Contents of The Australian Folklore
Society Journal Issues 1 to 20
The first number given refers to the
single copies as issued, the second number to the bound edition.
Lines in Italic are either songs or
verse, or notes referring to songs
1984
no 1
EDITORIAL............................1-7
Review THE BASTARD FROM THE BUSH
by Brad Tate .............2-8
AIMS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY
..............2-8
no 2
RE-KINDLING THE
SOCIETY......................1-9
SONGS MENTIONED BY MILLAIS
CULPIN................ 2-10
WATERCRESSES..........................
5-12
1985
no 3
NATIONAL FOLKLORE CONFERENCE
................. 1-16
NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND
ARCHIVE................. 2-16
OYSTER NAN...........................
4-18
WATERCRESSES..........................
5-19
BUSH OF AUSTRALIA, THE ...................... 6-20
no 4
Review THE LONG AND THE SHORT AND THE
TALL by BILL SCOTT....... 1-21
AUSTRALIAN FOLK TRUST FELLOWSHIP
................ 1-21
DECLAN AFFLEY obituary
...................... 1-21
JOHN MANIFOLD, some
memories.................... 1-21
FOLKLORE IN AUSTRALIA The Report of the
First National Folklore Conference.... 3-23
ISSUES OF CONCERN by Phyl Lobl
................... 3-23
WHIPCRACKING .........................
6-26
FAMILY SAYINGS.........................
6-26
OYSTER GIRL...........................
7-27
1986 no 5
LAZY LIBRARIANS IGNORE OUR CULTURE
............... 1-29
SYDNEY BUSH MUSIC
FESTIVAL................... 2-30
TRANSPORT, THE ......................... 3-31
BOLD JACK DONOGHUE.......................
4-32
A NEW APPROACH TO FIELDWORK
..................
5-33
SUBMISSION TO THE MUSIC
BOARD.................. 6-34
no 6
STRINGYBARK AND GREENHIDE, magazine
demise ............. 1-35
Reviews Shocking, Shocking,
Shocking, The Bastard From The Bush, Collector's Choice...
2-36
JEFF CORFIELD, a letter
....................... 3-37
CHRIS SULLIVAN, a letter
...................... 4-38
WHERE DO ASTRONAUTS GO ON THEIR
HOLIDAYS? Warren Fahey ....... 5-39
1987 no 7
A RESPONSE TO THE AUSTRALIAN FOLK TRUST
............. 1-43
UNCLES taped from Thomas
Lowah................... 3-45
COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN FOLKSONG a
listing ............ 3-45
no 8
Review FOLK SONGS OF AUSTRALIA-VOLUME
2.. ........... 1-51
THE AUSTRALIAN FOLK TRUST AND
COLLECTORS ............ 2-52
Review COLLECTOR'S CHOICE VOLUME
2 ................ 3-53
WATERCRESSES, THE........................
3-53
MORE ON DEFINITIONS OF FOLK
MUSIC................... 4.
-54
357
CAMEL SADDLES .........................
5-55
FOLKLORE & BAWDY SONG QUERIES Donald C.
Laycock...........
5-55
1988 no 9
AUSTRALIAN FOLK TRUST DUMPS CRAFT
SURVEY ............ 1-57
AUSTRALIAN FOLK TRUST DECIDES MONEY IS
NO OBJECT ......... 2-58
WHY THE AFT CANNOT MAKE UP ITS MIND
............... 3-59
Review THE BEST BAWDRY
.....................
3-59
GERMAN CHARLIE TALES by Bill Scott and
Ron Edwards ...........
4-60
A DEFINITION OF THE AUSTRALIAN YARN
...............
8-64
no 10
THE CRAFT
SURVEY........................ 1-65
FOLK RESOURCES TO BE UPDATED
.................. 1-65
THE THIRD OR FOURTH NATIONAL FOLKLORE
CONFERENCE, WHICH?..... 1-65
CHILLAGOE SONG, THE.......................
3-67
LITTLE ABORIGINEE, A ....................... 3-67
ON WOMEN, ON WOMEN, ON WOMEN..................
4-68
SAMBO.............................
5-69
UNCLE FRED AND OTHER RHYMES...................
6-70
A POSSIBLE DEFINITION FOR AUSTRALIAN
FOLKLORE...........
6-70
no 11
WALTZING MATILDA, THE LADIES VERSION................
1-71
THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW AND
FOLKLORE............... 1-71
UPDATED LIST OF COLLECTORS
................... 2-72
BERNARD REILLY ......................... 7-77
no 12
ELECTIONS ...........................
