Ah, revelation at last. In my Canadian-centric way, I always thought (from hearing the Bok recording) that "Murrumbidgee" was "Miramichi", the famous salmon river in eastern New Brunswick--and a region with a history of prevalent poverty. Bok has recorded other songs set in New Brunswick, like "Song of the Wheelhouse Door" which is on the same recording (Return To The Land). The "Gundagai" always puzzled me cause I've never heard of such a place there, but I figured that it might be some deserted hamlet with an incongruous place name--after all, within twenty miles of here (rural eastern Ontario) you can find Seoul, Zealand and Poland.

Thanks for the info.

W-O