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Subject: Re: Australian railway songs
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by: Terry O'Grady - Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:37 UTC

On Tuesday, December 5, 2000 at 12:51:35 PM UTC+10, David Bromage wrote:
> 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

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Australian railway songs	Terry O'Grady

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