Jan. 3, 2026

THE BUSH FIRE by HENRY LAWSON (A.K.A.THE FIRE AT ROSS'S FARM)

THE BUSH FIRE  by HENRY LAWSON  (A.K.A.THE FIRE AT ROSS'S FARM)
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This story was originally written as a 'Bush Ballad" or poem-story by Henry Lawson, and it describes how two competing farm families finally unite while trying to prevent a wildfire from destroying their farms.  

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