Question (c) CORRRRRECT Yes Vicki that innocent looking iron shed was indeed the HQ of the notorious Gully Gang, which reigned for many years in Barcy suburbia.
As it happens the Gully Gang will be immortalized in the greatly anticipated CD from Bullring Music in the feature song "No Mistakin' Barcy".
Although the physical location of the Gully Gang headquarters remains shrouded in mystery, Bullring Music speculates on the location in their No. 1 hit song* No Mistakin' Barcy with the line: "When the law of the north side, was the law of the Gully Gang."
The notion that the gang was based on the North Side is supported by the following evidence:
- it is well known that the Gully Gang referred to their weaponry as "gings", which is the northern dialect of what town residents properly referred to as "shanghais"; and
- all attacks were launched on the north side of Barcaldine.
Well done Vicki!
*Bullring accepts that this statement is largely speculative.
Question (d) CORRRRECT Yes Vicki you are right again - that is indeed the premises where Rudy plied his avocation and dispensed chewies as the town Barber.Bullring Music is pleased to ANNOUNCE that a song on their forthcoming and eagerly awaited CD is devoted to Rudy. It is a pearler, and you will not be disappointed, especially with the symphonic Gidyea Rock Beat and the wonderful music that Roy the Boy from Yalleroi has composed for this number.
That is 2 questions answered correctly already thanks to Vicki - can anyone get the other 2???
Bullring thinks NOT!!!
2 comments:
A song about Rudy? *laugh* He eventually bought the cafe down the Longreach end of town too didn't he?
Someone asked me if the barber was Albert Ludkin. Doesn't ring a bell with me though?
Vicki
Rudy established the Blue Danube Cafe. He is widely recognised as the pioneer of al fresco dining in Queensland - maybe Australia. You can still see the holes in the concrete platform outside the cafe (now called Daffy's Dine In & Takeaway", when Rudy had his umbrellas. The only reason why Rudy didn't get the recognition he deserved in his pioneering efforts, was his choice of location - amongst the heat, flies, dust and stinking road trains hurtling up from the Aramac Road. Why did he pick Barcy to launch al fresco dining in Australia???
RtBfY
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