The Morning of the Fray (Eugowra Hold-Up)

Thanks to @user-qq2er9nb2f for suggesting I have a look at this song.

It was turned into a jaunty ballad by A.L.Lloyd using an existing tune here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJTMadEsDRM

Lloyd's version has added a chorus. This version was also sung by Warren Fahey( @bodgiefahey ):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCyuUtGiP10

The tune used by Llloyd is 'Shores of Botany Bay', but I'm not sure which pre-dates the other.

The earliest version of the text I could find is here, under the title "Morning of the Fray":
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/06/from-archives-ben-hall-book-fuller.html#gsc.tab=0

The story of the hold-up here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escort_Rock

And a history of Frank Gardiner:
https://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.com/2018/04/11/frank-gardiner-an-overview/

#Eugowra #FrankGardiner #Bushrangers

Eugowra is about 2 hours drive from where I live, and suffered from some terrible flooding earlier this year:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-22/pm-and-premier-visit-flood-devastated-town-of/101685858

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