Australian Music from the War Years?

Reaves · 08-02-07, 01:52 AM

edit- Links were no good. Thought i'd found audio of our PM at the time with plenty of war speeches.

JScones · 08-02-07, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaves

edit- Links were no good. Thought i'd found audio of our PM at the time with plenty of war speeches.

The link I added above has the speeches in QuickTime format. Just needs to be converted.

For example, here's the declaration of war speech, with text... http://john.curtin.edu.au/audio/00282.html

Reaves · 08-02-07, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaves

edit- Links were no good. Thought i'd found audio of our PM at the time with plenty of war speeches.

The link I added above has the speeches in QuickTime format. Just needs to be converted.

Noticed that when I re-read what you'd found.

They'll make great additions as news items if played on the correct dates. The radio mods I have (thanks cpt Cox) certainly add a lot of immersion for me so an Aussie station will be awesome.

Payoff · 08-02-07, 02:12 AM

Agreed. Hey Reaves, like I said I will be travelling the next 5 or 6 days, so if you want to put this together as a mod feel free. I just want to have a couple of authentic Australian stations on my radio, doesnt matter who does it.

JScones · 08-02-07, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaves

Noticed that when I re-read what you'd found.

They'll make great additions as news items if played on the correct dates. The radio mods I have (thanks cpt Cox) certainly add a lot of immersion for me so an Aussie station will be awesome.

Absolutely! Pity Curtin's 27 Dec 1941 speech "The Task Ahead" isn't on audio record. What a defining point in Australia's relations with both the UK and America.

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Originally Posted by EAF274 Johan

A bit OT question, but were these military theme songs actually popular?
People I know who lived through the war remember only the more conventional (love) songs as "hit music" of the period.

The artists performing the tunes I linked above were well known and somewhat contemporary in Australia at the time (Jack Lumsdaine and Peter Dawson for example, with Peter also known internationally). I can only guess therefore that the tunes were played on radio, especially something like "Curl The Mo Uncle Jo". I couldn't imagine why they wouldn't have been - they're definately more mainstream orientated than strict military marches. I'd be quite certain that they would have been played more often at the time than traditional Australian standards like "Waltzing Matilda", "Click Go The Shears" etc...

These tunes may not be remembered as "hit music" of the period, but that wouldn't reduce the likelyhood that they were played (for example, can you name the current Billboard #55 song let alone remember it in three years? I can't even name the #2 :rotfl: ). Admittedly though, a bit of Vera Lynn, a bit of Glenn Miller plus some other period British and American pieces are a MUST inclusion, as they define Australian culture of the time as much as the local music does.

Strict military marches would be a different matter, of course. They'd prolly only be played on parade, LOL!

But then, I guess only someone who was there would know for sure.

EDIT: Reaves, dunno if this list of popular music will help you... http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/about/CSAM/popular.html

JScones · 08-08-07, 07:59 AM

Guys, any progress on this?

Payoff · 08-08-07, 07:16 PM

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Guys, any progress on this?

I was about to ask the same thing. :hmm: About to head out again for a couple days work, then I can start putting some of this together this weekend if nobody else has started yet. I really feel we need an Aussie's touch on this one though. Especially for the Events.ini and deciding which radio files would be the most pertinent.

Reaves · 08-09-07, 12:58 AM

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Guys, any progress on this?

I was about to ask the same thing. :hmm: About to head out again for a couple days work, then I can start putting some of this together this weekend if nobody else has started yet. I really feel we need an Aussie's touch on this one though. Especially for the Events.ini and deciding which radio files would be the most pertinent.

I've had some severe computer problems due to an upgrade but everythings back to normal now.

Anything I can help with i'd be more than happy to lend my time.

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Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Agreed. Hey Reaves, like I said I will be travelling the next 5 or 6 days, so if you want to put this together as a mod feel free. I just want to have a couple of authentic Australian stations on my radio, doesnt matter who does it. __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla

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