Kevin Baker's "Mount Kembla Mining Disaster" - lyrics and article

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University of Wollongong  Illawarra Unity Vol 3 Issue 1 2003 - The Mt Kembla Mining Disaster by Kevin Baker & The Transcendence of Disaster - Mt Kembla 31st July 1902 by Kevin Baker

extract from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14512328

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Festival Reports - Illawarra Folk Festival, 2025

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(photos © Sandra Nixon) 

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1.  dancers 

2.  Curtain 

3. Eric Bogle with Emma Luker (fiddle), Jon Jones (percussion) &
Peter Tichener (guitar) in his second 2 hour concert performing in
chronological order 60 of his c.250 songs. 

4. Black Joak Morris 

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13.  Black Joak Morris 

14. Black Joak Morris - applause 

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17. Black Joak Morris 

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Festival reports - Bush Dance, Illawarra Folk Festival 2025

Click images for larger size.

(Photos © Sandra Nixon)

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2.  dancers waiting 

3. Concert Party, Margaret calling 

4. Photographer, Concert Party, Margaret calling 

5. couples 

6.  Sean, Margaret, Sharyn, Chris, George

7.  Swinging partners

8. Dancers 

9.  Photographer  

10.  Awaiting instructions 

11. photographer watching couple swinging

12.  dancers 

13.  dancers

14. dancers 

15. Margaret & Concert Party

16. dancers 

17.  Brian 

18. Sean, Margaret 

19. Concert Party 

20. Red & black 

21. Margaret Winnett 

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23.  Margaret 

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25.  Swing partner 

26. Swing partner 

27.  one dancer has lift-off

28. Margaret calling 

29.  Concert Party 

30. Concert Party 

31. Concert Party, Margaret calling 

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33.  T-shirt - What could possibly go wrong? 

34. Dancers 

35.  Passer-by 

36. Kiama shantyman 

37.  Kiama Shantyman, Margaret Winnett 

38.  Bill Winnett & Kiama Shantyman 

39.  Green dress

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47.  Kneecap Fine Art

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49.  Everyone in 

50.  Everyone in

51. boots

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