The Bush Music Club: December 2024

Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Compilation - Obits & memorials

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1. From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.6, April 1978 - complete. (Pam Loughlin)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no6-april-1978.html

2. Memories of Life Member Gay Scott (23rd Feb1930 to 9th June 2013)
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/memories-of-life-member-gay-scott-23rd.html

3. A Celebration of the musical life of Gary Shearston, Sunday 18th August, 2013
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2013/08/a-celebration-of-musical-life-of-gary.html

4. Tributes to John Dengate, August 2013
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/tributes-to-john-denagte.html

5. John Dengate Memorial Service - MC David Iverach, eulogies from Dale & Sean Dengate & Chris Woodland
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/vale-john-dengate-reminiscences-of-dale.html

6. John Dengate memorial concert, Tritton Hall, Nov 2013
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/01/john-dengate-memorial-concert-nov-2013.html

7. Chris and Virginia Woodland Collection - Wake for John Meredith, AM (1920 - 2001) - 24th March 2001 http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/wake-for-john-meredith-am-1920-2001.html

8. 2nd John Dengate Memorial Get Together, Sunday 23rd August 2015
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/2nd-john-dengate-memorial-get-together.html

9. Photos from 2nd John Dengate Memorial Get Together, August 2015
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/photos-from-2nd-john-dengate-memorial.html

10. Harold Percy Croydon (Duke) Tritton, 1886 - 1965
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/harold-percy-croydon-duke-tritton-1886.html

11. John Dengate Australian Son - Cobargo Folk Festival, February 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/john-dengate-australian-son-cobargo.html

12. John Dengate, Australian Son - slideshow, Cobargo Folk Festival, February 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/slideshow-accompanying-john-dengate.html

13. Extracts from Singabout - the early songwriters - Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002) & Merv Lilley (1919-2016 ) http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/extracts-from-singabout-early.html

14. 3rd John Dengate Commemorative Concert & Get Together of old friends and family, Sunday 21st August 2016 http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/3rd-john-dengate-commemorative-concert.html

15. Vale Brian Dunnett - 30th June 1935 - 18th June 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/vale-brian-dunnett-18th-june-2016.html

16. Report on 3rd John Dengate Commemorative Concert & Get Together of old friends and family, Sunday 21st August 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/report-on-3rd-john-dengate.html

17. Wake for Alan Scott, 1930-1995
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/wake-for-alan-scott-1930-1995.html

18. Photos from 4th John Dengate Memorial Get Together, August 2017
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/photos-from-4th-john-dengate-memorial.html

19. John Dengate Memorial Concert, Illawarra Folk Festival, January 2014
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/john-dengate-memorial-concert-illawarra.html

20. Bob Bolton Collection - Wake for John Meredith, AM (1920 - 2001) - 24th March 2001
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-wake-for-john.html

21. Death of Dr Harry Gardner (1927-2018), Victorian Folk Music Club
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/02/death-of-harry-gardner-victorian-folk.html

22. Funeral Afternoon Tea for John Dengate, 9th August 2013
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/funeral-afternoon-tea-for-john-dengate.html

23. Wake for John Dengate, Friend in Hand Hotel, Glebe, 9th August 2013
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/wake-for-john-dengate-friend-in-hand.html

24. Vale - Laurel Prince 19.11.1926 - 7.4.1018
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/vale-laurel-prince.html

25. Vale - Daryl Powell OAM, Monaro Folk Society, Bundanoon DanceFest, Dividing Range Dancers
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/vale-daryl-powell-oam-monaro-folk.html

26. Contributions by John Meredith & Chris Woodland to 'Stockmans Hall of Fame' 1996 to 2002.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/contributions-by-john-meredith-chris.html

27. Chris Kempster 1933 - 2004 - Funeral
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/12/chris-kempster-1933-2004.html

28. Vale - Kathie McMahon-Nolf, 3/7/1943 – 13/6/2019
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/07/memorial-for-kathie-mcmahon-nolf-july.html

