The SMITH’s – By Edwin Greenslade Murphy eg ‘Dryblower Murphy” We had many problems set us when Coolgardie was a camp When a journey to the Goldfields was meant a coach fare or a tramp We has water troubles, tucker ditto, also that of gold, how to clothe ourselves in summer, how to dress to […]
Old Timer – By Tony Bozich
OLD TIMER Charlie Nalty, of Coolgardie Westral Wheel Race fame, cant be forgot by the older generation, to Goldfields schools sometimes he came giving half holidays and warm oration. Charlie carried Glory of the Old Days, real turn of the century stuff, he seemed to personify that phase when life was not unhappy, but tough. […]
I’m Off to the Diggings by Andrew Park
Here’s off to the diggings of gold Australia’s our home where wealth is untold Up, Up with your pick, take your shovel in hand. Here’s off, Here’s off to a happier land We dread not the voyage, though distant and long We’ve a compass to steer by, our arms they are strong. And ne’re into […]
THE GAME – by Ray (Jacko) Jackson 1999
No more bets big Nick cried, as the pennies went up, And they spun round and round in the air Tails he called when they came down to rest, For the spinner it was sheer despair. He tossed the kip down on the ground in the ring; that was a quick lost ten quid […]
The Diggers New Year Song!
The Diggers new Year Song describes how a group of miners toiled without success until late in the Old Year and having at last struck gold were determined that all around them would join in celebrating the advent of the New Year and the good luck they were sure lay ahead:- Come pass the glasses […]