Terry K - I think that what possibly could've changed, is that there would be a LOT less water nowadays!!!
When I was a kid, a highlight of winter was to take a drive "up the Hills" with Dad, to visit the dams at Mundaring Weir and Canning Dam, just to see the water going over and down the spillway ...

Perth's rainfall is always critically low these days and I think the Groundwater Bores are also a problem now - they've gotta go Deeper Down soon this Century, but are not sure of the ramifications ...

Thread Drift - wasn't there an Aussie song about the Artesian Bores from the early 80's, about going "Deeper Down"???

Further Thread Drift - there were some good songs mid 80's by the WABO - W.A.Bush Orchestra - maybe someone needs to post some of them - any takers???

Cheers! R-J

PS 1. I believe that "Pommie Bob" Sharpe is based in Perth now too ... And that Ray Downes is there in "Hobson's Choice" now ...

PS 2. Bob, the 2 guys in the WA Settlers had beautiful melodious voices that harmonised well. The NSW Settlers have a very important place in Oz history too. Plus Ulick 'Boyle's "The Cooma Cavaliers" (e.g.), is a top little number performed live - and esp. by Peter Bate in Darwin's Top End Folk Club, I recall ...

PS 3. I've realised that when I added the lyrics of "Kalgoorlie Pipeline", the second of the three mentions of "chorus" is misleading, coz the verse that immediately follows is NOT the chorus (it's merely my HTML problem) ...

Phew! At least I got it back to the topic, eh?!