Australiana literature

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Bware (Tweed Valley)

Relevance? The main character, Bunyip Bluegum, is a traveller. I'm currently reading this to Cooper, our 5yo, and realising I had a deprived childhood never knowing this great story. I grew up with "Puff the magic dragon" and other drug-induced propaganda ;-)))

If you want a really good, light read that involves great Australian turns of phrase, check out 'The Magic Pudding - the adventures of Bunyip Bluegum' by Norman Lindsay.

I'll just quote something relevant to our over-regulated NP/Greenie/politically correct society -
'Bill said, "Business bein' over for the day, now's the time to set about makin' the camp fire"
This was a welcome suggestion, for, as all travellers know, if you don't sit by a camp fire in the evening, you have to sit by nothing in the dark, which is a most unsociable way of spending your time.'

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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:37

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:37

You were lucky in one way and not another, I had to endure Winnie the bloody POO, Back in 40s and 50s most stories we had came from UK or USA I can't ever remember being tols Australia based stories......I'VE BEEN DEPRIVED

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:39

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:39

Maybe we should start a support group ;-))

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Follow Up By: Member - Steve T (NT) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:55

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:55

Hi Bware Iv,e read it to my 4 1/2 year old and he loves it , In fact I just visited my old stomping ground the Blue mtns in January. While we were there we visited Norman Lindsey's gallery it was great, my mother actually nursed him on his death bed.
Cheers Steve.

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:16

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:16

Hi Steve, I must say that some of the humour reminds me of the 'adult' humour found in the Simpsons etc; a bit of age is needed to appreciate all the nuances. I find that when Coop has gone to sleep I keep reading LOL

The gallery is something I should check out next time I'm down that way; have some friends in the Blue Mountains.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:07

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:07

Steve, used to go out with a gel who was a relly of that mob. She dragged me through every art gallery she could find. She certainly had the same ...umm...interests, from what I read about the goings on in the art world in Lindseys time :)))))))

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Follow Up By: greydemon - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 16:09

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 16:09

half yer luck Footloose! I watched the film about Norman Lindsey which had Elle McPherson and several others in the altogether insisting to my wife that I was only interested in Australian art. (And I only buy Playboy for the articles)

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Reply By: royce - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:34

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:34

I love the puddin you can eat and eat and it just keeps on going... whatever flavour you want.

Cheers Royce

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:42

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:42

Perhaps the author was on a few 'unprescribed' herbs....

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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:39

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:39

"Puff the Magic Dragon", "The Magic Pudding" - you're all on bloody drugs !!!!

Where's mine :)))))

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:46

Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:46

Put your teeth under your pillow and make a special wish.....

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:02

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:02

Too right ! *sniffles haughtily* Whats wrong I say whats wrong with a bit of Henry Lawson or Banjo Patterson ? Magic puddings indeed. Next thing we'll be hearing how good gum nuts are.

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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:16

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:16

Bware,

What? That my teeth were back hahahahahahahahaha

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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:17

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:17

Footy,

Was that gum nuts or num guts after eating the Magic Pudding?

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:27

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:27

Gramps, repeat after me. Gum nuts, gum nuts , dumb nuts, numb guts. .....ok lets try another one. I will not drink after 10....am pm am pm am pm. I definately will not pm after drinking a gum not...
Geez, the things you can do with a plate in yer mouth...

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:28

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:28

Gramps, back from they're present position, or back in the good old days?

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:43

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:43

Is a comical view on life part of the aging process?

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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:51

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:51

You better believe it Bware. Otherwise, with all the depressing things happening to and around you, you might be tempted to sign off early.

The good bit is that you get a totally different perspective on what is important and what is just "fluff".

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:54

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:54

Bware, the ageing process starts at birth.
Life's too short to take seriously, remember you won't get out alive :))
Anyway, 60 is the new 40...can't wait till I'm 40.
Remember that saying, "they leave the best till last"? They lied !
There's nothing comical about laugh lines, they turn into wrinkles.

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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 08:12

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 08:12

Footyu

At every ten year cycle I revert to counting from 1 again.

So I am 3 and a half right now.....:-)))D

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Reply By: Val - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 15:05

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 15:05

When you finish the Magic Pudding try Henry Lawson's 'The Loaded Dog'. Good for both an adult and child laugh. My parents introduced me to both in the 1950s and I still reread them and others from time to time.

Val

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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 19:32

Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 19:32

Thanks for that Val, I'll keep an eye out for it.

Regards,

Brian

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Sunday, Mar 18, 2007 at 17:42

Sunday, Mar 18, 2007 at 17:42

Brian, any librarian will have a list of classical Australian childrens lit a mile long. Some of the later stuff is good also, as are the illustrations and pictures which children love. Try and match the lit with your childs mental age if possible. Don't put him off books forever by showing him how thick Harry Potter is :))
Try and select a variety of authors and topics ie not all magic etc.
Some of Lawsons stuff is very suitable for younger children especially if its re written into modern text and illustrated eg Loaded Dog, Chinamans Ghost, Mulga Bill etc

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