1-79
REPLY TO HUGH
ANDERSON..................... 2-80
Review, FOLKLIFE, OUR LIVING
HERITAGE................ 3-81
POMMY MATILDA ......................... 3-81
Some Bush Yarns MOTIONS, THE NEXT
TRAIN, ANOTHER WASTED SIXPENCE... 5-81
no 13
ELECTIONS ...........................
1-83
YOUGHAL HARBOUR AND RED FACES notes................
1-83
MORE SACKCLOTH AND ASHES
................... 1-83
WALKING A BULLDOG ....................... 2-84
WALTZING THE BULLDOG ...................... 3-85
IRELAND OVER HERE note on the song
.................. 3-85
Review HAZARD, HARDSHIP AND DAMNED
LITTLE PAY........... 4-86
Review NEW EDITION OF FOLKSONG INDEX,
THE CONVICT MAID .......
4-86
THE VANISHING RING - AN URBAN LEGEND?
..............
5-87
FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND ...................... 5-87
THE URBAN LEGEND with some
examples................. 6-88
A LOOK AT A GUCCI KANGAROO Bill
Scott................ 9-91
Review DOWN AND OUTBACK
.................... 11-93
INDEX of songs in Down and Outback...................
12-94
1989 no 14
THE ONE MAN
BAND........................ 1-103
NEW! THE AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE
ASSOCIATION ............ 1-103
THE AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY AND THE
AUSTRALIAN FOLK TRUST.. 2-104
INDEX CORRECTIONS FROM KEITH McKENRY
.............. 2-104
IRELAND OVER HERE a note......................
3-105
4TH AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE
CONFERENCE............... 3-105
REVIEWS CAPTAIN COOK CHASED A CHOOK;
BLUEBAGS, BLOODHOLES ETC... 4-106
YOUGHAL HARBOUR notes ...................... 4--106
358
THE CONVICT'S LAMENTATION ....................5-107
SONGS OF THE OLD LEFT by Brad
Tate..................6-108
ONCE A JOLLY VAGABOND......................7-109
ETHICS.............................8-110
THE LAGERFONE (sic) by Ron
Mathews..................9-111
MORE PYTHONS by Brad
Tate.....................9-111
INDEX CORRECTIONS FROM KEITH McKENRY
AND OTHERS.........10-112
NABA NABA ...........................12-114
QUEENSLAND EXPLORER'S SONG ...................13-115
1990 no 15
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO
FOLKLORE................1-121
BUS TICKETS, BREAD BAG TOPS by Bill
Scott ...............2-122
CONTEMPORARY LEGENDS by Bill
Scott.................4-124
PARKING TICKET EXCUSE - A CONTEMPORARY
LEGEND?..........13-133
ROAD TO YOUGHAL ........................14-134
THE BUSHMAN AND THE TIPSTER ...................15-135
THE KERRIGAN BOYS........................16-136
PIE IN THE SKY or PREACHER AND
THE SLAVE, THE.............18-138
REPROGRAPHIC FOLKLORE
.....................19-139
IRELAND OVER HERE note by Bill
Wannan.................29-139
AFT GRANTS-IS THE SYSTEM
WORKING?................19-139
Reviews. Balls of Bob Menzies,
Cant Hook and Broad Axe, Camping Prohibited......21-141
REPLY TO HUGH ANDERSON by Ron Edwards
...............21-141
INDEX ADDITIONS
........................23-143
JOHN MANIFOLD by Keith
McKenry...................33-153
THE CHINESE GRAVY TRAIN by Ron Edwards
...............46-166
PUB ON THE PLAIN, THE ......................47-167
no 16
GRANT SCHEME PROCEDURE by Alan
Scott.................1-173
LIMERICKS
...........................2-174
Review SOUNDINGS
........................2-174
UNWRITTEN LITERATURE by Bill Scott
.................3-175
There are also four supplements that go
with this edition:
AUSTRALIA'S ON THE WALLABY .....................184
ANOTHER FALL OF RAIN........................188
JACKEY'S SONG...........................192
JACKY JACKY............................195
BILLY TAYLOR
...........................196
LADY'S LOVE AND LOYALTY, a......................197
GOONDIWINDI SONG, THE.......................201
THEODORE
............................202
CHILLAGOE SONG, THE........................203
SWAN HILL ROAD, THE ........................205
LITTLE ABORIGINEE, A
........................206
no 17
GOONDIWINDI SONG some notes
....................1-209
MURDER MOST FOUL by John Meredith
.................2-210
SQUIRE SCOBLE..........................2-211
ELIZA WELLS...........................5-213
ELIZA
.............................6-214
There is also a 20 page supplement that
goes with this issue titled BOTANY BAY ......216
BOTANY BAY...................218,
223, 229, 230, 232, 233, 235
LAY OF A LAG, A...........................221
NEWRY TRANSPORT .........................222
TRANSPORT, THE
....................224, 225, 226, 227, 228
359
1991 no 18
THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE
CONFERENCE ............1-239
MARBLE BAR short rhyme.......................1-239
SQUIRE SCOBLE (NOTES) ......................2-240
TWO TOASTS...........................2-240
LONG PARTED WE HAVE BEEN
....................2-240
MOON SHINES BRIGHT .......................4-242
OUR POOR MONKEY ........................4-242
MELBOURNE I LOVE YOU......................
