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Thread #55351   Message #1852390
Posted By: Rowan
06-Oct-06 - 08:04 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Slaggy Island Farewell (Vin Garbutt)
Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Slaggy Island Farewell (Vin Garbutt)
Greetings Betsy,
At the time of the robbery I was running a school camp at Steiglitz (60 miles west of Melbourne) and Gundagai is about 300 miles or so 'north' (actually, northeast) of Melbourne, on the Hume Highway and on the northern bank of the Murrumbidgee. I was most unhappy at the time because I'd collected a lot of folk music and folkloric material and specialised in material culture items that required no gas or electricity, as the camp was four miles from the nearest power line. I learned a lot about hearing and listening while I was there. And, with help from good friends, I got over most of the emotional aspects of loss quite well.

I'm glad Bob could help with the cover.

Cheers, Rowan