Waihi Miners' Song (There in Waihi)

DESCRIPTION: "There in Waihi, with its toil an its treasure, Men's lives are squandered while earning a crust, Leaving homes desolate and a grave for some loved one, Ruthlessly slain by the battery dust."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (collected by Mona Tracy, according to Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
KEYWORDS: mining death burial
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, p. 119, "(no title)" (1 fragment)
File: BaRo119

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