Pretty sure it was recorded back in the early 1970s by Brenda Wootton and written by a fellow she used to sing with....can't recall his name.

Tricky time signature iirc. Suited Brenda fine, but pretty unsingable by a bunch of big, hairy bush band types, who did a re-write to a somewhat more manageable (though less interesting) tune in 3/4 time and only 3 chords. (Think "Wild Rover/Botany Bay" idiom). This "new" song was written for a James Ruse celebration event around 1988, a booking accepted at 24 hours notice, conditional upon singing a song about James Ruse.

Heard a couple of Sydney bush bands do it since.

Can post words if any one interested....but adds nothing to the story.

MC