Queensland

Songs about Queensland

This page lists a number of Queensland towns & locations, along with songs they have been mentioned in.
Population: 4,182,100. Capital city: Brisbane. Other notable locations: Cairns, Longreach, Mt Isa, Townsville

Also, be sure to check out my blog posts about The Middle East and Robbie Dunn which both feature songs relating to Queensland towns.

SONG	ARTIST	LISTEN	SAMPLE LYRICS / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


songs about BRISBANE
Between The Dirt And Sky	Jeff Lang		I’m leaving on the next Brisbane bus, there’s vultures waiting on nights like these
Bradman	Paul Kelly	Youtube	From Adelaide to Brisbane the runs did not abate, he hit ‘em hard, he hit ‘em straight
Brisbane	The Wiggles	Youtube	Brisbane, Brisbane, lots to do, lots to see
Brisbane 1933	Gin Club
Brisbane ’82	John Kennedy		In Brisbane my innocence was lost
Brisbane Bandits	Mutiny		Beer beer here, the Brisbane bandits call, we’re drinkin in the Valley
Brisbane Blacks	Mop & The Dropouts	Youtube	On TV I saw a story of the Brisbane blacks, a story that is touching, a story that is right
Brisbane City	Joel Turner & The Modern Day Poets	Youtube	This one’s for Brisbane man, and I’ll represent Acacia Ridge
Brisbane City	Unknown?	Triple J Uneartled	Just imagine what we could do if we came up rappin’ hard out of Brisbane city
Brisbane City Deja Vu	Clinic		I grab my backpack then I make a move, headed for some Brisbane city deja vu
Brisbane Girl	Penny Davis & Roger Ilott
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		Farewell and adieu to you, sweet Brisbane ladies, farewell and adieu to you girls of Toowong. Traditional bush ballad from the 1890′s originally penned by Saul Mendelsohn. Also known as Ladies Of Brisbane, and Augathella Station
Brisbane (Security City)	Saints	Youtube	Thirteen hot nights in a row, the cops drive past and they move slow
Brisbane The River City	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! When I returned to Brisbane I couldn’t believe my eyes
Brisbane To Beechworth	Matt Taylor		I find a thing about Brisbane, always very glad you came
Buckin’ Brisbane Broncos	Jim Haynes
The Ekka (Dagwood Dogs)	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! Now people come from across the land in train’s planes and in vans To the Ekka where the country meets the town
Down And Out In Paradise	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! They’re down and out and lonely even here in paradise
Fri Night In Brisbane	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! Friday night in Brisbane, ’tis the place for me
Hey Hey We’re The Broncos	Ipswich Connection		Written about the Brisbane Broncos NRL club
I Will	Tania Kernaghan		That sign says "Brisbane 649"
Ireland Over Here	Traditional		If the Shannon River joined the Brisbane waters. Traditional bush ballad
Just Another Day	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! Just another day, oh it’s just another day, it’s just another day in Brisbane town
Koala Sprint	Midnight Oil	Youtube	20 hours to Brisbane on night prowl play, 20 hours to Brisbane, where’s Brisbane
La Marseillaise	Brisbane Lions Football Club	Youtube	Go Lions, Brisbane Lions, we’ll kick the winning score
Lee Remick	Go-Betweens Patience Hodgson	Youtube	She comes from Ireland, she’s very beautiful, I come from Brisbane and I’m quite plain
Let’s Stomp Australia Way	Tony Brady		In Brisbane and the Gold Coast too, they stomp all night and day
Mad Tight	Bliss N Eso	Youtube	Hey yo, Brissie (what what), your style is mad tight
Moreton Bay	Traditional John Denver Bernard Fanning		One Sunday morning as I went walking, by Brisbane waters I chanced to stray. Traditional bush ballad written by Frank The Poet
No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus	John Williamson		No one loves Brisbane like Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Old Brisbane Town	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! When it came the time for me to settle down, I chose old Brisbane town
Plight 217	Blueline Medic		They’re to prevent this sight, not for protection, for now and not for Brisbane
Ruby	Catfish		Now Ruby’s steppin’ out of the shower, waxin’ to the Brisbane line
Saturday Night At The Motherfuckers Ball	Rodney Rude		They like it in Brisbane, Gold Coast too
See You Again	Catfish		I could have followed you to Brisbane, I would have followed you to hell
Servin’ USA	Redgum	Youtube	Sydney, Wagga, Brisbane and Boganville (inside, outside, USA)
Six Hours From Brisbane	Halfway		Six hours from Brisbane, twenty bucks and a bottle for you
Sixteen Straws	Drones		One Sunday morning while I was out walking, by the Brisbane waters I chanced to stray. Borrows verses from the traditional song Moerton Bay
Somewhere We’ve Just Been	Little Stevies	Youtube	I’ve been to Brissie and back, fell in love and all that and had all the fun I ever dreamed about
The Streets Of Brisbane	The Mabels
There’s No Place Quite Like Brisbane	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! Well there’s no place quite like Brisbane on a sunny afternoon
This Big Old Car	Cold Chisel	Youtube	Gonna take us all the way to Brisbane, take us all the way to Cairns
This Town	Cara Madden	Triple J Unearthed	This town, it’s really got a hold on me
Trees Of Brisbane	Charles Jenkins	Youtube	She was lying on the bed describing the view, out the window, over the trees of Brisbane
Up Close Personal Attention	Gina Jeffreys		From Brisbane to the Alice, the show must go on
Vulture Street	Powderfinger		2003 album named after the street in Brisbane