4-242
THE BOLD FUSILIER ........................5-243
THE HANDSOME BALL .......................6-244
THE CREEK SONGS by John
Meredith...................7-245
BACK TO LARKIN'S BAR ......................246, 247
BLUEGON CREEK .........,
................248
LITTLE BARK HUT, A.........................249
DOWN ON TUMBARUMBA CREEK ....................249
BATLOW CREEK ..........................250
There are also two supplements that
go with this edition, the first is NABA NABA which contains
NABA NABA ............................254
MER KEREBA GED..........................257
FLYING A KITE
...........................259
FAREWELL TO THE PICK AND SHOVEL...................260
COON SONG ............................261
GOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS or UNCLE
BILLS DREAM..............261
QUEENSLAND EXPLORERS SONG ....................262
The second supplement contains
BRIGHT SHADES OF BLUE .......................266
WHERE THE MOUNTAINS ARE BLUE ...................268
TAMBAROORA GOLD.......................270,
271
TAMBAROORA LINE .........................273
BULLOCKY, THE...........................274
no 19
BOLD FUSILIER..........................2-280
BRIGHT SHADES OF BLUE AND
FIVE-CORNERS notes.............3-281
THE HANDSOME BALL .......................3-281
TOASTS.............................4-282
WORMSONG...........................4-282
TAMBAROORA ..........................5-283
ON THE TAMBAROORA LINE notes...................5-283
A TAMBAROORA
MUSTER......................6-284
TAMBAROORA ..........................6-284
SYDNEY I LOVE YOU, notes ......................7-285
COON SONG, notes.........................7-285
BOLD FUSILIER, notes........................7-285
BULLOCKY, THE notes .......................7-285
ODE TO COBAR..........................8-286
THE EXILE OF ERIN by Keith
McKenry ..................10-288
NED KELLY'S FAREWELL TO GRETA
..................12-290
GURINDJI BLUES notes .......................15-293
QUEENSLAND DROVER, A ......................15-293
DROVERS DREAM, THE .......................16-294
THEM WAS THE DAYS........................20-298
Also included with this issue was a
20 page supplement ON THE TRACK AND UNDER IT and a 12 page
supplement THE BUSHMAN'S FAREWELL
BRISBANE LADIES ........................300, 303
DROVER, THE............................305
360
EUMERELLA SHORE, THE .....................308, 309
DYING STOCKMAN, THE........................313
BUSHMAN'S FAREWELL
........................321
NEW CHUMS FAREWELL TO QUEENSLAND..............322,
323, 324
HAIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA! ........................325
BUSHMAN'S FAREWELL TO WEST
AUSTRALIA ................326
BUSHMAN'S LIFE, THE ........................326
AN IMMIGRANTS LAMENT .......................327
DIRRANBANDI WAY or LAST LETTER
FROM BILL ...............328
LAND OF HEAT AND SWEATY SOCKS ...................329
ODE TO WESTRALIA .........................329
QUEENSLAND
...........................330
1992 no 20
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FAILINGS
...................1-232
MITCHELL LIBRARY ATTITUDES
...................2-333
PIONEER PERFORMER SERIES
....................2-333
Review DIGGER FOLK SONG AND VERSE
................2-333
NOTES TO THE BUSHMAN'S FAREWELL.................2-333
THE WORM SONG Brad Tate......................3-334
FOLK TRUST CHANGES, your editor
removed... .............4-335
CRY LOOK OUT BELOW notes .....................5-336
LITTLE BIT OF EGG, A........................5-336
BETTING THE ROLL ON ROMA.....................6-337
ONLY A Q ............................6-337
BULL STAG (two versions)
....................7,
8-338, 339
MAGGY MAY...........................9-340
HEAVE AWAY...........................9-340
SWAB 'EM ALL ..........................10-341
MOPPING UP.............
