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    • Dangar, Scone - Aberdeen area, Upper Hunter area, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,: Catchfire Press , 2005 .
      Extent: 150p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Contains author biographical notes, pp. 145-150.
      ISBN: 0975792601

Works about this Work

Pitmen Poets : Songs and Verse from the Australian Coalfields Ross A. Both , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australasian Mining History , October vol. 18 no. 2020; (p. 1-26)

'Many miners came to the Hunter Valley and Gippsland (Victoria) from the coalfields of England, Wales and Scotland where there is a long tradition of mining songs and poems, a tradition they continued in their new country.4 The culture and folklore of coal mining communities are reflected in songs and poems that come, in the main, from within the communities. These give us a personal view not only of the industrial environment and working conditions of the pits, but also of life in coal towns. Jim Champion, a Lithgow (NSW) miner, is quoted by folklorist Warren Fahey as saying: ‘Music was very important to our community and we loved to hear songs, poems and stories about miners. It made us feel as one’.5

'This paper uses a selection of songs and verse from Australian coalfields to illustrate a range of themes. Texts are not reproduced in full but complete versions can be found in the appropriate references. A glossary of coal mining terms is provided.'

Source: From pg.1.

Untitled Jan Dean , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 51-52)

— Review of Beneath the Valley : Mining Stories, Poems and Memoirs 2005 anthology autobiography prose poetry
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 December 2005 - 1 January 2006 2005; (p. 17)

— Review of Once While Travelling : The Lonely Planet Story Tony Wheeler , Maureen Wheeler , 2005 single work autobiography ; Beneath the Valley : Mining Stories, Poems and Memoirs 2005 anthology autobiography prose poetry
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 December 2005 - 1 January 2006 2005; (p. 17)

— Review of Once While Travelling : The Lonely Planet Story Tony Wheeler , Maureen Wheeler , 2005 single work autobiography ; Beneath the Valley : Mining Stories, Poems and Memoirs 2005 anthology autobiography prose poetry
Untitled Jan Dean , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 51-52)

— Review of Beneath the Valley : Mining Stories, Poems and Memoirs 2005 anthology autobiography prose poetry
Pitmen Poets : Songs and Verse from the Australian Coalfields Ross A. Both , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australasian Mining History , October vol. 18 no. 2020; (p. 1-26)

'Many miners came to the Hunter Valley and Gippsland (Victoria) from the coalfields of England, Wales and Scotland where there is a long tradition of mining songs and poems, a tradition they continued in their new country.4 The culture and folklore of coal mining communities are reflected in songs and poems that come, in the main, from within the communities. These give us a personal view not only of the industrial environment and working conditions of the pits, but also of life in coal towns. Jim Champion, a Lithgow (NSW) miner, is quoted by folklorist Warren Fahey as saying: ‘Music was very important to our community and we loved to hear songs, poems and stories about miners. It made us feel as one’.5

'This paper uses a selection of songs and verse from Australian coalfields to illustrate a range of themes. Texts are not reproduced in full but complete versions can be found in the appropriate references. A glossary of coal mining terms is provided.'

Source: From pg.1.

Last amended 23 May 2006 16:43:18
Subjects:
  • Hunter Valley, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,
  • 1900-1969
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