songs about BRISBANE – ACACIA RIDGE
Brisbane City	Joel Turner & The Modern Day Poets	Youtube	This one’s for Brisbane man, and I’ll represent Acacia Ridge


songs about BRISBANE – BREAKFAST CREEK
Big Country Town	Goodwills		Down at the Creek, the mid-week gallops, where they sort the real men from the boys
Dreamworld	Midnight Oil	Youtube	The Breakfast Creek Hotel is up for sale, the last square mile of terra firma gavelled in the mail
No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus	John Williamson		You won’t get lost mate, it’s easy, turn left at the Brekkie Creek pub


songs about BRISBANE – FORTITUDE VALLEY
Big Country Town	Goodwills		Meet me at Giardinetto in the Valley, just take the trolley bus from town
Fortitude Valley	Mick Thomas		Woe Lord, give me fortitude, take me down the Valley, where the lonely people dance
No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus	John Williamson		Then I went down into Valley, the girls on the street turned my head


songs about BRISBANE – INDOOROOPILLY
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about BRISBANE – MANLY
The Ballad Of St Helena	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! I stood at the shore at Manly and gazed across the bay


songs about BRISBANE – MORETON BAY
Bicentennial	Paul Kelly		Broken man on Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay	Traditional John Denver Bernard Fanning		To Moreton Bay I have found no equal, excessive tyranny each day prevails. Traditional bush ballad written by Frank The Poet
Sixteen Straws	Drones		To Moreton Bay I’ve found no equal, the tyranny there makes all the rest pale. Borrows verses from the traditional song Moerton Bay


songs about BRISBANE – NEWSTEAD
Banana Bender from Booroodabin	Rita Schneider		The Booroodabin Bowls Club is located in Newstead


songs about BRISBANE – PETRIE
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	Petrie isn’t "Pee"


songs about BRISBANE – REDLAND BAY
Redland Bay	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED!


songs about BRISBANE – SHORNCLIFFE
Big Country Town	Goodwills		It’s hard not to hanker for the past, when every suburb looked like Shorncliffe


songs about BRISBANE – STORY BRIDGE
No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus	John Williamson		Where the hell is the Story Bridge, I’m going around and around
Underneath The Story Bridge	Goodwills		Had my first kiss today, underneath the Story Bridge, asked her to go all the way, underneath the Story Bridge


songs about BRISBANE – STRATHPINE
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about BRISBANE – TOOWONG
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		Farewell and adieu to you, sweet Brisbane ladies, farewell and adieu to you girls of Toowong
The Supporters Song	Robbie Dunn		FEATURED! Here’s a little story about my cousin John, lived up near the graveyard in the village of Toowong
Toowong Cemetery	John Waterman		Field recording from the Toowong Cemetery


songs about BRISBANE – YEERONGPILLY
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about ARRABURY
Letter From Arrabury	Charley Boyter


songs about ATHERTON
Caught In The Act	Redgum		Those people here who are into the inhalation of illegal vegetable matter might be interested to know that at the back of Cairns is a mountain range called the Atherton Tablelands


songs about AUGATHELLA
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		And when we’ve got back to the Augathella Station we hope you’ll come by there and pay us a call
Cunnamulla Fella	Slim Dusty Screaming Jets Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	I’ll be the fella, at Augethella, I’ll be the Augathella fella
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about AYR
Queensland Bungalow	John Williamson		Out there a little south of Townsville, the monsoonal rains begin to pour
Taipan	Cold Chisel	Youtube	Railroad goes, Kalamia Mill, if the heat don’t get you, Taipan will. Kalamia Mill is a sugar mill near Ayr
Where’s Ayr?	Ron Odges


songs about BABINDA
Babinda	Don Burrows Quintet
The Babinda Trilogy (ALBUM)	Don Burrows Quintet		1990 jazz trilogy album released by Don Burrows, named after the town he lived and worked in at the time


songs about BAMBAROO
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about BARCALDINE
The Ballad Of 1891	Helen Palmer		From Clermont to Barcaldine, the shearers’ camps were full
Barcaldine	Ted Egan


songs about BARCOO
A Thousand Miles Away	Traditional		On the far Barcoo, and the Flinders too, a thousand miles away. Traditional bush ballad dating back to the late 1800′s
Bicentennal	Paul Kelly		Hunted man out on the Barcoo
Catching Yellowbelly (In The Old Barcoo)	Slim Dusty


songs about BEAUDESERT
Beaudesert’s B & S Ball	Anthony Classen		They’re all looking for love at Beaudesert’s B& S Ball
Beaudesert Cafe	Ian McNamara
The Wild Beaudesert Train	John Hospodaryk


songs about BILOELA
The Biloela Sheila	Glenn Jones


songs about BIRDSVILLE
The Birdsville Races	Ted Egan Colin Buchanan		Me and me mates have just come into Birdsville, for the beer, the conversation and oh yeah the fights
The Birdsville Track	Slim Dusty		Way out in Heartbreak Corner they went and never came back, and another story’s buried there along the Birdsville Track
If You Haven’t Been To Birdsville	Peter Coad
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube
Skinny Dingoes	John Williamson		So see you later Birdsville, you’re far too flash for me
Where Country Is	Lee Kernaghan		He sat by the door of the grand old Birdsville Pub, his swag and gear was guarded by a faithful heeler dog


songs about BLUEWATER
Bush Fires (Bluewater, N. Queensland, Australia)	Philip Mead		Classical composition from the album 24 Preludes


songs about BOONAH
Beaudesert’s B & S Ball	Anthony Classen		The girls from Boonah pack early, they’ll get there sooner