...............10-341
FANNY BAY ...........................11-342
PAJAMA GIRL, THE
........................11-342
ANTONIO AGOSTINI
........................12-343
BLOODY, BLOODY, BLOODY
.....................13-344
I WORE A TUNIC..........................13-344
SHEARERS COOK, THE .......................13-344
LITTLE BILLY BANDICOOT......................14-345
FLOGGING THE FLEA........................14-345
SAM HENRY'S SONG OF THE PEOPLE
Warren Fahey, an index of Australian items... 15-346
TOAST .............................18-349
DONAHOE FRAGMENT by John Low...................18-349
BEN BOLT............................18-349
REECE AND JUBB..........................18-349
DURBAN DURRA RUN, THE......................19-350
AWAY AMID THE MULGA.......................19-350
GALLOPING JONES, some details and
yarns.................19-350
LAND OF ROCKS AND RABBIT John Low
.................21-352
SWEET TEMUKA..........................22-353
GURINJI BLUES AND EUMERALLA notes
by Keith McKenry ...........22-352
TOAST .............................22-352
FAREWELL TO YOU, YE FINE SPANISH
LADIES...............24-355
361
SONG & VERSE INDEX
AN IMMIGRANTS LAMENT, Number 19,
page 327
ANOTHER FALL OF RAIN, Number 16,
page 188
ANTONIO AGOSTINI, Number 20, page
343;
AUSTRALIA'S ON THE WALLABY, Number
16, page 184
AWAY AMID THE MULGA Number 20, page
350
BACK TO LARKINS' BAR, Number 18,
pages 246 & 247;
BANKS OF BAND, THE, Number 17, page
226;
BATLOW CREEK, Number 18, page 250;
BEN BOLT, Number 20, page 349.
BERNARD REILLY, Number 11, page 77.
BETTING THE ROLL ON ROMA, Number 20,
page 337;
BILLY TAYLOR, Number 16, page 196;
BLOODY, BLOODY, BLOODY, Number 20,
page 344
BLUEGON CREEK, Number 18, page 248;
BOLD FUSILIER, Number 18, p. 243;
Number 19, pages 280, 285;
BOLD JACK O'DONOGHUE, Number 5, page
32;
BOTANY BAY, Number 17, pages 218,
223, 229, 230, 232, 233, 235.
BRIGHT SHADES OF BLUE, THE, No. 18,
page 266; No. 19 p. 321.
BRISBANE LADIES, Number 19, pages
300, 303.
BULLOCKY, THE, Number 18, page 274;
Number 19, page 285.
BULL STAG, THE, Number 20, pages
338, 339.
BUSHMAN AND THE TIPSTER, Number 15,
page 135.
BUSHMAN'S FAREWELL, No. 19, p. 321.
BUSHMAN'S FAREWELL TO WEST
AUSTRALIA, THE, Number 19, page 326;
BUSHMANS' LIFE, THE, Number 19, page
326.
BUSH OF AUSTRALIA, THE, Number 3,
page 20;
CHILLAGOE SONG, THE, Number 10, p.
67; No. 16, page 203.
CONVICT'S LAMENTATION, THE, Number
14, page 107;
COON SONG, Number 18, page 261; No.
19, p. 285.
CRY LOOK OUT BELOW, No. 20, p. 336.
DAIRYMAIDS LAMENTATION, THE, Number
5, page 32;
DIRRANBANDI WAY, No. 19, p. 328.
DOWN ON TUMBARUMBA CREEK, Number 18,
page 249.
DROVER, THE, No. 19, p. 305.
DROVERS DREAM, THE, Number 19, page
294.
DURRAN DURRAN RUN, THE, No. 20, p.
350.
DYING STOCKMAN, THE, Number 19, page
313.
ELIZA, Number 17, page 214.
ELIZA WELLS, Number 17, page 213.
EUMERELLA SHORE, THE, Number 19,
page 308, 309; No. 20, p. 352.
EXILE OF ERIN, THE, Number 19, page
288;
FAMILY SAYINGS, Number 4, page 26;
FANNY BAY, Number 20, page 342;
FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND, No. 13, p. 87.
