Re: Australian railway songs

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

I well remember the final run of the Snora.  On departure from Sydney Central,
an instrumental electric guitar tune announced as 'Southern Aurora' was played
over the PA as the train pulled out.  I thought it was by 'The Shadows', or at
least it sounded like them.  Is this the Joy Boys tune or is it a Shadows
original?  Whatever - it was a great send-off for the old girl.


Tell wrote:
> 
> The Southern Aurora was put down by Col Joys backing
> group, still one of the great Aussie train songs.
> 
> It is an instrumental.
> 
> ....Tell
> 
> 
> 
> >Rob Kearey <mammal@optushome.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > David Bromage wrote:
> >
> > > Has anybody made a canonical list of Australian railway songs? Off the top
> > > of my head I can think of:
> >
> > My father used to have a 45 single called "Southern Aurora"; I seem to
> > remember it was a guitar instrumental, and ended with the sound of a
> > receding train and a mournful whistle. No idea who it was by, or where
> > it is now.
> >
> > > David