songs about BOWEN
Bowen River Rodeo	Reg Lindsay


songs about BRIGALOW
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about BUNDABERG
A Bullockie’s Song	Traditional		There’s an old bullock driver lives in Bundaberg up west. Traditional bush ballad
Bundaberg Rum	Jim Cooper
Bundaberg Rum	Penny Davis & Roger Ilott
Bundaberg Rum (Had Too Much Of)	Matt Corcoran


songs about BURPENGARY
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	Burpengary isn’t "Burpen"


songs about CABOOLTURE
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		The first camp we make we shall call it the Quart Pot, Caboolture, then Kilcoy and Collington’s Hut
Caboolture Days	Penny Davis & Roger Ilott
Caboolture Speed Lab	Custard	Youtube
No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus	John Williamson		I came down from Caboolture for a do at the Bronco’s club


songs about CAIRNS
A Brief History	Waifs	Youtube	Christmas in Cairns didn’t have nowhere to go, busking on the streets just to get a feed
Cairns City	Little Black Book Band		Cairns city here I come, it’s a beautiful tropical paradise and I’m gonna get me some
Cairns North Queensland, That’s Where I Want To Be	Chris Lloyds		Cairns North Queensland, that’s where I want to be, no more hot water bottles or electric blankets for me
The Cane-Cutter’s Lament	Traditional		And I’ll never cut cane for that bastard again, on the banks of the Barron River. Traditional bush ballad. The Barron River is situated close to Carins.
Cape York Peninsula	John Williamson		They threw away their travel plans, they got no further than north of Cairns
Carnivale Cairns	Pegro Mendez		Instrumental ambient music
Caught In The Act	Redgum		After you’re bored with that you might like to whip up to Cairns
Christmas In Cairns	Ten Tenors
Gladstone Pier	Redgum	Youtube	She lived in Cairns, made plans to move
If You Ever Go Up Northwards	Traditional		Oh the breezes blow across to Cairns from Brown Bay, are perfumed by the mangroves as they blow. Traditional bush ballad written by Des Byers
Night In Cairns	Howlin’ Wind
Opal Dream While In Cairns	Ashera		Instrumental ambient music
Palm Tree Yard	Traditional		I’ve a wife in Cairns city but tonight I’m all alone. Traditional bush ballad
The Pig-Catcher’s Love Song	Traditional		Oh Cairns bitter beer love, Cairns bitter beer, I love you the way I love Cairns bitter beer. Traditional bush ballad
Spark Of The Heart	Redgum		On the news it seems unreal, floods in Cairns the cities just can’t feel
This Big Old Car	Cold Chisel	Youtube	Gonna take us all the way to Brisbane, take us all the way to Cairns
The Wharfie’s Song	Traditional		I thumbs me nose at all the pannos, down where the Cairns inlet flows, they’ll sell you for a shilling, that’s how they get their living. Traditional bush ballad


songs about CAMOOWEAL
Camooweal	Slim Dusty Lee Kernaghan Ed Keupper Trevor Adamson Johnny Chester Lindsay Butler Neville Anderson Charley Boyter	Youtube	Should ever I go back to Camooweal t’would be in Spring when desert flowers bloom
The Drover’s Boy	Ted Egan John Williamson	Youtube	In the Camooweal Pub they talked about the death of the drover’s boy
Ghosts Of Camooweal	Bruce McMillan


songs about CANUNGRA
I Was Only 19	Redgum John Williamson The Herd	Youtube	We did Canungra, Shoalwater, before we left


songs about CAPE YORK
Cape York Peninsula	John Williamson		That’s how you know you are on Cape York Peninsula
Frangipani Bay	John Williamson		Down dusty roads, trusty friends, we’re heading without a care, to Frangipani Bay, way way out there
Papa Whiskey November	John Williamson	Youtube	And they played the Moonlight Serenade over Cape York Peninsula


songs about CHARLEVILLE
Charleville	Slim Dusty Adam Brand Catfish	Youtube	In Charleville, in Charleville, there’s a pretty little woman says she’ll say I will
Droving Woman	Kevin Carmody Glen Richards, Missy Higgins & Paul Kelly	Youtube	It was down through Charleville up to Julia Creek
Kosciuszko	Midnight Oil	Youtube	Darkness over Charleville, the fires begin to grow
When The Snow Falls On The Alice	Lee Kernaghan		I’ve seen every lonely roadhouse from Charleville to Murray Bridge


songs about CHARTERS TOWERS
The Ballad Of 1891	Helen Palmer		Then we’ll pack the west with troopers, from Bourke to Charters Towers
Charters Towers	John Williamson		Well I’ve heard lots about Charters Towers, I came through Townsville under two hours
Charters Towers	Nik Phillips
I Left Her In Charters Towers	Ian Quinn


songs about CHILLAGOE
The Chillagoe Song	Traditional		Now the Chillagoe road is one of those roads that’s full of holes and water. Traditional bush ballad
Farewell To The Pick And Shovel	Traditional		Farewell to all the navvies on the Chillagoe railway line. Traditional bush ballad


songs about CHINCHILLA
The Chinchilla Rodeo	Graham Rodger


songs about CLERMONT
The Ballad Of 1891	Helen Palmer		From Clermont to Barcaldine, the shearers’ camps were full