29. 6th John Dengate Memorial Get together, Sunday 25th August, 2019, 2-5pm
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/07/6th-john-dengate-memorial-get-together.html

30. VALE - Gail Copley - Funeral & wake Thursday 22nd August 2019
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/08/vale-gail-copley-funeral-wake-thursday.html

31. From the Archives - Bush Music Club Newsletter - 1974 to 1975 (Brian Loughlin)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/06/from-archives-bush-music-club_8.html

32. 7th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together Goes Online - Sunday 30th August 2pm
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/07/7th-annual-john-dengate-memorial-get.html

33. Singabout - Journal of Australian Folksong, Volume 5(3), July 1965 (death of Duke)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_30.html

34. From the Archives - Deaths of early members & friends as recorded in Mulga Wire and other sources
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/12/from-archives-deaths-of-early-members.html

35. John Dengate Memorial Concert, Loaded Dog Folk Club, November 2013
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/02/john-dengate-memorial-concert-loaded.html

36. From the Archives - Death of Alan Scott, Mulga Wire February 1996 (17 dec 1995)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/02/from-archives-death-of-alan-scott-mulga.html

37. From the Archives - Nancy Keesing
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/02/from-archives-nancy-keesing.html

38. Obit - Death of Bob Bolton, 1945-2023.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/04/obit-death-of-bob-bolton-1945-2023.html

39. From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 1 https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/05/from-archives-send-round-hat-duke.html

40. From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 2 https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/05/from-archives-send-round-hat-duke_18.html

41. Memorial day to remember and celebrate the life of Bob Bolton, Saturday 17th June, noon until late https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/05/memorial-day-to-remember-and-celebrate.html

42. Photos from Memorial Day to remember & celebrate Bob Bolton's life
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/06/photos-from-memorial-day-to-remember.html

43 Obit - Jill Stubington, 1944 - 2023
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/07/obit-jill-stubington-1944-2023.html

44. Obit - Harry Kay 1927 - 2022
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/07/obit-harry-kay-1927-2022.html

45. Chris Kempster Memorial at 2004 National Folk Festival
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/12/chris-kempster-memorial-at-2004.html

46. Obit - Death of Eddie Sampson, January 2024
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/01/obit-death-of-eddie-sampson-january-2023.html

47. Obit - Joy Durst, co-founder of the Billabong Band & founder member of the Victorian Bush Music Club
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/05/obit-joy-durst-co-founder-of-billabong.html

48 . In Memoriam (draft)

From the Archives - Members' Poems in Mulga Wire - ongoing

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Famous or Infamous Aussie Expats by Dot Newland
Mulga Wire 252, Dec 2019

Hut 44, by Pete Cahill
Mulga Wire, Aug 2003

Perisher Visit by John Dengate
Mulga Wire, Aug 2009

Old Hut 44 by John Poleson
Mulga Wire Dec 2007

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no.212 - Oct 2012 - A CD review, a book review, a song & Henry Lawson

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p. 8 - Book Review - To Hell and High Water: Walking
in the Footsteps of Henry Lawson, by Gregory Brian

P. 10 - Poem - Grey Nomads Today, by Gail Copley

p. 7 - CD Review - Rain the Mountain - Songs of Henry Lawson
by Christine Wheeler - review by Margaret Walters .

S1 - Lawson & 19th century bush dances

S2 - Freedom on the Wallaby
a poem and song by Henry Lawson

S3 - Australia's on the Wallaby/Freedom's on theWallaby
Source - Singabut 1(2), 1956

S4 - Two views of 19th Century "Bush Dances"
1870 (The Dance in the Woolshed)
& 1890 (Men's Hut Dance)

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 249, March 2019 - Obit, Poem & The Banner

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Cover of Mulga Wire no. 249, March 2019

p. 6 - Herb Lippman by son Konrad Lippmann
The Red Socks Bush Dance - a memorial to Herb Lippmann

p. 7 - Poem Clancy of the Underflow - anon

S1 - The Story of the Banner

S2 -The Story of the Banner (cont)

S3 - The story of the Banner (concluded)

S4 - Election Poem - Lift Your Leader's Banner High
published in the Nambucca & Bellinger News, 14 Sept 1934

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 221, Feb 2014 - The Old Black Piano & Book review

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p. 5. The Old Black Piano by Ralph Pride -
dedicated to the Old Black Piano that has lived for years in Hut 44.

