ISSUE #1

    Oct - Nov 2001

    the e-zine on Australian folklore

    Second Wind


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    Australia has a rich heritage and this is reflected in its folklore, its oral and social history as well as its music and song, both traditional and contemporary.

    IN THIS ISSUE
    EDITORIAL . . .
    Welcome to our first issue

    FEATURE . . .
    Defining the Historical Landscape:
    Blue Mountains Memorials to Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth


    ARTICLE . . .
    Fair Game for Anyone
    Rough justice on the Turon goldfield of NSW


    ARTICLE . . .
    When I was Young and Had No Sense
    Children's rhymes, songs and games from Tasmania


    A SENSE OF PLACE . . .
    - Gladys Carey Reserve
    Miss Gladys Carey lived with her older sister in High Street, North Sydney. The reserve today as a reminder of this amazing lady.


    AUDIO FILE . . .
  • Miss Carey's Little Park
  • This Old Town
  • Just Fair Game
  • Lennox Bridge

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    		FEATURE . . .
    The Songs the Diggers Really Sang
    Warren Fahey's fascinating article, published online for the first time.


    ARTICLE . . .
    Spanning the Past into Tomorrow
    The story of Lennox Bridge, the oldest bridge on Australia's mainland.


    ARTICLE . . .
    EBB WREN
    Ebb would amble into Rob Willis' shop and his raspy voice would announce “I've got another song for you Robbie”. Irrespective of any customers who were present he would then sing it for him.


    ARTICLE . . .
    "I'm Glad I Had My Salad Roll"
    roll Jim Low writes of his experiences when travelling with Rob Willis on an oral history collecting trip in north-west New South Wales.


    ARTICLE . . .
    Western Australian Folklore Archive
    Australia's only state folklore archive


    SIMPLY AUSTRALIAN POETRY . . .

  • At Cox's River, Blue Mountains - John Low
  • The Ghost of Timor Road - Lyndan Blackman
  • This is a National Trust Town - John Low


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