songs about CLONCURRY
Cloncurry Cattle Song	James Blundell	Youtube	Burke & Wills just wandered down and called the place Cloncurry
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about CONDAMINE
Australia – The World’s Suburb	TISM	Youtube	My map don’t show Condamine but it’s probably bigger than Palestine
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube
The Banks Of The Condamine	Traditional Greg Champion	Youtube	When we’ve shore the last of the jumbucks on the banks of the Condamine. Traditional bush ballad
The Blooming Queensland Side	Traditional		It’s up and down the Condamine of an evening you can roam. Traditional bush ballad, dating back to the 1890′s
The Condamine Bell	Buddy Williams
Condamie Horse Bell	Slim Dusty
The Condamine Waltz	Nev Nicholls


songs about COOKTOWN
Cooktown	Pegro Mendez		Instrumental ambient music
Cooktown: Far North Queensland	Peter Mummé		Instrumental ambient music
Cooktown Song	Traditional		Oh the day I came across the bush to Cooktown I’ll remember to the closing of my days. Traditional bush ballad, dating back to the 1940′s


songs about COOLANGATTA
Caught In The Act	Redgum		Ok you touch down, Coolangatta & you got your Walkman pinned to your side
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about COOLUM
Zug Zug	The Herd	Youtube	Like the village of the damned up in Coolum, maybe they think we’re here to school ‘em


songs about COOPER CREEK
Burke And Wills And Me	Masters Apprentices		I turned to Burke and said good man, supplies are running low, we’ll make it back to Cooper’s Creek, from there I just don’t know


songs about CUNNAMULLA
Cunnamulla	John Dengate
Cunnamulla Fella	Slim Dusty Screaming Jets Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	Cause I’m the fella from Cunnamulla, yes I’m the Cunnamulla fella
Cunnamulla Fella’s Wedding	Stan Coster
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about DAINTREE
Daintree	Peter Mumme	Youtube	Instrumental ambient music
Papa Whiskey November	John Williamson		Down the coast to the Daintree, Queensland, Australia


songs about DALVEEN
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about DARLING DOWNS
Tell Him He’s Dreaming	Tania Kernaghan		She was just a stablehand on the Darling Downs


songs about DIAMANTINA
Blue Heeler	James Blundell		A hundred years on the Diamantina, a test of time for the old Blue Heeler. The Blue Heeler Hotel is situated in Kynuna
Diamantina Dream	Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	So when we’re apart no matter how empty things seem, I’ll be here by the river in your Diamantina dream
Diamantina Drover	Redgum John Williamson Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
Elly	Kev Carmody Bernard Fanning	Youtube	From the Diamantina River country she crossed the dry mid-west
Skinny Dingoes	John Williamson		What am I doing here, on the banks of the Diamantina


songs about DIRRANBANDI
Home In Dirranbandi	Charley Boyter


songs about DUCKINWILLA
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	Duckinwilla isn’t "Duck"
The Duckinwilla Dance	Chad Morgan	Youtube


songs about EDMONTON
The Boning Room Ladies	Traditional		There is a shed in Edmonton where beef boning is done, it’s been the ruin of many a poor girl and Lord I know I’m one. Traditional bush ballad to the tune of House Of The Rising Sun, written by Des Byers


songs about FRASER ISLAND
Fishing Fraser Island	Colin Buchanan
Fraser Island	Hayman		Fraser Island, where the dingoes make their love in the moonlight
Fraser Moon	Bobkatz		Fraser moon, take me back to a campfire


songs about GIN GIN
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	You don’t call Gin Gin "Gin"
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about GLADSTONE
Gladstone Pier	Redgum	Youtube	You can make your future here by the Gladstone Pier


songs about GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS
Mooloolaba	Robert James		Left to the freeway, driving north, the Glasshouse Mountains legends bought


songs about GOLD COAST
Caught In The Act	Redgum		Go and have a look at the Gold Coast and decide it’s the absolute pits
Gold Coast Titans	Gold Coast Titans NRL Club		Go the Titans, they’ll never give in, the Gold Coast Titans are born to win
Saturday Night At The Motherfuckers Ball	Rodney Rude		They like it in Brisbane, Gold Coast too
We Fly High	BMAC		Gold Coast schoolies, such is life


songs about GOONDIWINDI
Goin’ Off	Tania Kernaghan		Goin’ off at the Gundi B & S
The Goondiwindi Grey	Tex Morton	Youtube	The champ from Goondiwindi with the champs of other years
Goondiwindi Moon	Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	It’s just me and you and the Goondiwindi moon, all at once the world is standing still
Goondiwindi Pork	John Williamson Greg Champion		He said he kept his family going, stabbing wild Goondiwindi pork
The Goondiwindi Song	Traditional		Oh I have black friends and white, from Surat to Goondiwindi. Traditional bush ballad
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube
Welcome To Queensland	Bobkatz		Crossing into Queensland the Goondiwindi moon shone bright


songs about GREAT BARRIER REEF
A Feeling Like That	Gary Allan		For all that I saw of that Great Barrier Reef, it was nothing, compared to you it was nothing
Australiana	Austen Tayshus	Youtube	Barry pulls a joint out of his pocket, Bill says "Great, Barrier Reefer, what is it mate?" - and also - "Hay-man" somebody says, "Will a Didgeridoo?". Hayman Island is situated on the Great Barrier Reef
Barrier Reef	Icarus Music		Instrumental ambient music
Bucket O’ Rust	John Hospodaryk	Website	On the Great Barrier Reef she ran aground, with two crewmembers killed
Great Barrier Reef	Ken Davis		Instrumental ambient music


songs about GREENVALE
Greenvale	Alan Beckett
Three Rivers Hotel	Stan Coster Slim Dusty John Williamson	Youtube	From Townsville to Greenvale they’re building a line


