ISSUE #9
    Volume 4/1

    the e-zine on Australian folklore

    ISSN 1446-2133

    Simply Australia


    OPEN YOUR EYES to AUSTRALIA

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    David MulhallenOlya WillisValda LowJim LowRob WillisJohn Low
    Australia has a rich heritage and this is reflected in its folklore, its oral and social history as well as its music and song.
    ISSUE #9
    EDITORIAL . . .



    Titanic linksAUSTRALIAN LINKS TO THE TITANIC DISASTER . . .
    The Titanic disaster had a profound affect on Australia, being as maritime dependent then as it is aviation today to bridge the vast distances separating it from the outside world. .... more


    INHERITORS OF A DREAMINHERITORS OF A DREAM:

    Phil Garland looks at the development of a New Zealand Folk Music Heritage ......... more


    SONGS AND STORIES OF AUSTRALIA . . .
    Part two of David Mulhallen's looks at the ghosts and superstitions in Australian literature. ..... more


    wattleTHE SYDNEY DUCKS . . .
    "The exact number of Australians who went to California is unknown, but by 1849 so many were congregating on the Barbary Coast it was commonly called 'Sydney Town', the ruffian larrikins as they were called forming gangs known as the 'Sydney Ducks' and 'Sydney Coves'. .... more


    AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL GARLAND
    Phil Garland is one of New Zealand's true musical treasures, a respected folklorist and a musical balladeer whose mission for over 30 years has been to gather and preserve for posterity, the songs and stories of New Zealand. .... more


    Luna ParkLOOKING BACK. . .
    With the re-opening of Luna Park in April, we look back on an article from our archives ..... more


    SIMPLY REVIEWS . . .

  • BOB DYER: Pick-a-Box, Hillbilly Heaven
  • THE LONE WOLF: Last of the Old-Time Prospectors


    AUDIO FILES . . .
  • Luna Park - Jim Low

    NOTATION . . .
  • Down a Country Road
  • Hunger in the Air
  • A Long Time Ago
  • The Shearing's Coming Round
  • The Star Hotel
    • audio file

    		• WHEN I MADE HISTORY
         "I like art and stuff," said the child. "I've got an uncle who's an artist."
    "Indeed?" said the artist. "What's his name?"
    "Uncle Tootsie," said the boy.
    ..... more


    WHO OWNS FOLKLORE?
         A Discussion Paper, by Graham Seal, which raises a number of issues with the aim of stimulating discussion among those with an interest in folklore.
    ..... more


    HORIZONS AND HEARTLANDS
         South Australian singer/songwriter and farmer Jeanette Wormald speaks about her latest project and the Mallee landscape that is her inspiration ..... more


    TALES FROM THE TRACK . . .
    Life stories from the Oral History and Folklore collection of The National Library of Australia. This issue read about Bev's Washboard Band in B#
    .... read more


    LETTERS . . .
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    SIMPLY AUSTRALIAN POETRY . . .

  • Mulling Over Mafeking - Max Merckenschlager
  • Binnaway Sale Day - Hod Cay
  • Old Mates - David McKee Wright
    And a selection from Dudley C. Pye:
  • Banjo's Billabong
  • Whispering Moments
  • The Icecream Kid


    THE ARCHIVES . . .
    All our past issues are here! Lots of articles, poetry and music to keep you busy for hours ... more



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