Made me think

[GraemeMonro]

I was sent this in an email and I liked it but don"t know who to give the credit to?When the shearing sheds are silent and the stock camps fallen quietwhen the gidgee coals no longer glow across the outback nightAnd the bush is forced to hang a

[maulonir]

Chris Long is the poet, from Edmonton just south of Cairns. He is good friends with my Father.Incredibly talented bloke who has been around. Worked as a Ringer, Police officer, Commercial Pilot, Instructor and Black Belt in Karate and has several volumes of bush poetry in print. We held a launch for one his books "Top Rail Politician" at our farm at Mena Creek a few years ago.Rob

[birdy]

Made me thinkWot about??

[GraemeMonro]

Made me thinkWot about??About the "She"l be right mate" attitude of most Australians.Thanks Rob for that info, Chris Long sounds like an interesting bloke.Graeme.

[birdy]

Yeh, recon that old sayn has changed its mean"n these days.

[gbw]

"About the "She"l be right mate" attitude of most Australians."They say count the trucks to see how things are going. Not so many trucks on the roads round Melbourne these days. And traffic is thinner.Probably about the only place not hurting would be Canberra.At least with the redhead we had an election date.Graham