songs about the GULF OF CARPENTARIA
Out In The Gulf	Traditional		Out in the Gulf, where the Norman River flows, down to Karumba, so mighty as she goes. Traditional bush ballad
Palm Tree Yard	Traditional		The Gulf is big and lonely, and Delta far from home. Traditional bush ballad. Palm Tree Yard is a camp situated on the Delta Downs in the Gulf
To The Gulf	Traditional		To the Gulf, to the Gulf, to the land of the flies, where each insect tormentor for mastery vies. Traditional bush ballad


songs about GYMPIE
Gympie On My Mind	Chrome Daddies
The Nugget	Traditional		Now Gympie is a rummy place, at least it’s my impression, I’m sure with me you’ll all agree when you hear my confession. Traditional bush ballad


songs about HUGHENDEN
Sam Holt	Traditional		And it’s likely enough your old mate will be humping his drum down on the Hughenden road. Traditional bush ballad dating back to 1881


songs about INGHAM
A Pub With No Beer	Slim Dusty	Youtube	written by Gordon Parsons / Dan Sheahan, 1956. There is no mention of Ingham in the song, however the pub referred to is Ingham’s Lee’s Hotel, known in its day as the Day Dawn Hotel.


songs about INJUNE
The Injune Railway	Penny Davies & Rodger Ilott


songs about INNISFAIL
Now She’s Living in Innisfail	Greg Champion


songs about IPSWICH
Fish & Chip Bitch From Ipswich	Escape From Toytown
Queensland	Scared Weird Little Guys		In politics anyone can get to the top, unless you run an Ipswich fish & chip shop


songs about JERICHO
Jericho Road	Catfish		The blood in the gravel and nobody travels out on the Jericho road no more


songs about JIMBOOMBA
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	Never ever call Jimboomba "Jim"


songs about JULIA CREEK
Charters Towers	John Williamson		The trees are scarce, the cattle are weak, I’m further out in Julia Creek
Droving Woman	Kevin Carmody Glen Richards, Missy Higgins & Paul Kelly	Youtube	It was down through Charleville up to Julia Creek
Julia Creek	Andrew Clermont
Julia Creek	Norma O’Hara Murphy


songs about KARUMBA
Karumba’s Freedom Dance	Ash Dargan		Instrumental Aboriginal music
Out In The Gulf	Traditional		Out in the Gulf, where the Norman River flows, down to Karumba, so mighty as she goes. Traditional bush ballad


songs about KILCOY
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		The first camp we make we shall call it the Quart Pot, Caboolture, then Kilcoy and Collington’s Hut


songs about KINGAROY
The Psychiatrist’s Joy From Kingaroy	Chad Morgan	Youtube	I met her at Kingaroy where all the peanuts grow, and I tell you friends without a doubt she’s the biggest nut I know


songs about KIN KIN
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	You don’t call Kin Kin "Kin"


songs about KUMBARILLA
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about KURANDA
Barron Falls	David Hudson		Instrumental ambient Aboriginal music. The Baron Falls are situated in Kuranda
Call To Kuranda	David Hudson		Instrumental ambient Aboriginal music
Fifteen Tunnels (Kuranda Rail)	John Hospodaryk
Kuranda (ALBUM)	David Hudson		1998 instrumental album from Aboriginal artist David Hudson, containing such as Kuranda, Barron Falls, and Lake Placid
Kuranda	Frank Gambale
Kuranda Dreaming	Tjapukai Dancers		Instrumental ambient Aboriginal music
Lake Placid	David Hudson		Instrumental ambient Aboriginal music
Magic Of Kuranda	Ken Davis		Instrumental ambient panflute music
Meeting In Kuranda	Kalle Kjemtrup


songs about KYNUNA
Blue Heeler	James Blundell		A hundred years on the Diamantina, a test of time for the old Blue Heeler. The Blue Heeler Hotel is situated in Kynuna


songs about LAKE EACHAM
Lake Eacham (N. Queensland, Australia (Night Breezes))	Philip Mead		Classical composition from the album 24 Preludes


songs about LONGREACH
The Drover’s Boy	Ted Egan John Williamson	Youtube	So when they build that Stockman’s Hall Of Fame and talk about the drovin’ game. The Stockman’s Hall Of Fame is located in Longreach
Longreach	Lee Kernaghan		She won’t make Longreach, it was too long and too far away
Longreach Is Prayin’	John Williamson		It’s the best sign of moisture we’ve had for years, and Longreach is prayin’ for rain
Scrubbashin’	Lee Kernaghan		From Tennant Creek to Longreach, it’s not a real exclusive club


songs about MACKAY
Gladstone Pier	Redgum	Youtube	The beach stretched wide at Port Mackay
Have You Got Your Ki-Ki?	Traditional		He shuddered as he dwelt upon the horrors of Mackay. Traditional bush ballad dating back to the 1890′s, written about South-Sea Islanders who worked in Queensland canefields
Last Work, We Go Home	Traditional		We been leaving Mackay, going to Bell Cay, eh, for our work, our work, last work this year now, eh. Traditional bush ballad


songs about MALANEY
Wonthaggi	John Williamson		Or further on through to Montville or Malaney


songs about MAREEBA
Mareeba Rodeo	Buddy Williams
Mareeba’s Rodeo Song	Slim Dusty		There’ll be some fun and battle with the horses and the cattle at the big Mareeba rodeo


