y separately published work icon The Worker newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1891... 16 May 1891 of The Worker [Brisbane] est. 1890-1974 The Worker
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* Contents derived from the , 1891 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Freedom on the Wallabyi"Australia's a big country", Henry Lawson , single work poetry
According to Colin Roderick, the poem was inspired by shearing disputes in Western Queensland and written for William Lane, at this time editor of the Brisbane Worker. Several versions of the poem exist.
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