ABPA — The Australian Bush Poets Association Inc.

Past Magazines

Since the Australian Bush Poets Association was formed there has been a magazine produced to keep poets and supporters informed. It is with great pleasure that the record of our Association is on display here thanks to the efforts of ABPA member and wonderful poetry performer, Marion Fitzgerald and Kate McGlashan along with contributors Jan Morris, Cay Ellem, Meg Gordon, Christine Middleton and Neil McArthur.
Marion made the comment:
I hope people browsing them are understanding of the ‘quality’ of the magazines in the early years from 1994 – they comprised of correspondence typed on a typewriter, cut-out pieces of paper and pasted together with old glue (which I had to re-glue back together before scanning) with additional cut-out articles from newspapers, to produce a magazine. It was then “photocopied” to distribute to members. With such time-consuming methods (which we would now consider ‘primitive’), the inaugural Secretary/Treasurer, Ron Selby’s dedication to even consider producing a monthly magazine back then (before the computer age became part and parcel of everyone’s household), has to be commended. Ron certainly laid the foundations for our Association to keep budding and interested poets and people connected with the production and continuity of this magazine, for which we should be very grateful. Not bad work for the ‘bushy’ that he was, from his kitchen table at Drayton, Qld! I am delighted our Association has decided to retain this part of our history on the website.

Most of the magazines here have been scanned and some have large file sizes up to 45MB. Lower-resolution version are available here.

Clicking a link opens the pdf in a new window. A year index is availale at the top right of this page.

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2023 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2024

2022 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2023

2021 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2022

2020 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2021

2019 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2020

2018 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2019

2017 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2018

2016 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2017

2015 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2016

2014 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2015

2013 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2014

2012 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2013

2011 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2012

2010 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2011

2009 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2010

2008 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2009

2007 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2008

2006 Magazines

Events Calendar    February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2007

2005 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2006

2004 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2005

2003 Magazines

February-March    April-May    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2004

2002 Magazines

January    February    March-April    June-July    August-September    October-November    December-January 2003

2001 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

2000 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

1999 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

1998 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

1997 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

1996 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

1995 Magazines

January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December

1994 Magazines

February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December