The Man From Snowy River

"The Man From Snowy River" is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. It was first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, in April 1890.

The River and 'The Man'

The Snowy River is indeed a real river, with its headwaters in the highest section of the Great Dividing Range near the easternmost part of the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Corryong, a small town on the western side of the range, claims stockman Jack Riley as the inspiration for the character, and like many other towns in the region uses the image of the character as part of the marketing to tourists.

Related Topics:
Snowy River - Great Dividing Range - New South Wales - Victoria - Corryong - Stockman - Jack Riley

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There is a possibility that another exceptional and fearless rider, Charlie McKeahnie, who was born in 1868 might have been the inspiration for the poem, because of a dangerous riding feat in the Snowy River region in 1885, in which Charlie McKeahnie took part when he was only 17 years of age.

Related Topics:
Charlie McKeahnie - 1868 - 1885

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