
It has been said that Australians are 'sports crazy' and this section has songs, stories, jokes and lore associated with sport.
MISCELLANEOUS
No visit to a major sporting stadium in the twentieth century was worth tuppence without the consumption of a hot saveloy in a roll. Street sellers had portable stoves which kept the snags hot and they would yell out their wares: "get 'em hot, get 'em now, hot saveloys"
Searle was one of our internationally successful oarsmen and Australia seems to have ruled the world of skulling.
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Australia's first internationally successful sportsmen, and they were 'men', were skullers. Oarsman, Bill Beach, was a superhero and he was followed by Henry Searle..
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SAVELOY(Tune: Hold Your hand Out Naughty Boy)By Fred Bluett. Imperial Songster 1909 |
Searle was one of our internationally successful oarsmen and Australia seems to have ruled the world of skulling.
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AUSTRALIAN SPORTWords Pat Finnand sung throughout Australia with great success by Frank Clarke |
Australia's first internationally successful sportsmen, and they were 'men', were skullers. Oarsman, Bill Beach, was a superhero and he was followed by Henry Searle..
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SEARLE |
TAKE THIS SAUSAGE TO MY MOTHER.AUSTRALIAN MELODIST NO 21Parody: "Take This Letter to My Mother" |