songs about MAROOCHYDORE
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about MARYBOROUGH
Have You Got Your Ki-Ki?	Traditional		Severe and grave of aspect, from Maryborough towm. Traditional bush ballad dating back to the 1890′s, written aboutSouth-Sea Islanders who worked in Queensland canefields


songs about MARY KATHLEEN
Amazing Day	John Williamson		Gonna say g’day to Katherine, and Mary Kathleen


songs about MIN MIN
Min Min Light	Alan Maralung
Min Min Light	Ochre		Instrumental Aboriginal music
The Min Min Light	Slim Dusty	Youtube	And they sometimes rise and follow, that misty Min Min light
Sweet Dreams	Sara Storer	Youtube	And can I be a Min Min light, and take some people in the night


songs about MONTO
That Changes Everything	Adam Brand	Youtube	And there’s always cowboy work up near Monto, I was thinking that it just might be the thing


songs about MONTVILLE
Wonthaggi	John Williamson		Or further on through to Montville or Malaney


songs about MOOLOOLABA
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube
Meet Me In Mooloolaba	Eric Stone	Youtube	Meet me in Mooloolaba, lose yourself in another hemisphere
Mooloolaba	Robert James		Mooloolaba, Mooloolaba, come as they always will, Mooloolaba, Mooloolaba, life goes on, even when the waters are still
Under A Mooloolaba Moon	Rita Schnieder		He chased us across the sandy dune under a Mooloolaba moon


songs about MOSSMAN
Sign-On Day	Traditional		We’ve cut down on the rivers and up at Mossman too, but give us the cane with the Herbert strain and we’ll get the season through. Traditional bush ballad


songs about MT CARBINE
Mount Carbine	Traditional		Oh, I landed in Carbine and strolled up the hill, where the miners are working with hammer and drill. Traditional bush ballad


songs about MT ISA
Amazing Day	John Williamson		I’ll see ya later mate, I’m goin’ by the Isa
Australiana	Austen Tayshus	Youtube	I think he’s trying to crack on Toowoomba, he’s already tried to Mount Isa and he’ll definitely try to lead you Australiana
Back At The Isa	John Williamson		Red dust and hawks in the wind outback, and here I am back at the Isa
Careless In Isa	Don Walker		Well I’m carless in Isa, lost in space, another time, another place
City Of Mount Isa	Slim Dusty	Youtube	I just called into the city of Mount Isa, the old black road from the coast was hot and long
The Dust Of Kalkadoon	Ian Quinn	Youtube	I am the grief that is silent and in tune, I am the dust, the dust of Kalkadoon. Kalkadoon Park is where the Mt Isa Rodeo was situated for many years
Isa Queen	Jayne Henry
Isa Rodeo	Slim Dusty	Youtube	You’ve still got time to enter in Mount Isa’s rodeo
Liza From Mount Isa	Rita Schneider
Mt Isa Working Man	Glenn Jones
Show Me A Better Way	John Williamson		From the Isa to Alice to Darwin to Kakadu
Somewhere West Of Isa	Dean Perrett


songs about MT MORGAN
Mount Morgan	Middle East	Youtube	FEATURED!


songs about MT LINDESAY
A Shadow On Mt Lindesay	Pete Smith
Birds Of Mt Lindesay	Pete Smith	Youtube	And the birds of Mount Lindesay are calling me back home
Call Of Mt Lindesay	Pete Smith


songs about MT TAMBORINE
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube
Tamborine Mountain	Eric Bogle	Youtube	There’s a new moon risin’ over Tamborine Mountain
Tamborine Mountain (ALBUM)	Rick Price		1995 album named after Mt Tamborine. Not directly mentioned in any of the songs.
The Tamborine Truckie	John "The Ferret" Moran		There’s a bloke I call the Tamborine Truckie who lives in the mountain’s green


songs about MUCKADILLA
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	Muckadilla isn’t "Muck"
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about MUNDUBBERA
Under A Mundubbera Moon	Rita Schneider


songs about NAMBOUR
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about NANANGO
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		Then onto Nanango, that hard-bitten township, where the out of work station hands sit in the dust


songs about NARDOO STATION
Keep The Kettle Boiling	Greg Champion		Well I’m bound for Channel country to the station at Nardoo


songs about NEBO
Nebo Pub	Slim Dusty		Wild and wooly and full of fleas they came to the Nebo pub


songs about NOOSA
Australiana	Austen Tayshus	Youtube	Bill says "Great, Barrier Reefer, what is it mate?" "Noosa Heads of course"
Noosa At Night	Al Mullins & Janine De Lorenzo		from the soundtrack to the TV series A Shared Table
Noosa Rain	Ashera		Instrumental ambient music


songs about NUMINBAH
Wonthaggi	John Williamson		Or up through the Border Ranges and down through the Numinbah


songs about OLD CORK STATION
Diamantina Drover	Redgum John Williamson Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	For the years have surely gone like the drays from Old Cork Station, and I won’t be back ’til the droving’s done


songs about PALM ISLAND
Black Tears	Powderfinger	Youtube	An island watch house bed, a black man’s lying dead. Written regarding the death in custody of a Palm Island man (more info).


