The American entertainer, Burl Ives, visited Australia in the 1950’s singing folksongs from all over, including from here. He recorded a selection of these on his 1953 album, Australian Folksongs (frequently reissued) and Stephen Whiteside has been busy tracking down the often twisty histories of these songs. You can find his posts at:
https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=the+old+bullock+dray
https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=the+springtime
https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=click+go+the+shears
https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=wild+rover+no+more
https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=the+stockman%27s+last+bed
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