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Jack Riley 1841 – 1914 “Me name is Jack Riley to be sure, born in County Mayo, Ireland in 1841. The family had a small tailoring business as well as some horses. ‘Tis said I could ride before I could walk. I loved the gee-gees. Ah me land was a magical place back then. Leprechauns [...]

“The Man from Snowy River”, How poetry brings to life this historical period The theme and prose of Banjo Paterson’s poem, ‘The Man from Snowy River, does appear to have been influenced by a number of other poems from roughly around the same period. This is hardly surprising, though, as the obvious importance of the [...]