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    "Since the mine closed down": mining town closures in the songs of Michael Thomas

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    Authors
    Genoni, Paul
    Date
    2002
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Genoni, Paul. 2002. "Since the mine closed down": mining town closures in the songs of Michael Thomas. Overland (169): 63-69.
    Source Title
    Overland
    Additional URLs
    http://www.overlandexpress.org/
    Faculty
    Division of Humanities
    Faculty of Media, Society and Culture
    Faculty of Media, Society and Culture (MSC)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19882
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    Abstract

    This paper considers a group of songs by Australian singer- songwriter Michael (Mick) Thomas that deal with the subject of abandoned mining towns. It considers these songs in the context of a disussion of how personal stories or tales are taken as illustrative of the wider political and social issues arising from the closure or abandonment of such towns.

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