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Is Canberra calling to you? And why is it hot in Brisbane but Coolangatta?
There was a craze for writing songs about Australian cities and towns in the 1920s and 30s, but the oldest in our collection...
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Baritone Robert Nicholson recorded several songs with a Victorian connection. During his first recording session in November 1929 he recorded Ballarat the Fair and then, a few weeks later, Back to...
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This is a re-creation of the derailment of a train that occurred between Allansford and Warrnambool on 11 March 1897 recorded by Thomas Rome.Drum virtuoso George Twentyman, known as 'Herr Schoot’,...