From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 196, Dec 2009 - The Rambles of Lazy Harry & a poem & the Hut

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga  Wire no. 146, August 2001 -  Archives and the WWW on The Road to Gundagai, plus Son of Lazy Harry, and version of Lazy Harry's collected in UK.   

p. 5 - The Kitchen Shuffle by Mike Waters 

p. 15  Tritton Hall, Hut 44 repainted 

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S1 - The Rambles of "Lazy Harry" 

S2 - Lazy Harry as published in Old Bush Songs by
Douglas Stewart & Nancy Keesing, A&R, 1957

S3 - from Songs Sung in Suffolk, vol. 3, Veteran Tapes VT103
(field recording 1985-87 by John Howson )
Sung by Fred Whiting of Kenton, Suffolk

S4  Where Have All the Flowers Gone - A Singalong Memoir 
Pete Seeger, rev.ed. 2009 + CD.  Review by Bob Bolton 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 186 Feb 2008 - Two Book Reviews

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S1.  Two Book Reviews 

S2 - The Songs of Henry Lawson, with music by Chris Kempster,
2nd edition 2008

S3 - The City Bushman, verses selected by John Broomhall

S4 - One Hundred dances by Mike Waters 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 195 - October 2009 - Different paths of glory ...

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S1 - Different Paths to Glory ... or, at least ... to Remembrance:
Two sides of a Broken Down Squatter 

S2 - The Broken Down Squatter - Mr. C. Lee 

S3 - Alan Scott's notes on Mr Lee's version 

S4. Extra verse To The Broken Down Squatter, found by
Bill Scott in Charles Flower's notebooks 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 199, June 2010 - Jason & Chloe Roweth score gong at National Folk Festival

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S1 - Best Folk CD of 2009 - National Folk Recording Award

S2 - review - A Voice That Was Still -
Chloe & Jason Roweth with Jim McWinnie 

S3 - review - Collector  - Bill Browne, Roger Hargraves,
Jason Neville, Jim McWinnie, Jason & Chloe Roweth 

S4 - Ballad of 1891 - Words - Helen palmer  Music - Doreen Bridges 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 214 - Dec 2012 - We Made the Steel, Songs of the Steel Industry in 1960s NSW (review)

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S1 - We Made the Steel, Songs of the Steel Industry in
1960s NSW (RF043CD)  Roaring Forties

S2 - Steelers' March © Robin Connaughton 

S3 - The Sankey Benson Press Shop © Robin Connaughton 

S4 - The Booze Fairy © John Warner/Robin Connaughton
tune - The Ash Grove (trad) 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 193, Jan 2009

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S1 - Jamborees - Past and Future - Waltzing Around Dagworth -  
10 CD history of Australia - and a Poetic point of view 
from John Dengate 

S2 - The Creation of Waltzing Matilda - Australia's Unofficial
National Anthem & International Icon, by Dennis O'Keeffe

S3 - CD Review - Folk Songs and Bush Verse by Warren Fahey
Vol 1 - Convict Stain to Shearer's Blades - 4 CDs
Vol 2 - Celebration of a Nation - 5 CDs

S4 - Australian Made by John Dengate 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 185 - February 2008 - Two sad farewells over the festive season

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S1 - Sad News- Death of Ron Edwards 

S2 - Passing of Ron Edwards, memories by Dale Dengate

S3 - Ron Edwards (from Oxford Companion
to Australian Folklore by Gwenda Beed Davey & 
Graham Seal)

S4 - Memories of Len Norris and Gulgong by Dale Dengate 

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From the Archives - A(n Abbreviated Interim) Bradshaw Bibliography by Stephan Williams 1991

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Tomahawking Fred collected by Jack Bradshaw,
the last of the bushrangers & published in his book
The Quirindi Bank Robbery in 1899.

Speakers Corner Sydney - Jack Bradshaw (1840-1930)  -  Jack Bradshaw, self-styled “last of the bushrangers”, pamphleteer and regular speaker on Sundays in the Domain, was born in Dublin on May 9, 1840. He emigrated alone to Australia at the age of 14. Landing in Melbourne, Jack found jobs scarce. In desperation he left for the bush. By the time he reached the age of 20 he had travelled over most of Victoria, NSW and Queensland – working at odd jobs as best he could. During his wandering the young Bradshaw became fascinated by stories told over the campfire: stories of easy money and adventures of a life of crime. Romantic images inspired him to seek the company of bushrangers and petty criminals.   (read on)

1. It is my intention within the next year or two to produce
 The Compleat Jack Bradshaw, collating the variant editions of
his many books, together with associated items such as reports
 of lectures and letters to the editor  ...

2.   A(n Abbreviated Interim) Bradshaw Bibliography 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 201 - Oct 2010 - The Songs of Reedy River ... and other things

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S1 - Reedy River + Obit of Rowan Webb, who posted under
the name Rowan on Mudcat Cafe folk website - Mudcat obit thread

S2  - By The Eumerella Shore -
lyrics Trad, music Louis Lavater (1866-1953)

S3 - By The Eumerella Shore - lyrics 

S4 - Obit for Rowan 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no. 202, Dec 2010 - More Songs from Reedy River

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S2 - On the Banks of the Condamine - dots

S3 - On the Banks of the Condamine - words

S4 - The Springtime it Brings on the Shearing 

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 203, Feb 2011 - Gleanings: from Illawarra Folk Festival ... and off a bush back lawn!

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S2 - Restoring a Found ... and Significant ... Old Whistle ... 
Boomerang flute - Albert's System - belonging to Sally Sloane 

S3 - Book Review - Queensland Opera: A Who's Who of Australian
Country Music (1940-2010) by Sandra Dallen & Ted Egan 

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S4 - The Tunes of John McKinnon, the simpler the tune,
 the sweeter the music,  compiled by Alan Musgrove

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