‘And the sun sank again on the grand Australian bush – the nurse and tutor of eccentric minds, the home of the weird, and of much that is different from things in other lands.’

Max Harris
Max Harris
Harold Stewart
Harold Stewart
Cynthia Reed Nolan
Cynthia Reed Nolan
Dymphna Cusack
Dymphna Cusack
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
Frank Hardy
Frank Hardy
Mudrooroo
Mudrooroo
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Mary Durack
Mary Durack
Alice Pung
Alice Pung
Dorothy Hewett
Dorothy Hewett
Banjo Paterson
Banjo Paterson
Arthur Upfield
Arthur Upfield
Nene Gare
Nene Gare
Gig Ryan
Gig Ryan
Tim Winton
Tim Winton
Tony Birch
Tony Birch
Claire G. Coleman
Claire G. Coleman
Kim Scott
Kim Scott
J. M. Coetzee
J. M. Coetzee
Manning Clark
Manning Clark
Peter Cowan
Peter Cowan
Patrick White
Patrick White
Ruth Park
Ruth Park
Miles Franklin
Miles Franklin
George Johnston
George Johnston
Helen Garner
Helen Garner
Katharine Prichard
Katharine Prichard
Charmian Clift
Charmian Clift
Martin Boyd
Martin Boyd
Anna Couani
Anna Couani
Christina Stead
Christina Stead
Nam Le
Nam Le
David Unaipon
David Unaipon
Ouyang Yu
Ouyang Yu
Barbara Baynton
Barbara Baynton
Rose Quong
Rose Quong
Dorothea Mackellar
Dorothea Mackellar
Will Dyson
Will Dyson
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Kate Jennings
Kate Jennings
Bobbi Sykes
Bobbi Sykes
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Eleanor Dark
Eleanor Dark
Xavier Herbert
Xavier Herbert
Hal Porter
Hal Porter
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson
Kylie Tennant
Kylie Tennant
Vicki Viidikas
Vicki Viidikas
David Malouf
David Malouf
Kerry Greenwood
Kerry Greenwood
Henry Kendall
Henry Kendall
Randolph Stow
Randolph Stow
Elizabeth Riddell
Elizabeth Riddell
Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding
Percy Leason
Percy Leason
Peter Temple
Peter Temple
Maryam Azam
Maryam Azam
Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter
Jean Devanny
Jean Devanny

The above quote is by Henry Lawson and appears in his short story 'The Bush Undertaker', 1892.