THE DEATH OF LES DARCY - collected from Joseph C. Caines of Nyngan by historian Marion Dormer of Collie.
Sung to the tune of Back home on Tennessee which was first published in 1915. Here's the crackly 1915 gramophone record sung by Collins & Harlen with music written by Walter Donaldson & lyrics by William Jerome

Words from an article by John Meredith, published in Strinybark & Greenhide 2(4), p.4 1980s

Have you heard it?
Have you heard it?
Les Darcy's dead they say.
He died on the 24th of May.
Broken hearted
When he parted
From this sunny shore
Dad and Mother,
Sis & Brother
Saw his face no more.
In Maitland Cemetery,
There lies poor Les Darcy,
His mother's only boy,
His sister's pride and joy.
How I longed for the night
To see Les Darcy fight -
How he beats them
Almost eats them,
Every Saturday night.
The critics by the score,
They say they never saw
A boy like Les before
Upon the Stadium floor.
Some says that he's a skiter
But he proved himself a fighter;
But they gave him dope
And he gave them hope
And he died in the U.S.A.

as I found several songs with similar names, I asked Ralph Pride if the 1915 music fitted. Ralph is responsible for the song & tune books put out by BMC's Concert Party over the decades, and has scanned old BMC archival material and converted recorded material to modern formats.

It fits if you’re good at jigsaw puzzles. It’s a nice old fashioned raggy tune. I could write it out if you think it’s worth a couple of hours effort.
I’ve filed it all away in my steadily evolving song collection.
Cheers, Ralph