From the Archives - Miscellaneous correspondence - 1960's onwards

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1 & 2. Letter to John Meredith, 16 Feb 1980 re Mulga Wire no. 17 -
Club history, Duke Trtiton & Frank The Poet 

2. Page 2 of letter to John Meredith 

3 & 4 - file copy of letter written by Gay Scott to Judy Ann James,
Compere Women's Session, A.B.C. about a recent talk on the programme
by Dr  Percy James about his collection of Australian Folk Songs,
& introducing the Bush Music Club. 

4. second page of letter to A.B.C.

5. l8th Dec1969 letter from Chris Woodland re activities of the
Mulwala Bush Music Club

6. Letter from Chris Woodland, 10th Dec 1969 

7 - 8.  Feb 1980 letter from Bob Bolton to Chris Woodland re
BMC history,  Percy Spouse champion mouth organist
in the 1920s,  & a poem by Duke Tritton

8. page 2 of Feb 1980 letter

9.  April 1980 letter from Chris Woodland to Bob Bolton re. recordings
made by Percy Spouse 

10.  May 2007 letter from Edgar Penzig 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 237, August 2016 - Parodies

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lyrics  - Dying Fettler, collected 1966

Lyrics - Terrorist Song by John Dengate, 2003

Lyrics - Lies like "illegal" by Jenny Fitzgibbon

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From the Archives - Extract from Mulga Wire no. 184, December 2007 - A chance encounter with a wonderful Australian Concertina tale

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no.s 167 & 168, February & April 2005 - 2005 Dance Competition

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From the Archives - Extract from Mulga Wire no.146, Aug 2001 - Archives and the WWW on the Road to Gundagai

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Bob refers to a thread on Mudcat Cafe  -   Lyr/Chords Req: Nine Miles from Gundagai

Lyrics - Lazy Harry's

Lyrics - Lazy Harry's

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 139 June 2000 - More Song Books and Music

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Continuation of list in Mulga Wire 138

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From the Archives - extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 138, April 2000 - Tune and Song Books

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From the Archives - Miscellaneous correspondence, 1969

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Correspondence found with 1969 Newsletters.

1. Aerogram from Patricia Schaer, Australian living in USA,
wanting to subscribe to Mulga Wire. 

2, 3 & 4 - Letter from NSW Steam Preservation Society re old Time Shearing
Display at 1970 Royal Agricultural Society Show. The shearers will use steam powered shears & hope that BMC can contribute "folk songs, ballads, poetry etc."
Secretary replied 21/22/69 but we don't have the reply. 

3. Letter from NSW Steam Preservation Society

4. Letter from NSW Steam Preservation Society

5. Letter from Shirley Andrews, Secretary of Victorian Folk Music Society   

6. Letter from Oliver Miller

7. Transcription, with the help of Margaret Walters & Chris Maltby

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From the Archives - BMC's Guest Book 1981 - 1988

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The book is foolscap size, so pages have been scanned in 2 parts. 

1.  Page 1-2 top - notable names - Dave Johnson,  Helen Brain (now Romeo), 
Ann Pidcock,  Pat Bolton,  Bob Murray. 
In Memorium - Bob Brain, Bob Bolton, Chris Kempster, 

2.  Page 1-2 bottom -  Walter Bolliger, Tony Romeo, G. Bolliger (still Handy in the Bush),  Margaret Walters, Robin Connaughton 

3. Pages 2-3 top  - Annette Dwight, Brian Dunnett

4.  Pages 2-3 bottom -  Don Richmond, 

5.  Page 4-5 top - Frank Bulgin, Richard Depledge, John Dengate, Don Richmond,
Noel May

6.  Page 4-5 bottom - 22/10/83 - Some of Duke's descendants - including Mavis Duke's youngest daughter,  Don Tritton Duke's son or grandson, grandson Chris Maclean
Members - Noreen Grunseit & Frank Maher

7.  Pages 6-7 top - Mike Waters, Bob & Monica Foggin, 

8.  Pages 6-7 bottom - 26/10/84 - Rex Whalan, Virginia Woodland, R Dale Dengate, Duke's daughter Linda Maclean,  Linda's adult children Diane Bull & Chris Maclean, John Meredith, Keith McKenry, Shirley Andrews, Bill Wannan, Chris Woodland, Gay Scott & G Sprod the famous cartoonist

9.  Pages 8-9 top - David Cambourne,  Peter Bonner, 

10.  Pages 8-9 bottom - 

11.  Pages 10-11

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