From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.6, April 1978 - complete.

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2.  Editorial - membership fees rise for the first time in 20 years


3. Interview with Bob McInnis  pp.2&3


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5.  A Music Lesson - Rythm & Timing   R.W. Pride


6.  President's Report. Annual General Meeting (committee)


7.  Vale Pam Loughlin. Dance Practices. Bush Band. Workshops

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8. Theme Nights. Hut Warming, Tritton Hall, Sat 8th April


9. Singabout Sat 27th May


10.  Larrikin Records Catalogue Checklist


11.  Bill Board


12.  Calendar Notes

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From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.5, February 1978 - complete.

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2. Editorial - Club's 25th year


3. Talking with Warren Fahey  R.L.B. (Bob Bolton)  pp.3-4


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5.  A music lesson - More on Keys - R. Pride


6. Preamble as at 21st March 1978. Proposed Bush Music Club Constitution


7.  Constitution (cont)


8.  OYEZ!!! ....OYEZ!!!  At last the Club has it's own premises.  Bush band (Concert Party) . Australian Traditional Dance Group.  REVIEWS - "The Springtime it brings on the Shearing" Gary Shearston, Larrikin: LRF 019


9.  Singabout Saturday 25th February 1978


10.  Larrikin Records Catalogue Checklist


11.  Bill Board


12.  Calendar Notes

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From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.4, Dec 1977 - complete

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2. Editorial, Publishing Committee - R.P. (Ralph Pride), R.L.B. (Bob Bolton), D.J. (Dave Johnson)


3. Interview with Gertrude Spouse by Bob Bolton, Gertrude is the widow of one of Australia's best traditional style mouth organists, Percy Spouse, pp.3-5.


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5. Mouth organ workshop, pp.5-7


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8. New Year Revels at Hill End Historic Site, poster by Raema Grieve


9.  A short note on keys by R.Pride


10. Larrikin records catalogue


11. Bob Murray's travels in Norway. Annual General Meeting notice


12.  Record Review - Steam Shuttle, Larrikin Records by R.P. (Ralph Pride)


13. Record Review - On My Selection, Phyl Lobl & Andy Sanders, Larrikin Records,
Book Review -The Australian Yarn by Ron Edwards  (D.J.- Dave Johnson)


14. CLUB NEWS, review of The B.M.C. Festival - Concert with the Club Band, Bob Murray, Joe Fernside, Phyl Lobl, Dave de Hugard & Reedy River Bushmen.
BUSH BAND. CALENDAR NOTES


15. Bill Board


16. clockwise from top -
1. Dance - 77062712, Ralph Pride (fiddle), Jamie Carlin (concertina),
2. Barry Collerson (banjo), unkn. woman, Ann Pidcock,
3. 77062708 -the original line up of Sydney Coves - John Knyvett (whistle), Bruce Stephens (banjo), John Said (guitar), Dave Johnson (bush bass),
4. Rouseabouts - unknown event, unknown photographer.
5.  7062711 Silvia & Tom Salisbury 6.  Strohl viol?
photos 1, 3 & 5 were taken by Bob Bolton at Singabout Night, BWIU Hall 27th June, 1977

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From the Archives - Mulga Wire no. 3, October 1977 - complete

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1. Cover drawn by Raema Grieve


2.  Editorial


3.  Talking with Dave de Hugard pp. 3-4


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5.  About Reading Music  R.Pride


6.  The Concertina by Frank O'Gallagher


7.  Larrikin Records Catalogue Checklist


8.  Collecting Folk Songs by John Meredith, Part 2, pp.8-9


9.  Record Review - Traditional Australian Bush Ballads sung by the Reedy River Bushmen D.J (Dave Johnson)


10.  Club News. Overheard backstage at the Opera House, while the Reedy River Bushmen were rehearsing Waltzing Matilda  : "What's ethnic about that?"New Record releases (see next issue for reviews) - Steam Shuttle -A modern interpretation of Australian Folk Songs  & Phyl Lobl - On My Selection


11.  Billboard -


12.  Calendar Notes

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