A good ol’ Aussie outback poem.
- The Man from Snowy River is a poem by the Australian, Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson.
- The Man from Snowy River poem was first published on the 26 April, 1890 in the magazine ‘The Bulletin’.
- The Man from Snowy River is a poem about a runaway racehorse who meets up with mountain brumbies (wild horses), and the men that are trying to recapture it.
- The Man from Snowy River is set at, what is modernly known as, Burrinjuck Dam, near Canberra, Australia.
- Two of the characters featured in the The Man from Snowy River poem, feature in other Paterson poems.
‘The Man fom Snowy River’
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- As a commemorative gesture, The Man from Snowy River poem is printed on the Australian $10 note, and is in microprint for security purposes.
- The ‘man’ from the Man from Snowy River is nameless, but is believed to be based on Jack Riley, a stockman, but it is debatable.
- Two movies have been made from the Man from Snowy River poem- ‘The Man from Snowy River’ and ‘The Return of Snowy River,’ which is also known as ‘The Man from Snowy River 2’.
- A celebration is held to honour the poem, The Man from Snowy River, yearly in Corryong.
- Often it is assumed that The Man from Snowy River poem is set in the Snowy River country, but the ‘man’, the hero of the poem, only came from that area.
Bibliography:
The Man from Snowy River 5th September 2007 , Australian Government, <https://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/man-from-snowy-river>
