ISSUE #6
    Volume 3/1

    the e-zine on Australian folklore

    ISSN 1446-2133

    Simply Australia


    Summer Issue

    OPEN YOUR EYES to AUSTRALIA

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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 . . .


    WRITTEN IN THE TRENCHES . . . Digger newspapers of the first world war
    Graham Seal's survey of first world war diggers newspapers or trench journals as they are often called, provides insights into the creation of 'digger culture'. .... more


    A SENSE OF PLACE:
    The Passing of the Rail . . .

    The Passing of the Rail
    I have often found that there is a correlation between railway stations and the health of the country towns they once serviced. Jim Low reflects ......... more

    KOKODA - TRACK or TRAIL . . .
    Chris Woodland writes of how the 240 kilometres-long jungle track between Port Moresby and Kokoda became known as a trail rather than a track. This enigma has long been of interest to those who are aware of the Australian vernacular at the time of the great event.
    .... more


    SCREENSOUND AUSTRALIA . . .
    Jeanette Clout's interesting article on ScreenSound Australia - the National Screen and Sound Archive .... more


    FISHER'S GHOST . . .
    The true story of Fisher's Ghost as told by Andrew Lang .... read the complete story


    AUDIO FILES . . .
  • Shearing - Baulch Brothers
  • Fields of Eldorado - Jim Low
  • Passing of the Rail - Jim Low


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    THE FIELDS OF ELDORADO
    McEvoy Mine
    The tragic story of the 1895 McEvoy Mining disaster in Victoria
    .... read more

    RUBY'S STORY
    The Story of Lewis. H. Lasseter By his daughter Lillian Agnes (Ruby) Hodgetts Because of the controversy in the press in the 1940's and 50's about her father and his lost gold reef, Lillian decided to write about the other side of her father's life. She wrote it all down in an old exercise book but it was never published. . . . . more


    SONGS AND STORIES OF AUSTRALIA . . .
    David Mulhallen looks at convicts and bolters
    ..... more


    THE COLLECTION BOX . . .
    collection boxDid Dargin's Grey tour inter-state, or did the name entered a folk tradition and get passed on to other champion grey buckjumpers? ... more


    TALES FROM THE TRACK . .
    Rob Willis introduces us to The Baulch Brothers of Kerang and their wonderful legacy. .... more


    SIMPLY AUSTRALIAN POETRY . . .

  • The Highwayman - Bill Dettmer
  • Update of Banjo - Dan O'Donnell
  • Dargan's Grey - unknown


    LETTERS . . . can

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