Conroy's Gap

"Conroy's Gap"
by A. B. Paterson
Written1890
First published inThe Bulletin
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Published in English20 December 1890
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"Conroy's Gap" is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson (Andrew Barton Paterson).[1]

It was first published in The Bulletin on 20 December 1890, as by "The Banjo", under the title "The Story of Conroy's Gap",[2] and subsequently reprinted in the author's poetry collections and other poetry anthologies.[1]

Critical reception

In a review of the poet's collection The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses a reviewer in The Argus (Melbourne) noted: "The swing of the verse is as various as the pace of a horse–now ambling along in an easy, careless measure, now breaking into a rough trot, and presently springing into full gallop, with a long stride, and a rhythmical recurrence of the rapid hoof-beats on the ringing around. And the general effect of the free and animated movement of the verse is thoroughly exhilarating, as in [this poem, among others], where the metre suits well with the hurry and excitement of the narrative."[3]

Publication history

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

  • The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, Angus and Robertson, 1895[4]
  • The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson edited by Clement Semmler, Viking O'Neill, 1982[5]
  • Singer of the Bush, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie, Lansdowne, 1983[6]
  • My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years edited by Leonie Kramer, Lansdowne, 1985[7]
  • A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson, Angus and Robertson, 1990[8]
  • Selected Poems : A. B. Paterson edited by Les Murray, 1992[9]
  • A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism edited by Clement Semmler, University of Queensland Press, 1992[10]
  • Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose edited by Richard Hall, Allen & Unwin, 1993[11]
  • The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson : Containing 'The Man from Snowy River', 'Rio Grande' and 'Saltbush Bill, M.P.', 1921[12]
  • The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads edited by Elizabeth Webby and Philip Butterss, Penguin, 1993[13]

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Austlit — "Conroy's Gap" by Banjo Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b ""The Story of Conroy's Gap"". The Bulletin, 20 December 1890, p13. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ ""A New Poet"". The Argus 7 December 1895, p13. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  4. ^ "The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses by Banjo Paterson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. ^ "The Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson edited by Clement Semmler". Austlit. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Singer of the Bush, A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  7. ^ "My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years edited by Leonie Kramer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  8. ^ "A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry of A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson (A&R)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Selected Poems : A. B. Paterson edited by Les Murray". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  10. ^ "A. B. (Banjo) Paterson : Bush Ballads, Poems, Stories and Journalism edited by Clement Semmler". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Banjo Paterson : His Poetry and Prose edited by Richard Hall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Austlit — The Collected Verse of A. B. Paterson (1921)". Austlit. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  13. ^ "The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads edited by Elizabeth Webby and Philip Butterss". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.


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