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“History is too serious to be left to historians”-Ian Macleod, British politician (1913-1970)
 
Poems and stories from around the Mary Valley

Amalgamation

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 11:01AM by Registered CommenterDarren E | Comments Off

YOU need to stop and listen, and YOU need to work it through, When you seek amalgamation do NOT make another blue – We are the ones who suffer. Do YOU understand our plight? We the people of the country employ YOU to get it right.

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Wildlife Warriors: It's time

Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 10:21AM by Registered Commenterstevem | Comments Off

Yeah, it’s time to stop the slaughter of our native land No more telling lies, drawing lines in the sand Maybe we didn’t know but surely now it’s underhand No more crocodile tears, did he die in vain Did he make us cry, did he suffer all his pain So we could knock it down again and again and again

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Recollections of the Mary River

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 at 01:19PM by Registered Commenterstevem | Comments Off

“I saw dry lightning storms start a big fire at Cooran Mountain which spread to Cooroy and then re-burnt the whole area in four days supported by a swift south east wind. I also saw extensive flooding of the Mary River and Six Mile Creek. This caused so much mud in the river that it killed all the Cod Fish-enough of them to line the bridge in Cooran on both sides from end to end, followed again by more droughts,” said Vern.

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The Crocodiles are Crying

Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 07:32AM by Registered Commenterstevem | Comments Off

Rupert McCall's Tribute to Steve Irwin

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Dammed Beavers

Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 04:56PM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

The state of Michigan threatened local beavers with a $10,000 per day fine for failing to remove their dam.

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These Uncertain Times

Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 10:06AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

They called a public meeting down the shire hall Something the local member wants to tell us all Seems the government has come up with a rescue plan He wants to show us their proposal for a great big dam And where we are now will be fifty feet below Ah wouldn’t you know these uncertain times

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Dirty Dams, Done Dirt Cheap

Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 08:13AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

If you're havin' trouble with Queensland Health, It's givin' you the blues You wanna switch focus to somethin' else, And get it off the News. Just Propose a Dam, even if it's a sham, Up Mary Valley way, No-one's gonna care what they think, They don't vote Labour anyway! REFRAIN Dirty dams - Done Dirt Cheap! Dirty dams - Done Dirt Cheap! Dirty dams - Done Dirt Cheap! (Dirty dams and they're done dirt cheap) (Dirty dams and they're done dirt cheap)

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We Will Stop You

Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 08:09AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

We Will Stop You [Stomp Stomp Clap!] [Stomp Stomp Clap!] [Stomp Stomp Clap!] Beattie you were a boy, makin big noise Playin in the back bench, be a big man some day You got a Mo’ onya face You big disgrace Kickin your can all over the place WE WILL WE WILL STOP YOU! [Stomp Stomp Clap!] WE WILL WE WILL STOP YOU! [Stomp Stomp Clap!]

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Save the Mary River

Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 08:01AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

What good is a dam, if there's no rain? What good is a track, if there's no train? What good's a balloon, if there's no hot air? What good are our leaders, if they just don't care?

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The Platypus

Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 07:58AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

I saw a platypus this morning. I have seen them before but never so late, it was nearly lunch. Gliding in canoe, I spy the creatures glistening brown and black. In a fresh world of beauty she lies, the fish and turtles below. Iridescently flashing a kingfisher deducts one fish, All busy feeding in a valley, blue and green. O God its so gorgeous, so full of life.

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