Simply Australia http://simplyaustralia.net Simply Australia - a magazine style site with music, articles, poetry on Australia's heritage and folklore, it's people and places. Open your eyes to Australia. It 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. Thu, Mar 12 2009 10:10:00 +1000 en-us ℗ & © 2008 Mountain Tracks Old Thylacine http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-thylacine.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-thylacine.html Sat, Sept 01 2011 1:10:00 +1000 75 years ago in September, the last of the known Tasmanian Tigers (also known as thylacines) died in captivity in a zoo in Hobart.Read the article and listen to an original song about the Thylacine.(author: Jim Low) The Eugowra Gold Escort Robbery http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-eugowra.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-eugowra.html Sat, Jul 09 2011 1:10:00 +1000 On Sunday afternoon, 15 June, 1862, Frank Gardiner and his gang, which included John Gilbert and Ben Hall, ambushed and robbed the gold escort which was travelling from the Forbes goldfields.(author: Jim Low) The Shiralee http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-shiralee.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-shiralee.html Sat, Apr 09 2011 1:10:00 +1000 In 1957 the film The Shiralee was released in Australia. The film ha become an important part of one town’s history.(author: Jim Low) Christina's Matilda http://simplyaustralia.net/review-jkl-matilda.html http://simplyaustralia.net/review-jkl-matilda.html Sat, Apr 09 2011 1:10:00 +1000 Review of Edel Wignell's book about Waltzing Matilda Gary Shearston - Renegade http://simplyaustralia.net/review-jkl-renegade.html http://simplyaustralia.net/review-jkl-renegade.html Sat, Apr 09 2011 1:10:00 +1000 Review of Gary Shearston's CD, Renegade At Pennyweight Flat http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-pennyweight.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-pennyweight.html Sat, Apr 09 2011 1:10:00 +1000 This moving goldfields cemetery occupies about an acre of land on the outskirts of Castlemaine in Central Victoria. It is often referred to as "God's Acre". At Stringybark Creek http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-stringybark.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-stringybark.html Thu, Oct 15 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Jim Low reflects on Stringybark Creek and its place in Australia's history following the killing of three constables by Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang on 26 October 1878. An Interview with Gary Shearston http://simplyaustralia.net/interview-garyshearston.html http://simplyaustralia.net/interview-garyshearston.html Tue, Sep 05 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A transcription of an interview with Gary Shearston, arguably Australia's finest singer/songwriter. There's a Fire! http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-fire.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-fire.html Tue, Sep 05 2009 11:10:00 +1000 This is Jean O'Gradey's account of a bushfire at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains in 1951. Her only transport was by foot. The main road was dirt and there was no telephone or fire brigade. When the fire came they had to do battle with it on their own. Tragedy at the Weatherboard http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jl-weatherboard.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jl-weatherboard.html Tue, Sep 01 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Just to the west of the railway station at Wentworth Falls is a solitary headstone. Hidden in long grass behind a barrier of bushes and a fence next to the railway line, it remains unseen by many who walk (or ride in the train) past it every day. John Low tells the story behind the lone grave. The Autograph Book http://simplyaustralia.net/article-gbg-autographbook.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-gbg-autographbook.html Sat, Aug 29 2009 11:10:00 +1000 World War Two brought many changes to Australian households. This is the story of Edith Williams. No Goose to Cook http://simplyaustralia.net/prose-dp-goose.html http://simplyaustralia.net/prose-dp-goose.html Fri, Aug 21 2009 11:10:00 +1000 An entertaining account by Dudley C. Pye of the difficulties faced by a cookin the Australian Army during duties in the Korean War Ella Zuila - Heroine of the Highwire http://simplyaustralia.net/ellazuila.html http://simplyaustralia.net/ellazuila.html Fri, Aug 21 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Ella Zuila - the most audacious, death-defying "Heroine of the Highwire". Nobody knows her - but she was the most famous Australian public entertainer in the world in the last two decades of the 19th century. Inheritors of a Dream: The Development of a New Zealand Folk Music Heritage http://simplyaustralia.net/nzfolk.html http://simplyaustralia.net/nzfolk.html Mon, June 12 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Phil Garland examines the New Zealand Folk Song and traces its development. Phil Garland - Kiwi Balladeer http://simplyaustralia.net/interview-philgarland.html http://simplyaustralia.net/interview-philgarland.html Mon, June 12 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Phil Garland ta;ls to Jim Low about his collecting experience and his singing career. Appreciating the Talents of Pat Drummond http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-drummond.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-drummond.html Mon, May 30 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Jim Low looks in depth at the talents of Australian singer/songwriter Pat Drummond and reviews his latest CD with Karen Lynne, The Long Journey Home. Ebb Wren http://simplyaustralia.net/article-rw-ebbwren.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-rw-ebbwren.html Mon, May 20 2009 11:10:00 +1000 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. When I Was Young and Had No Sense http://simplyaustralia.net/article-row-sense.