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Site History

This page was added 8th June 2001 in order to provide a record of the changes to this site. Previously a note was just made on the index page as to when the pages were last modified.

26 May 01

New Poem by Ric - "Old Snagger"

03 Jun 01 New Poem by Ric - "Cyber Sex"
04 Jun 01 Links to Cowboy Poetry sites
08 Jun 01 New Poem by Ric - "The Diggers"
27 Jun 01 New Poet, Steve Smith added to site
30 Jun 01 New Poem by Ric - "How Not To Prospect For Gold"
4th Jul 01 New Poem by Ric - "Prospecting With Kev"
12th Jul 01 New Poem by Steve Smith - "Liquid Knowledge" and link to Frank Halliwells site added.
16th Jul 01 New Poems by Steve Smith - "A Funeral", "Sherry In The Trifle" and "Kaks" added. New poem by Ric, "The Stockwhip"
19th Jul 01 New Poem by Steve Smith - "Pockets"
15th Aug 01 New Poem by Laurie Meintjes - "Swaggy Comes Good"
19th Aug 01 New Poem by Val Wallace - "Yesterday's Freedom"
6th Sep 01 "Lost" by Banjo Paterson added to site
10th Oct 01 "Said Hanrahan" by John O'Brien added to site
11th Oct 01 "Around The Boree Log" by John O'Brien added to site. Poets register added.
12th Oct 01 New page added for register of bush verse clubs and contacts.
21st Mar 02 New poem by Ric - "Barry's Chooks"
28th Mar 02 New pages added to commence repository for traditional Australian Bush Music.
1st Apr 02 Song added "All For Me Grog"
16th Apr 02 New poems added - "Casey's After Mass" and "Presbyt'ry Dog" by John O'Brien. "How McDougal Topped The Score" by Thomas Spencer
30th Apr 02 New song added "The Dying Stockman"
2nd May 02 New poem added "The Brumbies" by Will Ogilvie
22nd May 02 New poems added, "The Dog's Meeting", "The Spider By The Gwydir" and "The Pig" by the famous poet A. Nonymous.
31st May 02 Added "Tangmalangaloo" by John O'Brien and new pages set up for the poetry of Barcroft Boake.
7th June 02 Added the following to the Bush Music pages:- "Augathella Station or Brisbane Ladies", "Click Go The Shears", "Poor Ned", "Waltzing Matilda" and "With My Swag Upon My Shoulder".
18th July 02 New link added to Bush Verse Writing Tips
19th Nov 02 Henry Lawson's "Faces In The Street" and "Jack Dunn of Nevertire" added. Mary Hannay-Foott's "Where The Pelican Builds Her Nest.
27th Nov 02 New songs added - "Banks of the Condamine", a traditional bush ballad and "Diamantina Drover" by Redgum. Poets register and Clubs register also updated.
19th Dec 02 New poem by Ric - "Social Workers"
14th Feb 03 New poet, Kevin Magher added plus new links and entries to the poets and clubs registers.
13th Mar 03 New poem by Ric - "Outlaw". New poems added "The Shearer's Nightmare" and "Aussie Love Poem"
9th Apr 03 New songs added "The Great Australian Dream" and "The Ringer & The Princess", both by Graeme Connors. Music pages format changed.
11 Apr 03 New page added for Bookings & Appearances with scheduled appearance dates. "Click Go The Shears" also added to Music pages.
3rd Nov 03 Added "Sweeney" by Henry Lawson and "The Riding of The Rebel" by Will Ogilvie
19th Nov 03 Added "Santa Claus" by Banjo Paterson
17th May 04 Complete site update and redesign completed
27th May 04 Events page set up
Nov 04 Newsletter commenced and available for free subscription
22nd Dec 04 Site graphics completely revised and upgraded to a 1024 x 768 site
28th Jan 05 Replace the old Message Board with a PHP based Forum.

 

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