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Friday, May 15, 2020

SOLDIERS SINGING – FROM THE BOER WAR TO VIETNAM

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WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1919-04-25. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS SINGING SONGS AROUND THE PIANO IN A YMCA. NLA. Here's our second podcast  - t ...
Monday, May 4, 2020

UPON THE FIFTH OF MAY – THE DEATH OF BEN HALL

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Today is the day bushranger Ben Hall was shot dead in 1865. Rob has put together a multi-media commemoration of the event at  https...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

LAUGHING OFF THE SPANISH 'FLU

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Advertisement for Nicholas’s Aspro, claiming to cure the Spanish influenza.  Herald , 29 January 1919 Listen to the recollections o...
Saturday, April 18, 2020

FOLK AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

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Explore National Folk Festivals and the National Library's folklore collections online SHARE:  FACEBOOK   TWITTER   ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

REIGNING THEM IN - WOMEN AND THE COACHING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA

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Chinese passengers inside and on top of coach, Castlemaine 1853. Rachael Anderson has researched a little-known aspect of Australian ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

FRANK POVAH, BACK OF WOLLAR, 1990

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Frank Povah at the National Library of Australia Rob has edited John Meredith’s film (Super 8) of the late Frank Povah , musician, po...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

VERANDAH MUSIC – ITALIAN PRISONER OF WAR STYLE

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Cowra, NSW. 6 February 1944. Group of Italian prisoners of war (POWs) interned at No. 12 POW Group. Known to be in this group are: 56011 C...
Friday, March 27, 2020

VERANDAH MUSIC RIVERBOAT STYLE

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Here's a few well-dressed musos serenading on a Murray Riverboat, c 1890s? Courtesy of Warren Fahey from the State Library of South...
Thursday, March 12, 2020

ST KEVIN’S BAWDY SONG HAS A LONG HISTORY

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An example of how studying folklore can throw light on contemporary issues in a guest post from folklorists, Warren Fahey... Ther...
Sunday, March 1, 2020

VERANDAH STORIES – AND SOME MUSIC

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Having a yarn ... Have a look at, and listen to, Dave Wheeler’s blog ‘A Canberra Boy’ . Dave has collected a swag of tales, both tall...