Thanks to Stewie, I have just heard a recording of Bok, Muir & Trickett singing "I Saw Her As She Came and Went" - it is DEFINITELY the same tune that Colin Dryden used (and Paul Lawler uses) for "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" .

So it looks like the marrying of the two songs was an American thing, not Australian : back to mystery of Chris Couveau.

Margret Roadknight - are you there?! I wonder if Shayna Karlin can shed any light - are you still in touch with her???

Cheers! R-J