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-row-sense.html Mon, May 19 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Children's rhymes, songs and games from Tasmania in Australia by Rob and Olya Willis From Bung Bong to Lapstone Hill http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-bungbong.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-bungbong.html Mon, May 18 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Bridges, culverts, tunnels and cuttings from the old Bung Bong road bridge, also known as the Glenmona Bridge, to Mitchell's Pass and the old lapstone train tunnel in the Blue Mountains. Shipwreck Broadsides http://simplyaustralia.net/article-vl-broadsides.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-vl-broadsides.html Sat, May 09 2009 11:10:00 +1000 These broadside sheets relate the sad tales of ships that went down on voyages to and from Australia. A Farm in Drought http://simplyaustralia.net/photogallery-farm/index.html http://simplyaustralia.net/photogallery-farm/index.html Mon, May 04 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Jim Low's photo essay of a farm near Warracknabeal in Western Victoria ... "where the sky seems to go on forever and the drought just won't go away" The Bush http://simplyaustralia.net/prose-mo-thebush.html http://simplyaustralia.net/prose-mo-thebush.html Mon, May 04 2009 10:10:00 +1000 Chapter 12 from Max O'Rell's book, John Bull and Co., The Great Colonial Branches of the Firm. It was published in 1894 and contains his observations of Australia during his time there. The Ghosts of Timor Road http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-lb-timorrd.html http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-lb-timorrd.html Wed, May 01 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A moving poem by Lyndan Blackman of life once lived in the north-west of New South Wales Gary Shearston: The Best of All Trades http://simplyaustralia.net/review-jkl-besttrades.html http://simplyaustralia.net/review-jkl-besttrades.html Wed, May 01 2009 11:11:00 +1000 An in depth review by Jim Low of the new double CD from singer songwriter Gary Shearston,titled The Best of All Trades Neta Davis: Deua River Woman http://simplyaustralia.net/article-cw-neta.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-cw-neta.html Wed, Apr 30 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Neta Davis was born in a secluded valley in 1909. This is her story told by Chris Woodland. Heat Wave http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-cjd-heatwave.html http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-cjd-heatwave.html Wed, Apr 29 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A poem by C. J. Dennis desccribing the environment before, during and after a bushfire. Unanswered Questions http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-vj-unansweredq.html http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-vj-unansweredq.html Wed, Apr 21 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A moving poem by Vic Jefferies based on a true story by a Vietnam Veteran. Battle of the Somme http://simplyaustralia.net/lyrics-pl-somme.html http://simplyaustralia.net/lyrics-pl-somme.html Wed, Apr 21 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A song by singer-songwriter Phyl Lobl for her father who was wounded in the battle in WW1 at the age of 18. Buried in Katoomba: The Story of Private John Parker, Veteran of The Great War http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jl-parker.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jl-parker.html Wed, Apr 15 2009 11:10:00 +1000 John Parker lies in an unmarked grave, one of many in the cemetery at Katoomba in NSW. Untended, it is indistinguishable from the unoccupied plots nearby. This is his story. The Break O'Day Lion http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-wb-lion.html http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-wb-lion.html Mon, Apr 6 2009 10:10:00 +1000 A poem by Wilfred Blake written in 1934 Open Your Eyes to Australia http://simplyaustralia.net/thepodcasts.html http://simplyaustralia.net/thepodcasts.html Thu, Mar 12 2009 10:10:00 +1000 Learn more about Simply Australia's podcasts Remembering Private Shirley http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-shirley.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jkl-shirley.html Thu, Mar 12 2009 10:10:00 +1000 The story of Private Shirley who survived the First World War to leave a lasting legacy in stone of a sphinx memorial to his fallen comrades. In the Steps of Charles Darwin http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jl-darwinsteps.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-jl-darwinsteps.html Thu, Mar 12 2009 10:10:00 +1000 Following Charles Darwin's walk in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales While Victoria Burns http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-bd-vicburns.html http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-bd-vicburns.html Thu, Mar 12 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A moving poem by Bill Dettmer. The Songs the Diggers Really Sang http://simplyaustralia.net/article-wf-diggerssang.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-wf-diggerssang.html Thu, Apr 13 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Down through the years the Australian soldier became respected as a reliable fighter; a mate. His progress has been documented in song. They Are Marching http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-bd-marching.html http://simplyaustralia.net/poetry-bd-marching.html Thu, Apr 13 2009 11:10:00 +1000 A poem about returned veterans by Bill Dettmer. Written in the Trenches http://simplyaustralia.net/article-gs-trenches.html http://simplyaustralia.net/article-gs-trenches.html Thu, Apr 13 2009 11:10:00 +1000 Dr 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'.