FAREWELL TO THE PICK AND SHOVEL,
Number 18, page 260;
FAREWELL TO YOU, YE FINE SPANISH
LADIES, Number 20, page 355;
FARMERS BOY, THE LUCKY, Number 5,
page 31; Number 17, page 227;
FAR WESTERN PIONEERS, Number 20,
page 350.
FLOGGING THE FLEA, Number 20, page
345;
FLYING A KITE, No. 18, p. 259.
GAY FUSILIER, A, Number 18, page
243;
GOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS No. 18, p.
261.
GOONDIWINDI SONG, THE, Number 16,
page 201; No. 17, p. 209.
GURINDJI BLUES, No. 19, p. 293; No.
20, p. 352.
362
HAIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Number 19,
page 325;
HANDSOME BALL, THE, Number 18, page
244; Number 19, page 281.
HEAVE AWAY, Number 20, page 340.
IMMIGRANTS LAMENT, No. 19, p. 327.
IRELAND OVER HERE, Number 13, pages
85; No. 14, p. 105; No. 15, p. 139.
IRISH GIRL, THE, Number 17, page
224; Number 17, page 228;
I WORE A TUNIC, Number 20, page 344;
JACKEY JACKEY, Number 16, page 195;
KERRIGAN BOY'S, THE, Number 15, page
136.
LADY'S LOVE AND LOYALTY, A, Number
16, page 197.
LAND OF ANCIENT TYRANTS, Number 13,
page 88;
LAND OF HEAT AND SWEATY SOCKS,
Number 19, page 329;
LAND OF ROCKS AND RABBIT, No. 20, p.
352.
LAST LETTER FROM BILL, Number 19,
page 328;
LAY OF A LAG, A, Number 17, page
221;
LITTLE ABORIGINEE, A, Number 10,
page 67; Number 16, page 206;
LITTLE BARK HUT, A, Number 18, page
249;
LITTLE BILLY BANDICOOT, Number 20,
page 345;
LITTLE BIT OF EGG, A, Number 20,
page 336;
LONG PARTED HAVE WE BEEN, Number 18,
page 240;
MAGGY MAY, Number 20, page 340;
MARBLE BAR, Number 18, page 239;
MELBOURNE I LOVE YOU, Number 18,
page 242;
MER KEREBA GED, Number 18, page 257.
MOPPING UP, Number 20, page 341;
MOON SHINES BRIGHT, THE, Number 18,
page 242;
NABA NABA, Number 14, p. 114; No.
18, page 254.
NED KELLY'S FAREWELL TO GRETA,
Number 19, page 290.
NEW CHUM'S FAREWELL TO QUEENSLAND,
Number 19, pages 322, 323, 324;
NEWRY TRANSPORT, Number 17, page
222;
ODE TO COBAR, Number 19, page 286.
ODE TO WESTRALIA, Number 19, page
329;
ONCE A JOLLY VAGABOND, Number 14,
page 109;
ONLY A Q, Number 20, page 337.
ON THE TAMBAROORA LINE, No. 19, p.
283.
ON WOMEN, ON WOMEN, ON WOMEN, Number
10, page 68;
OUR POOR MONKEY, Number 18, page
242;
OYSTER GIRL, Number 3, page 27;
OYSTER NAN, Number 3, page 18;
PAJAMA GIRL, THE Number 20, page
342.
PIE IN THE SKY, No. 15, p. 138.
POMMY MATILDA, Number 12, page 81;
PREACHER AND THE SLAVE, THE, Number
15, page 138;
PUB ON THE PLAIN, Number 15, page
167.
QUEENSLAND, Number 19, page 330;
QUEENSLAND DROVER, A, Number 19,
page 293;
QUEENSLAND EXPLORER'S SONG, Number
14, page 115; Number 18, page 262.
REECE AND JUBB, No. 20, p. 349.
ROAD TO YOUGHAL, Number 15, page
134;
SAMBO, Number 10, page 69;
SHEARER'S COOK, THE, Number 20, page
344.
SQUIRE SCOBLE, Number 17, page 211;
No. 18, p. 240.
SWAB 'EM ALL, Number 20, page 341;
SWAN HILL ROAD, THE, Number 16, page
205;
SWEET TEMUKA, No. 20, p. 353.
SYDNEY, I LOVE YOU, Number 19, page
285;
363
TAMBAROORA, Number 19, pages 283,
284;
TAMBAROORA GOLD, Number 18, page
270.
TAMBAROORA LINE, THE, Number 18,
page 273;
THEM WAS THE DAYS, Number 19, page
298;
THEODORE, Number 16, page 202;
TOASTS, Number 18, p. 240; No. 19,
page 282; No. 20, p. 352.
