Collection of ballads which replaces Russell Ward's earlier edition, 'Penguin Book of Australian Ballads'. Includes many familiar songs and also several virtually unknown ballads. Covers British and Irish broadsides, popular convict verse, early newspaper verse, goldfield songs, old bush songs, and later ballads and popular verse. Includes a bibliography and indexes of titles and first lines. Butterss teaches Australian literature at the University of Adelaide. Webby is professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney and editor of the literary journal, 'Southerly'.