It's Time to Stop the Rumours Lads.
It's seems to be part of human nature for some folk to want to jump on the band wagon of fame by using the reputation of those that have gone before them. This is true in the case of young Daniel...
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{{{{{{{Merv}}}}}} It is so good to see you here and to read this grand poem. As you well know, the Kelly's have become a great interest of mine, thanks to your poem "It's tough to be a Kelly" This...
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G'day Sarah. Chris and I have been out to Central Queensland to the gem fields for the Gemfest. It's a little community of villages where folk mine sapphires. We were employed to perform our Bush...
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Merv, I'm sorry Chris was sick. She is a real trouper!! Fossicking sounds like fun, especially when you make a find! yu could write a poem based the festival names alone. They are so engaging and...
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got the bug - translation - became addicted to the fossicking. Merv
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lol now that sounds like an interesting bug Merv and one I wouldn't mind having myself:) It' great to have you back even for just a few weeks. It's a treat to be able to read your great poems again;)...
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G'day Jean. Most people tell me they can speak English but picking up on Australian can throw a spanner in the works at times. Merv
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Hey Merv, Good to read your words again. I love the history you weave and the delight you leave all your readers. Dee
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Love your poem, Merv, and what a great song it would make. I expect you have put a tune to it.
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BRAVO Merv, great seeing you again, and you have came back with a big bang..............
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Gallops along at a cracking pace and also serves as a warning to all those who take vicarious pleasure in riding the coat-tails of the reputation of others. Love that word fossicking. my mother came...
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G'day Dee, good to catch up again. Been a lot of conjecture over the years as to whether these boys actually escaped from Glenrowan, but I sense that the evidence shows that they did and were buried...
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G'day Liz. Thanks for sharing this with us. My old mate Wave Jackson recently wrote a song about an old character claiming to be Steve Hart and the chap I record with was telling me about another...
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G'day Jim. Hope you're keeping well too old son. They just recently had a big dig around Ann Jones Inn to see what they could find. Will be interesting to see the results. Merv
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Wonderful write, Merv! I, like Sarah, remember hearing you read that beautiful poem, "It's Tough to be a Kelly". So glad you posted this one! My best to you as always, kerri
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G'day bongler, therer are some interesting places throughout Oz to do a bit of opal mining and they certainly have a character of their own, eg, Lightning Eidge, Yowah, Cooper Pedy. Appreciate your...
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G'day Kerri. The Kelly family sure left a lasting impression on folks and have become a large part of our folk history. I guess they represent the battlers who fought to make a place for their...
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