Re: Australian railway songs

["John Kerley" <deaftech@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> I think this has been discussed before, but I can't find the thread in the
> archives or on deja.com.
>
> Has anybody made a canonical list of Australian railway songs? Off the top
> of my head I can think of:
>
> Indian Pacific, by Joy McKean. Recorded by Slim Dusty (ARPA song of the
> year and top selling country song of 1978.) Recently re-released by The
> Bushwackers.
>
> The Ghan, by Ted Egan.
>
> Jolly Green Giant, by Johnny Ashcroft.
>
> 3801, by Ray King and Ron Russell. Did they write any others?
>
> A heap by the late Alan Rowe.
>  - The Puffing Billy Song
>  - The Beechie
>  - The Deepdene Dasher
>  - Riding in the old Z van
>  - The aren't and they shan't 'cos they can't.
>
> Queensland Railway Line (trad?)
>
> Morningtown Ride, by The Seekers.
>
> The Train Song, by Nick Cave.
>
> Cheers
> David

On a modern note, and I use the terms advisedly, there is a song called
Columns o' Steam by a group called The Lucksmiths in their album "A Good
Kind of Nervous" and released by Candle Records in 1997.  The lyrics were
apparently written after the songwriter had a trip from Belgrave, although
behind Decauville 869, rather than an NA.

Cheers,

John Kerley