Squatter's Troubles, A

DESCRIPTION: "A squatter who lived on a very fine station" prepares for the wool season. His shearers all vanish upon hearing of a gold strike. He recruits new chums, who are no good. When the shearers return, he rejects them. They say they are rich and don't need him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (AndersonStory)
KEYWORDS: sheep gold abandonment return mining worker
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Anderson-StoryOfAustralianFolksong, pp. 102-104, "A Squatter's Troubles" (1 text, 1 tune)
Hoskins/Thatcher-LifeOnTheGoldfields, pp. 83-84, "(no title)" (1 text, tune referenced); p. 157, "A Squatter's Troubles" (1 tune, partial text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "John Jones" (tune); according to Hoskins/Thatcher-LifeOnTheGoldfields, p. 83, this is actually "Jenny Jones" (not to be confused with the song "Jenny Jones (Jennie Jo)" in the Index)
File: AnSt102

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