THE ROUSEABOUTS:
the rattling good bush band . . .
an in-depth interview with Ray Grieve

BITS AND PIECES
from Warren Fahey's Collecting Swag . . .
interesting snippets on bullockies and coaches

A SENSE OF PLACE:
HOD CAY . . .
Jim Low tells us of the life and poetry of Hod Cay from Coonabarabran.

COLLEEN CASSIDY . . .
The passing of more than forty years has not diminished Chris Woodland's memory of that vibrant, delightful bush girl whose positive aspirations and contributions to life were never realised.

THE COLLECTION BOX . . .
David Mulhallen reviews Barbed Wire Ballads - Songs of Australia by Graham Seal. Song lyrics are included.

THE BOXING DAY FIRES 2001 . . .
As the first anniversary of the devastating Christmas bushfires in NSW approaches we present a photographic documentary of a Blue Mountains property during and after the fire.

THE FURTHER I TRAVEL
A different slant on the story of Robert O'Hara Burke and his fateful expedition by Jim Low

TINA LAWTON . . .
- John Low remembers 1960s Adelaide singer Tina Lawton

A KANGAROO-SKIN POUCH OF LETTERS
Graham Seal traces, through a kangaroo-skin pouch of letters, the poignant tale of a family separated and distanced by transportation.

SONGS AND STORIES OF AUSTRALIA . . .
David Mulhallen looks at the work of Alexander Vennard, otherwise known as Bill Bowyang, who became a significant contributor to Australia's ballad heritage.

SCREENSOUND AUSTRALIA . . .
Dick Parry, the Yodelling Hillbilly from Tasmania, is just one of the treasures to be found on CD in Screensound Australia.

TALES FROM THE TRACK . .
Rob Willis introduces us to Reg and Suzanne Hodge and an amazing tale of ballrooms and rabbit traps.

LETTERS . . .

what the readers have to say

SIMPLY AUSTRALIAN POETRY . . .