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Debate was followed closely by widespread readers of the publication, reinforcing "the Bush" as a significant part of
Australia's national identity. There was never any clear "winner" to this debate. However, Paterson presented Australia with the desired image of its national identity, and his short
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Henry Lawson was a man of remarkable insight in some things and of extraordinary simplicity in others. We were both looking for the same reef, if you get what I mean; but I had done my prospecting on horseback with my meals cooked for me, while Lawson has done his prospecting on foot and had had to
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The bohemian traits revered by 'The
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story collections received spectacular sales. Despite their vastly differing perspectives on
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was a popular and influential publication, and often supported the typical national self-image held by many
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cook for himself. Nobody realized this better than Lawson; and one day he suggested that we should write against each other, he putting the bush from his point of view, and I putting it from mine.
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