Today I was introduced to "Smiley" by Ronnie Burns which I didn't know of. Two songs that I think will be included are Tiddas's "Anthem" and Helen Reddy's "I am Woman".
"God Save the Queen" won't be there for the same reason "The Miner's Dream of Home" "The red flag" and "The Internationale" won't be there. They were not written by an Australian. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

The following is a quick compilation of the songs and composers mentioned so far not including those I've mentioned. I have not included repeats. I don't know if this helps provoke big gaps where you feel something glaringly obvious has to be mentioned. There is no question that the few songs that will be part of the exhibition can offer anything more than a glimpse into the heart of influential Australian songs. However I hope that glimpse offers treasures that encourage people to listen further and think further.


The Loved Ones "Everlovin' Man"
The Atlantics - Bombora and Flight of the Surf Guitar
Bobby Randall "My Brown Skin Baby"
John Dengate's "Cunnamulla".
John Warner's "Anderson's Coast"
"My Island Home" Neil Murray
"The Diamantina Drover"
"The Pub with no Beer"
Men At Work "I come From The Land Down Under"
the dog shat in the tuckerbox
The Chunder Song
Billy Barlow
Waltzing Matilda
John "Jocka" Burns "We meet them at the door" also called "Bankstown Evictions" and recorded by Alistair Hulett and Dave Swarbrick as "The Siege of Union Street"
Jocka Burns "Bubbles" ( Is that Australian?)
Kevin ' Bloody ' Wilson (anything by him)
John Williamson "True Blue"
Peter Allen "I Still Call Australia Home"
Judy Small ("Mothers Daughters Wives"?)
John Schuman - 'I was Only Nineteen'
Eric Bogle "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" and "Shelter"
Tony Miles' "Enola Gay"
"Advance Australia Fair"
SHADDAP YOU FACE (Joe Dolce)
GURINDJI BLUES (Ted Egan)
SUN ARISE (Rolf Harris and Harry Butler)
FROM LITTLE THINGS, BIG THINGS GROW (Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly)
Helen Palmer "The Ballad of 1891"
Reedy River music by Chris Kempster
Whaling Songs of Harry Robertson - Queensland Whalers?
Goanna - 'Solid Rock'
Wendy Joseph's 'Year of the Drum'
Ted Egan 'The Drover's Boy'
Midnight Oil - 'Beds Are Burning'
Goanna - 'Solid Rock'
Paul Kelly ( virtually everything he wrote ?)
Kev Carmody (ditto - "Cannot buy my soul"?)
Icehouse - 'Great Southern Land'
Cold Chisel - 'Khe Sanh' (disputed as a misrepresentation)
Weddings Parties Anything - 'Scorn of the Women'
My Bonnie Lies Over the ocean