Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions
Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions
Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions
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Thorpe, Suz<strong>an</strong>ne & Leon (Dr)<br />
Griffith <strong>NSW</strong><br />
The Ch<strong>an</strong>ging Face <strong>of</strong> Oz<br />
Australi<strong>an</strong> citizenship is really quite a prize<br />
Folk <strong>of</strong> other nations look with envious eyes<br />
Those guilty <strong>of</strong> a felony either small or great<br />
Were sent to found a colony, the start <strong>of</strong> a new State<br />
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Son <strong>an</strong>d father shipped in chains<br />
to the far side <strong>of</strong> the earth<br />
Leaving wife <strong>an</strong>d nine kids in the country <strong>of</strong> their birth<br />
Before they left old Engl<strong>an</strong>d<br />
they heard John Wesley preach<br />
So in their Dural orchard his message they did teach<br />
Free settlers joined the convicts<br />
to make our country great<br />
They helped each other through hard times<br />
<strong>an</strong>d called each other mate<br />
At evening in the orchard shed<br />
the migr<strong>an</strong>t Cossacks d<strong>an</strong>ced<br />
And joined in British singing<br />
Each culture was enh<strong>an</strong>ced<br />
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A young m<strong>an</strong> from the goldfields, in Sydney for a trip<br />
Saw a lady bound for Melbourne<br />
So he climbed aboard the ship<br />
Persistence won the lady’s heart,<br />
Helped find the “Welcome” gold<br />
But m<strong>an</strong>y shared the nugget’s wealth<br />
so just small shares we’re told<br />
Following generations had various careers<br />
Curators, clerks <strong>an</strong>d lawyer have followed down the<br />
years<br />
Both cl<strong>an</strong>s met in Sydney but as crowds got them down<br />
One couple thought it best<br />
to leave the city for the town<br />
They built out where the dusty street had not been<br />
tarred as yet<br />
And like the other folks in town<br />
Knew everyone they met<br />
Now they wouldn’t know the place or people not<br />
because<br />
A hundred different races find their home in good old<br />
Oz
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