S1 - Book Review - Born in Tent: How Camping Makes
us Australian by Bill Garner, 2013

S2 - (cont)

S3 - (cont)

S4 - (concluded)

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no.219, Dec 2013. John Dengate Tribute Concerts

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Compilation - Articles about John Dengate

S1 - John Dengate Tribute Concerts
at the Bush Music Club & Loaded Dog Folk Club

S2 - Ballad of Chemical Ken, tune Bluey Brink (sort of)

S3 - When Jamie's Ale Was New

S4 - Bare Legged Kate - tune - Bare legged Joe.

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 217, June 2013, Some Historical Pix & Obit Patricia Early

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p. 9 - Patricia Early - 17/3/34 - 1/5/2013

S1 - Singabout 4(1), 1960 cover

S2 - South Coast Bush Band 1955, the second bush band in Australia
organised by Lola Wright, inspired by a visit of the original
Bushwhackers Band down from Sydney.
See minutes 28th October 1954 for early Bush Bands
in Sydney, also 9th November minutes recording a visit to
Wol,longong, for a production of Reedy River,

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 225, Oct 2014 - The Old Rabbiter's Gift

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S1 - The Old Rabbiter's Gift

S2 - The Old Rabbiter's Gift (cont)

S3 - The Old Rabbiter's Gift (cont)

S4 - The Old Rabbiter's Gift by John Meredith 61/1/97
- from Transmissions, 9 August 2003

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 215, Feb 2013 - Bush Music / RocknRoll.org.au & Far West Kids!

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S1 - Bush Music / RocknRoll.org.au & Far West Kids!
alas, this site no longer exists

S2 -Australian Traditions spotted on the WWW

S3 - Answers - Bushwhackers ... Sydney Showground ... 26.01.1955
Note: there is NO towers of speakers or lights. This was the days
that musicians made music that was not only easy to hear but easy
to listen to, too.

S4 - Alan on noseflute & Brian on lagerphone

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 250 - June 2019 - Obit Bill Berry, poem & Glen Tomasetti's Don't Be too Polite, Girls

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p. 6 Hugs - a poem by Mike Waters

p. 5. Vale Bill Berry - We've since learnt Bill was never a paid up member,
but he was always around. (Frank Maher & Jamie Carlin)
Alex Hood does not remember everyone who was at the first meeting
in October 1954, but said Bill was likely to have been there.

S1 - Don't Be To Polite, Girls by Dale Dengate -
Themed Concert to be presented at 2019 National Folk Festival
50 years since Glen Tomasetti's song was written

S2 - (cont)

S3 - Poster by Dale

S4 - Flash Jack from Gundagai - source of
Glen Tomasetti's song

From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 214, Dec 2012 - "Leaving Anzac" - 2 singers' versions & a poem

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p. 7 - The Bushwhackers Band 'breaks into' the
mainstream media, February 1954

S1 - 2 versions of Cecily Fox Smith's poem Farewell to Anzac -
one by Charlie Ipcar of Maine, the other by
Martyn Wyndham-Read (version not available)
& a poem by Gail Copley about the sessions in Hut 44

S2 - Original words to Farewell to Anzac, published in
a book of WW1 poetry "War Verse" ed. by
Frank Foxcroft, 1918.
Originally published in Chamber's Journal.

S3 - Farewell to Anzac - words by Cicely Fox Smith,
adapted by Charles Ipcar 1/1/2011,
tune - inspired by You Gave Me a Song by Hazel Dickens

S4 - The Room by Gail Copley