songs about PINDI PINDI
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	You don’t call Pindi Pindi "Pindi"


songs about PROSERPINE
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about QUART POT CREEK
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		The first camp we make we shall call it the Quart Pot, Caboolture, then Kilcoy and Collington’s Hut


songs about QUEENSLAND
Arrival At Queensland	Henry Mancini		From the soundtrack to the mini-series, The Thorn Birds
Banned In Queensland	Lazy Grey
Beautiful Queensland	Reg Lindsay Tex Morton	Youtube	And you’re still in beautiful Queensland, the most wonderful state that I know
Beneath The Queensland Moon	Buddy Williams	Youtube	He’s sleeping now beneath the Queensland Moon
The Blooming Queensland Side	John Hospodaryk
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		And we’ll rant and we’ll roar like true Queensland drovers
Forever Queensland	Nik Phillips & Rupert McCall	Youtube	Let the Queensland sun fill their hearts with pride and march the road to glory
The Friendly Queensland Bush	Les Lawson
Grasshopper Loose In Queensland	Slim Dusty	Youtube	All the men chew tobacco in Queensland, they look at you and grin and it dribbles down their chin in Queensland
How To Make Gravy	Paul Kelly	Youtube	I guess the brothers are driving down from Queensland
Midnight In Queensland	Old Man River
My Sunny Queensland Home	Shirley Thoms	Youtube
The Overlander	Traditional		For I’m a regular knowing card, the Queensland overlander. Traditional bush ballad
Queensland	Derrin Nauendorf		You can hide it all in Queensland
Queensland	Evil Eddie	Youtube	In brief we’ve got flies the size of Zippo lighters, mosquitoes biting us rife with hepatitis
Queensland	The Flood		Soon as I felt that northern sunlight, you know I was born again
Queensland	Glister		Queensland’s fine, it’s always summer there
Queensland	Scared Weird Little Guys		Queensland, there’s a bloke wearing shorts on a crocodile hunt
The Queensland Backstep	Bushwackers
Queensland Bungalow	John Williamson		Proud to be a Queensland bungalow, in the middle of the tall sugar cane
Queensland Calling	James Blundell		I hear Queensland calling
Queensland Days	Nik Phillips & Rupert McCall		Living outside the safety zone, but I always knew I had a home, Queensland days
The Queensland Drover	Alex Hood
The Queensland Express	Nev Molloy
Queensland Floods	Sarah Willis	Youtube	Some say they lost their home, some say they lost their pride
Queensland Opera	Ted Egan		We all song Queensland Opera, we loved it the best
Queensland Policeman	John Dengate
Queensland Railway Line	Tony Miles & Rantan
Queensland State So Fair	Slim Dusty	Youtube	But after all you can learn to love old Queensland state so fair
Queensland Whalers	Eric Bogle Basket Landing	Youtube	Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you’ve cut the sugar cane, you’ve driven herds of cattle over the dry and dusty plain
The Queensland Yodel	Robyn Archer		Wouldn’t you like to go to school in sunny Queensland
Queensland Yodeller	Maria McBride
Servin’ USA	Redgum	Youtube	We’ll all be serving in Queensland, Hobart, Melbourne and Russell Hill (inside, outside, USA)
Somewhere Up In Queensland	Slim Dusty	Youtube	He was trampin’ up to Queensland, just to any place at all
Song Of Queensland	June Holms Maria McBride	Youtube	I’ll sing you a song of Queensland, the place where the wildflowers grow
The Stockrider’s Song	Traditional		We’ve been up Queensland way, with the cattle many a day, o‘er many a thirsty, lonely plain
Sunny Queensland	Smilin’ Billy Blinkhorn	Youtube	Take me back to dear old sunny Queensland
Up In The Queensland Mountains	Penny Davies & Roger Ilott
Welcome To Queensland	Bobkatz		Crossing into Queensland the Goondiwindi moon shone bright
Welcome To Queensland (We Don’t Smoke Here Anymore)	Evenbreak		Take your filthy habits far away from our beaches


songs about QUINALOW
Quiet In Quinalow	Dear Theo Michael Bausch	Website	Don’t blink as you drive through, you’ll probably miss it, gee it’s quiet in Quinalow tonight


songs about RATHDOWNEY
Beaudesert’s B & S Ball	Anthony Classen		Stop at Rathdowny with long necks on our mind


songs about RAVENSWOOD
The Nugget	Traditional		At Ravenswood you always can buy shares up very cheap, sir. Traditional bush ballad
Ravenswood	Jeff Lang & Chris Whitely
Ravenswood	Ron Odgers


songs about ROCKHAMPTON
Home	Transvaal Diamond Syndicate	Myspace	Grew up as a kid in a small Queensland town
Show Me A Better Way	John Williamson		From Townsville to Rocky, from Roma to Narrabri


songs about ROMA
A Thousand Miles Away	Traditional		Hurrah for the Roma railway, hurrah for Cobb & Co. Traditional bush ballad dating back to the late 1800′s
Charleville	Slim Dusty Adam Brand Catfish	Youtube	I met her at the disco of the School of Arts Hotel. Despite the title of the song, the School Of Arts Hotel is located in Roma
Roma Downs	Traditional		Roma’s Queen of the Western towns, and hard by it is Roma Downs. Traditional bush ballad
Show Me A Better Way	John Williamson		From Townsville to Rocky, from Roma to Narrabri


songs about SCRUBBY CREEK
Sheik Of Scrubby Creek	Chad Morgan John Williamson	Youtube	They say I’m the sheik of Scrubby Creek, but I don’t care


songs about SPRINGBROOK
Heaven’s Right Here	John Williamson		Heaven’s right here in the mountains, don’t bother to take me away. John states in his book True Blue that this song refers to Springbrook, Qld
Springbrook	John Williamson		I’m heading up to Springbrook, Queensland, got a woman by my side and a guitar in my hand