TRANSPORT, THE, Number 5, page 31;
Number 17, pages 224, 225, 226, 227, 228;
TURPIN HERO, Number 17, page 231;
UNCLE BILL'S DREAM, Number 18, page
261 & 264.
UNCLE FRED AND OTHER RHYMES, Number
10, page 70;
WALKING A BULLDOG, Number 13, page
84;
WALTZING THE BULLDOG, Number 13,
page 85;
WALTZING MATILDA, THE LADIES
VERSION, Number 11, page 71;
WATERCRESSES, Number 2, pagel3;
Number 3, page 19; Number 8, page 53;
WHERE THE MOUNTAINS ARE BLUE, Number
18, page 268;
WORM SONG, Number 19, page 282;
Number 20, page 334;
YOUNG HENRY THE POACHER, Number 17,
page 230;
YOUGHAL HARBOUR, Number 13, page 83;
No. 14, p. 106.
364
FIRST LINE INDEX TO VERSE AND SONG
A
Abroad as I was walking, down by a
river side. IRISH GIRL, THE, pages 224 & 228.
Adieu to you, judges and jury, your
gaoler and justice too. NEWRY TRANSPORT, page 222.
A gay fusilier was marching down
through Rochester. BOLD FUSILIER, page 280.
A gay fusilier was marching through
Rochester. A GAY FUSILIER, page 243.
A little bit of egg for
breakfast a bit you can hardly see. A LITTLE BIT OF EGG, page 336.
A little chap sat in a little bark
hut. A LITTLE BARK HUT, page 249.
An Australian darkey boy long long
ago. WHERE THE MOUNTAINS ARE BLUE, page 268.
As I sit and write, a scene I can
see. ONLY A Q, page 337.
As I walked out by those Oxberry
banks. BUSH OF AUSTRALIA, THE, page 20.
As I was a-walking to fair London
street. OYSTER GIRL, THE, page 27.
As Oyster Nan stood by her tub.
OYSTER NAN, page 18.
A strapping young stockman lay
dying. DYING STOCKMAN, THE, page 313.
Australian born, Australian bred.
TWO TOASTS, page 240.
Away amid the Mulga, along the
Darling tide. FAR WESTERN PIONEERS, page 350.
B
Billy Taylor was a brisk young
fellow. BILLY TAYLOR, page 196.
By jove! it's hot on the track
to-day. KERRIGAN BOYS, THE, page 136.
By yon noisy harbour near sweet mill
town. BANKS OF BAND, THE, page 226.
C
Come all you loyal lovers, I hope
you will draw near. A LADY'S LOVE AND LOYALTY, page 197.
Come all you men of learning and a
warning take by me. BOTANY BAY, page 229.
Come all you young fellows, who ever
that you be. BOTANY BAY, page 235.
Come all you young men of learning
and a warning take by me. BOTANY BAY, page 231.
Come all young men of learning a
warning take by me. TRANSPORT, THE, page 31. BOTANY BAY, page
223. TRANSPORT, page 224. TRANSPORT,
THE, pages 225, 226, 227 & 229.
Come all young men of learning, take
warning by me. BOTANY BAY, page 230.
Come all you wild and wicked youths
wherever you may be. YOUNG HENRY THE POACHER, page 230.
Come let us go to the reef. NABA
NABA, page 114.
D
Dark was the night, cold blew the
wind. SQUIRE SCOBLE, page 211.
Dark was the night, cold blew the
winds. ELIZA WHELLS, page 213.
Dear Mate, stay at home and you'll
be wise. LAST LETTER FROM BILL, page 328.
Derby born Derby bred. TWO TOASTS,
page 240.
Do you ever think when the hearse
goes by. WORM SONG, THE, page 334.
F
Farewell and adieu to you Brisbane
ladies. BRISBANE LADIES, pages 300 & 303.
Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish
ladies! FAREWELL TO YOU, YE FINE SPANISH LADIES, page 355.
Farewell Tasmania's isle! FAREWELL
TO TASMANIA, page 320.
Farewell to home in Greta to my
sister Kate farewell. NED KELLY'S FAREWELL TO GRETA, page 290.
Farewell to old England for ever.
BOTANY BAY, page 218.
Farewell to the pick and shovel.
FAREWELL TO THE PICK AND SHOVEL, page 260.
For I'm a jolly bullocky, they call
me Murray Jack. BULLOCKY, THE, page 274.
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Give me a week on Bluegon Creek.
