The Bush Music Club

Sunday, 1 June 2025

From the Archives - Folk Music Works For Australian Unions, by John S. Baker, extract from Sing Out! 1965

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Published in Sing Out! 1965

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Saturday, 31 May 2025

From the Archives - a personal selection of images from our first 70 years

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1. Badges - left - 50th, 60th & 70th Anniversaries
right - Our first badge, designed in1961 by Pam Loughlin, current badge

3. Fran Shaw, founder member, Singabout vol. 2, no.3, 1957

4. Tom & Silvia Salisbury who appeared in 1953 Reedy River performing
at a Singabout night, 1970s, Bob Bolton photo

5. Bill Tovey, source musician, Singabout 5(3) p.1

6. early member Beth Shurr, People, p. 25

7. Singabout, Vol. 1. no. 1, Summer 1956

8. John Meredith & Sally Sloane

9. Reedy River program

10. Reedy River record,

11. Bushwhacker Broadside no. 10 -
Bound for Darling Harbour by Merv Lilley

12. Six Authentic Songs from the Kelly Country - 1st edition,
foolscap Bushwhacker Broadsides bound together

13. Bushwhackers celebrating Henry Lawson's birthday in
Sydney's Botanical Gardens, September 1955 - unknown photographer

14. Bushwhackers celebrating Henry Lawson's birthday at his
birthplace, Mudgee, Sept 7/8 1956 - unknown photographer

15. Singabout night, 17th May 1957,
fundraiser for Singabout magazine

16. Concert Party at Back to Gulgong Week, Australia Day
weekend, January 1959 - unknown photographer

17. 1960 - Concert Party c.1960 - unknown photographer

19. 1968 Woman's Day article - Concert Party at Tuena - Elaine Thornhill (lagerphone) collection - unknown photographer

20. 1970s - Alec Bowker & fan at Singabout Night, BWIU hall,
before 1979, Maher collection

21. Concert Party at Leppington Scout Jamberee, 10th October, 1971,
Bob Bolton Photo

22. 1975 - 1st Bush Music Festival, Australian Pioneer Village
Wilberforce - Dancing the circassian circle - Bob Bolton photo

23. 1975 - Reedy River Bushmen at Australian Pioneer Village, Wilberforce,
Bob Bolton photo

24. 1979 - Ticket for Silver Jubilee Festival

25. 1982 - Beecroft dance with Ryebuck, 23rd January 1982 - Bob Bolton photo

26. 1982 - My Shout! Songs and poems by John Dengate

27. 1982 Subscription Ball - Bob Bolton photo

28. 1983 - Post Heritage Ball Picnic, 14th April at Observatory Hill - Bob Bolton photo

29. 1984 30th Anniversary Ball - Mulga Wire no. 44 - Aug 84 - p3

30. 1986 Bush Music Festival - Early Members Reunion - Bill Scott, Frank Maher,
Jack Wright, Jamie Carlin,Janet Wakefield, Alex Bowker, Rex Whalan,
Barbara Gibbons, Alan Scott, Bill Berry - Bob Bolton photo, Maher collection

32. 1989 - Tempe Tipsters Bush Band - Bob Fagan, Gary Pudney, Igor Nossar, Margaret Fagan, James Fagan, Hugh Keogh, Gary Milligan - Fagan collection

33. 1994 - 40th Anniversary cake-cutting by Harry & Ann Kay with Peter Kay, Alan Scott & Jamie Carlin looking on - Bob Bolton photo

34, 1994 - Kiama Festival Bob McInnis & Dave de Hugard - Bob Bolton photo

35. 1997 - session at Penrose Music Weekend, Mulga Wire no. 124, Dec 1997
- Don Richmond photo

36. 1999 - Annette & Alex Hood at Illawarra Folk Festival, Jamberoo - Bob Bolton photo

37. 2004 - 50th Anniversary, Barbara Lisyak, Anne & Harry Kay - Sandra Nixon photo

38. 2009 - Bush Music Club's 55th Birthday - Mike Young photos

39. 2012 - Slide from 60th Anniversary themed presentation, NFF, Cassie Carey photo

40, 2014 birthday greetings from Victorian Folk Music Club
(est 1959 as Bush Music Club, Victoria)

41. 2019 - Saplings at National Folk Festival - Sandra Nixon photo

42. 2024 - 70th Anniversary @ Goulburn -
Saplings Jack, Emily, Millicent & Tristan - Sandra Nixon photo

43. 2024 - Concert Party Slow sesssion, Sandra Nixon photo

44. 2024 - BMC members 70th Anniversary @ Gathering - unknown photographer

45. Tritton Hall, sign by Helen Romeo - Sandra Nixon photo

46. Duke's daughter May & grandson Don (son of Don) visited
the Hut in 2018 - Sandra Nixon photo

Friday, 2 May 2025

From the Archives - Nolan Green, a play by Michael Glasheen

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Michael, around the time he wrote Nolan Green
(Glasheen family collection, used with permission)

The following mss. turned up with some 1989 minutes & Elizabeth Weaver (nee Glasheen) supplied the following information:

I have been speaking with my brother Michael Glasheen and yes he did write the play.

Our Glasheen family came out from Ireland in 1849 after the devastating potato famine. My mother and father did extensive research and recorded much of the family's movements. This included the fact that my ancestors would have been present on the Goldfields at the time of the Eureka Stockade.

The Nolan name also appears on our family tree hence the inspiration for the plays title -Nolan Green.

Paul and I were more active with the Bush Music Club during the 80's both with dancing and then Paul holding many Committee positions and being President.

Paul was also busy calling dances with different bands and doing individual jobs through the booking agency.

I was Minutes Secretary for quite a few years and so maybe this is how the club acquired a copy of the play.

Michael said he doesn't recall the play ever being performed but has given permission to the club if they would like to use it. (email 16/12/2004)

The mss. has been annotated by Bob Bolton.