Saturday, 23 August 2025

Report on the 12th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together zoom, Sunday 17th August 2025 & video

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Join us for the 12th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get together - Sunday 17th August - online via ZOOM - 2-5 PM

From me and all the family. I was so delighted to see so many dear friends of John and myself on the zooming concert. I did have to laugh as the changes on the zoom platform threw up some challenges.
Back in the 1990s as I started to deal with computers, internet communication and the constant changes that caused me to shout at the inanimate computer. John would say: For goodness sake Dale get a hammer and belt the bastard!! If anything is going to let you down it’s ” technology ” ! What would he have to say about AI.?
Thank you LEYNE and Max for perseverance. I consider you all an extended family as we share performances with integrity , singing or reciting verses John has written or we have been inspired by John to write. Keep fit as you enjoy singing, reciting or writing.

– Dale Dengate, 17 August 2025
 

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Video from Doug Jenner & his son Max, playing John’s ‘The Plastic Beer Cup Copper’  that was unabkle to be played on the day 

Video from Gerry Myerson singing his version of ‘National Brotherhood Week’ by late American satirist Tom Lehrer who died in July

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LEYNE'S VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfka2x9H7Q&t=449s


You can skip all the bad techy stuff and go directly to particular songs by clicking on the blue links next to each performance in the list.

Thanks once again to everyone who was able to join us online, via video and via phone. 

It brings me such happiness to be part of the ongoing awe and love for John and his works. 

Stay warm, and stay well.

Leyne

Lifelong fan of John Dengate

Admin of The John Dengate Collection Website

ccmotions@gmail.com     0433 020 127

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Colleen Burke, Jenny Watson & Christina Mimmocchi were unable to be with us


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1. Chloe & Jason

2. Chloe, Oliver, Jason



3. Chloe, Joanna, Oliver & Jason 

4. Chloe, Joanna, Oliver & Jason

5. Chloe, Joanna, Oliver & Jason 

6. Dale 

7. Dale, Kerith 

8. Dale, Kerith

9. Dale, Kerith

10. Dale, Kerith

11. Daniel Kelly 

12. Daniel Kelly 

13. Jeff Laurie 

14. Mandy Chisholm 

15. Mandy

16. Ian McDougall 

17. Sean Dengate 

18. Margaret Bradford & Allan Dean

19.  John Tubridy 

20. John Tubridy, BigRuss

21. Peter Mace 

22. Cathy Rytmeister

23. Wayne Richmond 

24.  extract from video of John's Story of a family  

25. Seamus Gill & Kate Scott 

26. Seamus Gill & Kate Scott 

27.  Daniel's pumpkin scones background refers to Seamus's Queensland Medley 

28.  Seamus, Leyne & Max 

29. Paddy Affley - Bill from Erskineville  

30. Paddy Affley 

31. Max, Peter Russell 

32. Peter 

33. Alan Wright, Eric Eisler 

34. BigRuss

35. Chloe & Jason 

34. Chloe & Jason 

35. Chloe & Jason 

36. BigRuss, Chloe & Jason

37. Dale & Kerieth 

38. Gerry Myerson's video contribution wouldn't play

39. Goodbye! 

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Sunday, 17 August 2025

Chris Woodland collection - Songs & poems of John Dengate sent to Chris over the years - Part 3

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In 1967 Chris & Virginia Woodland left Sydney to return to the country, but never left BMC.

Over the years the Degates sent and gave Chris many songs & poems and this is a selection received this century.

Previously unpublished songs have been scanned.


1 - 2.  The Shit Flung on the Floor/By Invitation Only 



3 - 4   The Shit Flung on the Floor (By Invitation Only)  - the
parts of the poem  remembered by Clarie Regan are in longhand,
the parts written by me are printed. 




5 - 8  Burrowa News, 15th January 1915 






10.  Harold Went Swimming 


11.  Indolent Harold's 


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