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In Days now Gone


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When the shearing sheds are silent, and the stock camps fallen quiet

When the gidgee coals no longer glow across the outback night

And the bush is forced to hang a sign, 'gone broke and won't be back

And spirits fear to find a way beyond the beaten track

When harvesters stand derelict upon the wind-swept plains

And brave hearts pin their hopes no more on chance of loving rains

When a hundred outback settlements are ghost towns overnight

When we've lost the drive and heart we had to once more see us right

When 'Pioneer' means a stereo and 'Digger' some backhoe

And the 'Outback' is behind the house. there's nowhere else to go

And 'Anzac' is a biscuit brand and probably foreign owned

And education really means brainwashed and neatly cloned

When you have to bake a loaf of bread to make a decent crust

And our heritage once enshrined in gold is crumbling to dust

And old folk pay their camping fees on land for which they fought

And fishing is a great escape; this is until you're caught

When you see our kids with Yankee caps and resentment in their eyes

And the soaring crime and hopeless hearts is no longer a surprise

When the name of RM Williams is a yuppie clothing brand

And not a product of our heritage that grew off the land

When offering a hand makes people think you'll amputate

And two dogs meeting in the street is what you call a Mate'

When 'Political Correctness' has replaced all common sense

When you're forced to see it their way, there's no sitting on the fence

Yes, one day you might find yourself an outcast in this land

Perhaps your heart will tell you then, ' I should have made a stand

Just go and ask the farmers that should remove all doubt

Then join the swelling ranks who say, ' Don't sell Australia out!

  Australia is in real trouble!

 

 

Photo below is a little homestead that raised a large 10+ family back when Australia was Australian Owned

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-- Edited by Ivan 01 on Friday 2nd of September 2022 02:24:27 PM

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The walls appear to be in need of a little restoration.

Back when I was a Lad out bush, our main wall claddings were beaten out kerosine tins (square type). We had calico ceilings and newspaper was used as wall linings to retain heat/keep out cold.

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& in winter you sat in front of the stove getting third degree burns on the front while icicles formed on your back.



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In days gone by, half our siblings would have died of various childhood diseases. Also there was no pension or social security or aged care, so you had to rely on your children for support. Let's be thankful that we're not still living the life of those "good old days", and that we can afford to live in something better than a pokey little shack.

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Unfortunately the poem that Ivan has posted has a lot of truth in it.

The good old days? Well I would rather say simpler times. Not all things were as good as today.
Medicine for an example, but they were times that seemed far less complex and I do remember them fondly.

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Send a copy to the govt. All sides. as they are equally guilty of causing this through their greed.

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