Banjo Paterson

“ They came of bold and roving stock that would not fixed abide;
They were the sons of field and flock since e'er they learnt to ride,
We may not hope to see such men in these degenerate years
As those explorers of the bush -- the brave old pioneers. ”

“ The founders of our nation's life, the brave old pioneers.
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