Description'Old Murphy's Pub' by Cathy Bennetts was awarded first prize in the Bush Poetry category of the 2007 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards.ContributorsCathy BennettsRightsCathy BennettsNotesThe Banjo Paterson Writing Awards are held annually in Orange to honour the great Australian writer Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, born 1864 at Narrambla, near Orange. The awards are launched each year on 17 February, the anniversary of Banjo's birth and close in May, with winners announced in August at the annual Orange Readers and Writers Festival. Introduced in 1991 by the Banjo Paterson Committee, the awards are now supported by Orange City Council and Central West Libraries.
Old Murphy's Pub - 2007 first prize bush poetry category. Central West Libraries, accessed 15/09/2026, https://centralwest.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/4330