BLUEGON CREEK, page 248.
H
Hail South Australia! blessed clime
thou lovely land of my adoption. HAIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA!, p. 325.
Have you ever thought you're going
to die. WORM SONG, page 282.
I
I am a jolly farmer from
Bedfordshire I came. WATERCRESSES, page 19.
If you ever go across the seas to
Darwin. FANNY BAY, page 342.
If you ever have a week on
Tumbarumba Creek. DOWN ON TUMBARUMBA CREEK, page 249.
If you only had a week on the Batlow
Creek. BATLOW CREEK, page 250.
I'll flog this flea across the flat.
FLOGGING THE FLEA, page 345.
I'm Lancashire born and Lancashire
bred. TOASTS, page 282.
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I'm leaving the shores of old
England. BOTANY BAY, page 232.
In Bedfordshire it was reported a
fair young maid did dwell. HANDSOME BALL, THE, page 281.
In Dublin town I was brought up that
city of great fame. BOLD JACK O'DONOGHUE, page 32.
In them days each e'es turnips grew.
THEM WAS THE DAYS, page 298.
It's just about one year ago as near
as I can guess. TAMBAROORA GOLD, page 270.
It was just about a year ago as near
as I can guess. TAMBAROORA GOLD, page 271.
I've been a long journey with stock
overland. QUEENSLAND EXPLORERS SONG, pages 114, 262 & 263.
I was born in the land called
England. CONVICTS LAMENTATION, THE, page 107.
I was going to Youghal last Sunday
morning. ROAD TO YOUGHAL, THE, page 134.
I wore a tunic, an old khaki tunic
and you wore civilian clothes. I WORE A TUNIC, page 344.
J
Jacky Jacky Jacky was a very fine
young fellow. JACKY JACKY, page 195.
Jacky was a smart young fellow.
JACKY'S SONG.
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Land of ancient bloody tyrants. LAND
OF BLOODY TYRANTS, page 88.
Land of forest, fleas and flies,
blighted hopes and blighted eyes. ODE TO AUSTRALIA, page 329.
Land of heat and sweaty socks. LAND
OF HEAT AND SWEATY SOCKS, page 329.
Land of hot and burning plains,
nearly drowns you when it rains. QUEENSLAND, page 330.
Land of politicians silly. BUSHMAN'S
FAREWELL TO WEST AUSTRALIA, THE, page 326.
Last night I had a funny dream as I
lay half awake. UNCLE BILLS DREAM, pages 261 & 264.
Let us drink a good health to our
schemers above. BOTANY BAY, page 233.
Little Billy Bandicoot for potatoes
loved to root. LITTLE BILLY BANDICOOT, page 345.
Little boy sat in an old bark hut.
BACK TO LARKINS' BAR, page 247.
Long parted have we been many
troubles we have seen. LONG PARTED HAVE WE BEEN, page 241.
Long haired preachers come out every
night. PREACHER AND THE SLAVE, THE, page 138.
M
Mer kereba ged. MER KEREBA GED, page
258.
N
Naba naba naba norem. NABA NABA,
pages 114, 254..
Near this town I was born and bred.
BERNARD REILLY, page 77.
Now all you jolly sailors come
listen to my plea. MAGGY MAY, page 340.
Now look here Cobb and Co., a lesson
take from me. TAMBAROO A LINE, THE.
O
Oh a little boy sat by the candle
light. BACK TO LARKINS' BAR, page 246.
Oh! how I wish that I could be a
little Aboriginee. LITTLE ABORIGINEE, A, pages 67, 206.
Oh, it's Snowdrop Sally am my name.
GOONDIWINDI SONG, THE, page 201.
Oh, I've travelled for experience
and oftimes I've been sold. TAMBAROORA GOLD, page 272.
Oh my name is Antoni Agostini, and
I'm in strife, I killa my wife. PAJAMA GIRL, THE, page 342.
O my name is Antonio Agostini, I
pull-a da pud. ANTONIO AGOSTINI, page 343.
"Oh" said Frank, "Look at that tree
as the wind blows it about". FLYING A KITE, page 259.
Oh she was such a nice young girl.
TAMBAROORA GOLD, page 272.
Oh Swan Hill road is a brute of a
road. SWAN HILL ROAD, THE, page 205.
Oh the moon shines tonight on Mrs
Porter. MOON SHINES BRIGHT, THE, page 242.
Oh, up yonder way, Cinch Mountain a
fair young mistress be. WATERCRESSES, THE, page 53.
