Historical events
What were Australia's states called before federation
Colonies
Grenfells, Lawson's birthplace, is west of which notable NSW range
The Blue Mountains
Lawson wrote stories that roughly outlined the characters, known as ___ stories
Sketch
Shooting the ____
Moon
The common beliefs and practices of a particular group of people
Culture
What decade did a depression happen across the Australian continent
1890s
What is a main town in the Central West, near Grenfells, known for motorsports
Bathurst
A key feature in Lawson's story is ___ (hint: the Australian word for friendship)
Mateship
Our ___
Pipes
To agree or prove something
Affirm
Colonial Australia's economy mainly relied on the land - in other words
Agriculture
Henry Lawson's mother, Louisa, campaigned for women's political rights, becoming a ____
Suffragist
What is the Australian name for a body of water, also a clothing company, usually small and inland, where Lawson set many of his stories
Billabong
The Loaded ___
Dog
To dispute something
Challenge
What country gained independence from Britain in the 18th century, causing Australia to be colonised
The United States of America
What was the major city Lawson spent a good deal of his life in
Sydney
The use of smoking in Lawson's stories is a metaphor for
Male bonding (I'll take bonding)
The Union ___ Its ___
Buries, Dead
To wilfully (or accidentally) disregard or miss something
Ignore
What caused a boom in inland/rural Australia, and wealth to pour in across the continent, leading to a golden age
The Gold Rush
Lawson, at least somewhat agreed with the racist immigration policy, known as
The White Australia Policy
Another word for dark humor, Lawson used this frequently in his stories
Sardonic humour
The ____ ____
Drovers, Wife
To craft something
Compose