recent Publications"". The Evening News, 3 January 1903, p2. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses by Banjo Paterson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ^ "An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  7. ^ "The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ^ ""By the Grey Gulf-Water"". The Freeman's Journal, 2 February 1911, p3. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ^ ""On the Grey Gulf-water" by The Banjo". The Bulletin, 1 February 1933, p23. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Austlit — The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson (1921)". Austlit. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Singer of the Bush, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  12. ^ "The Banjo's Best-Loved Poems compiled by Rosamund Campbell and Philppa Harvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Banjo Paterson's Poems of the Bush (J. M. Dent)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  14. ^ "A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson (A&R)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Selected Poems : A. B. Paterson edited by Les Murray". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose edited by Richard Hall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  17. ^ "The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson edited by Clement Semmler". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  18. ^ "The Bush Poems of A. B. (Banjo) Paterson edited by Jack Thompson". Austlit. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
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