O! my rum pals, my ben culls, and
barrackers! A LAY OF A LAG, page 221.
On a dark and dismal evening in the
spring of ninety-three. QUEENSLAND DROVER, A, page 293.
Once a jolly swag girl camped by a
Bettybong. WALTZING MATILDA, page 71.
Once a jolly vagabond camped by a
lily pond. See POMMY MATILDA, page 81. WALKING A BULLDOG,
page 84. WALTZING THE BULLDOG, page
85. ONCE A JOLLY VAGABOND, page 109.
On his throne in St Paul's our
Archbishop did sit. ON WOMEN, ON WOMEN, ON WOMEN, page 68.
On watch with travelling sheep, all
my mates they were asleep. DROVERS DREAM, THE, page 294.
O-oh Melbourne I love you. MELBOURNE
I LOVE YOU, page 242.
O-oh Sydney I love you. SYDNEY, I
LOVE YOU!, page 285.
Our poor monkey's dead, he died last
night in bed. OUR POOR MONKEY, page 242.
Q
Queensland, thou art a land of
pests. NEW CHUM'S FAREWELL TO QUEENSLAND, pages 322-324.
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Sambo had an aunty, an aunty very
poor. SAMBO, page 69.
Should it chance that your mind. PUB
ON THE PLAIN, THE, page 167.
Snoozer was a shunter on the
railway. SAMBO, page 69.
Swab 'em-all, swab 'em all, when
they win or play up in the stall. SWAB 'EM ALL, page 341.
T
Tambaroora was a town when Hill End
was a pup. TAMBAROORA, page 283.
The bloody tucker's bloody crook.
BLOODY, BLOODY, BLOODY, page 344.
The bull stag leaned against the
fence, he was too old to walk. BULL STAG, THE, page 338.
The bull stag leaned against the
fence, he was too poor to walk. BULL STAG, THE, page 339.
The flies and mosquitoes near eat
us. BUSHMAN'S LIFE, THE, page 326.
The night was dark and stormy and
thickly fell the rain. ELIZA, page 214.
Then lay down the shovel and the
hoe. FAREWELL TO THE PICK AND SHOVEL, page 259.
Theodore, our peaceful Theodore.
THEODORE, page 202.
The old coon ain't what he used to
be. COON SONG, pages 261. & 264
The old man sat in the grandstand
chair. BETTING THE ROLL ON ROMA, page 337.
The old man's gone in search for
gold. AUSTRALIA'S ON THE WALLABY, page 185.
There came to the beach a poor Exile
of Erin. EXILE OF ERIN, THE, page 289.
There's a happy little valley on the
Eumerella Shore. EUMERELLA SHORE, THE, page 308.
There's a pretty little valley on
the Eumerella shore. EUMERELLA SHORE, THE, page 310.
The Shearers Cook, was tall and
thin, and he only had one arm. SHEARERS COOK, THE, page 344.
The Sports of Fate, one summers day
my wandering footsteps led astray. ODE TO COBAR, page 286.
The sun had set behind the hill.
LUCKY FARMERS BOY, THE, pages 31 & 227.
The urger stood at the outer gate.
BUSHMAN AND THE TIPSTER, THE, page 135.
The weather had been sultry for a
fortnight's time or more. ANOTHER FALL OF RAIN, page 188.
The world is full of inventions.
DAIRYMAIDS LAMENTATION, THE, page 32.
This darkey's in sorrow since long,
long ago. BRIGHT SHADES OF BLUE, THE, page 267.
This is my story this is my son.
HEAVE AWAY, page 340.
To a handsome ball Maria was
invited. HANDSOME BALL, THE, page 244.
Turpin Hero is my name, and I from
Dublin city came. TURPIN HERO, page 231.
'Twas on the First of April when I
arrived in town. WATERCRESSES, page 13.
U
Uncle Fred and Auntie Mabel fainted
at the breakfast. UNCLE FRED AND OTHER RHYMES, page 70.
W
We all jumped in and had a fling.
CHILLAGOE SONG, THE, page 203.
We'd nineteen dead on the Bunie
trail, ten more on the jungle track. MOPPING UP, page 341.
We've all got our little troubles in
life's hard, thorny way. BULLOCKY, THE, page 285.
We've flying ants with frilly pants
and stinging, stinking wogs. AN IMMIGRANTS LAMENT, page 327.
We was playing tambaroora for a
shandy. TAMBAROORA, page 284.
What's to be said of Marble Bar.
MARBLE BAR, page 239.
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