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Re: Australian railway songs
On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 23:23:39 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
>Peter and Susan (petan@powerup.NOSPAM.com.au) wrote:
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>> Sgt Small* (T Morton),
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>Fairly loose railway connection. :)
Maybe, but the album cover states this it is trying to give an overview of railway history.
'Jumping the Rattler' was certainly part of Australian Railway history during the depression. Could
you suggest any other song, poem or prose which would fit this era?
Patsy Adams-Smith in her book 'Hear the Train Blow' also gives an insight into Jumping the Rattler.
Susan
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