Ships brought men to Perth From all parts of the earth Lured by fabulous tales of gold yields Some biked it, some hiked it But no one quite liked it The long dreary trek to the fields The ground was their bed A stone for ones head Four bags made a Wagga like quilt Bough […]
The Diggers New Year Song
31/12/2022 By Leave a Comment
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 […]
A Bush Christmas by C J Dennis
22/12/2022 By Leave a Comment
The sun burns hotly thro’ the gums As down the road old Rogan comes The hatter from the lonely hut Beside the track to Woollybutt. He likes to spend his Christmas with us here. He says a man gets sort of strange Living alone without a change, Gets sort of settled in his way; And […]
A Payable Claim – by Dryblower Murphy
03/12/2022 By Leave a Comment
Although the Sydney Bulletin claimed businessmen at Coolgardie were on more payable claims than the diggers, they were not the only ones, according to E.G. ‘Dryblower’ Murphy, who wrote: A few of the lucky have dropped in on a patch And gone on a rollicking spree, Where a woman is waiting the digger to catch […]
The Old Prospector
19/11/2022 By Leave a Comment
Geraldton Guardian – 22 December 1928, page 30 The Old Prospector There are some places closer in that yield a little still, But they are not of any use at all to me, said Bill, There is a living there for those, who like to stop and dig, But further out there always is a […]