songs about STANTHORPE
Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga	Greg Champion, Jim Haynes & Ted Egan	Youtube	Stanthorpe isn’t "Stan"
The Monkeys Sing Soprano (Around Stanthorpe in July)	Penny Davies & Rodger Ilott
Mount Tully Lullaby	Penny Davies & Rodger Ilott		Now the top of Mount Tully is shining with snow. Mount Tully is situated in Stanthorpe


songs about STRADBROKE ISLAND
Old Brisbane Town	Robbie Dunn		Stoppin’ off in Straddie for a barbie on the way
Utopia	Winnie Coopers		But I found the cash to make it to Stradbroke, I breathe the air but I don’t choke


songs about SURFERS PARADISE
Elly	Kev Carmody Bernard Fanning	Youtube	She gazed up at the tall glass and concrete walls at Main St, Surfers Paradise
Gladstone Pier	Redgum	Youtube	From Surfers up to Townsville past the high-rise colonies
Then The Boys Light Up	Australian Crawl	Youtube	That flat in Surfers Paradise with the ocean view
Surfers Paradise	Atlantics		Instrumental
Surfers Paradise	Adrian Baker		Midnight to sunrise, at Surfers Paradise, really gonna come alive, we’ll party every night
Surfers Paradise The Musical	Tripod	Youtube	But baby we come from different worlds, I come from Sea World and you come from Movie World


songs about TAROMEO
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		Then onto Taromeo and Yarraman Creek, lads, it’s there we shall make our next camp for the day


songs about TEXAS
Texas Qld 4385	Lee Kernaghan	Youtube


songs about THARGOMINDAH
Hat Town	Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	Well it might be Thargomindah, it might be Barclay Downs
Thargomindah (The Way It Is)	John Williamson		No complaints in Thargomindah or out Wanaaring way, smiles all round in Gidgieland today


songs about THURSDAY ISLAND
Oh, T.I.	Traditional		Oh T.I. my beautiful home, that’s the place where I was born. Traditional bush ballad written by Jarfar Ahmat, dating back to 1936
I’d Like To Live On T.I.	Traditional		I’d like to live on T.I. where the girls are few and every day’s a holiday. Tradtional bush ballad dating back to 1914


songs about TOOWOOMBA
Australiana	Austen Tayshus	Youtube	I think he’s trying to crack on Toowoomba, he’s already tried to Mount Isa and he’ll definitely try to lead you Australiana
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube
Quiet In Quinalow	Dear Theo Michael Bausch	Website	Head west from Toowoomba follow your nose, see the blue sky and black dirt where golden grain grows
Toowoomba	Acoustic Eidolon		Instrumental ambient music
Toowoomba	Sexy Heroes In Transit	Youtube	I always wanted to be an Aborigine, playing the didgeridoo and hunting kangaroos. The song does not actually mention Toowoomba, but does take its title from the town
Toowoomba Riot	Black Market


songs about TOWNSVILLE
A Brief History	Waifs	Youtube	Then we hit the coast near Townsville on the other side
Charters Towers	John Williamson		Well I’ve heard lots about Charters Towers, I came through Townsville under two hours
C’mon The Cowboys	Lee Kernaghan
The Cowboys Are Coming	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
Eat ‘Em Up Crocs	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
Flinders St. East Nightclub Blues	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
Gladstone Pier	Redgum	Youtube	From Surfers up to Townsville past the high-rise colonies
I Was Only 19	Redgum John Williamson The Herd	Youtube	And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
Lavarack	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
Moonlight Over Alma Bay	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
North Queensland Cowboys	North Queensland Cowboys NRL Club		The Cowboys are my team and it’s my dream to see ‘em at the top
On The Strand	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
Sexy Sue For Wulguru	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
Show Me A Better Way	John Williamson		From Townsville to Rocky, from Roma to Narrabri
Showtime	Cold Chisel	Youtube	Watching Townsville sugar sunsets back in 1959, and they’ll all be gone when the end is come
Townsville	Graham Hobson & The BRS		And she’s a long way from Townsville tonight
Townsville	Tryx-Tah	Triple J Unearthed	So when all else fails, grab a feed from Maccas The Lakes
Townsville (ALBUM)	Necks		2007 album, named after and recorded live in Thuringowa (Townsville)
Townsville’s Home To Me	Jack Wilson		From the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville
The Wreck Of The Yongala	Traditional		The night was dark and stormy, the Yongala sailed her way, the passengers were all sleeping, they would be in port next day. Traditional bush ballad written about the SS Yongala, which sank south of Townsville in 1911
Xmas Time In Townsville	Jack Wilson		from the album Jack Wilson’s Townsville


songs about TULLY
Get Yourself To Tully	Colin Buchanan


songs about WALLANGARRA
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about WALLAVILLE
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about WALLUMBILLA
I’ve Been Everywhere	Lucky Starr	Youtube


songs about WARREGO
Hat Town	Lee Kernaghan	Youtube	I was born in a hat town, raised on the Warrego
Out On The Warrego	Pete Smith
Sons Of The Country	Colin Buchanan		Yackandandah, Louth and Warrego
Tough Job	Colin Buchanan & Lee Kernaghan		Heading road trains west of the Warrego River
Warrego Lament	Harold Blair


songs about WARWICK
Heading For The Warwick Rodeo	Buddy Williams The Selection Team
Jacky Howe: The Warwick Gun	Ted Egan		Yes, Jacky Howe from Warwick, he’s the gun, Jacky Howe from Warwick, Australia’s number one
Through Warwick Queensland	Rick Hopkins
Warwick Gold Cup	Norma O’Hara Murphy


songs about WEIPA
Granny’s Little Gunyah	John Williamson		But it’s a long way to Weipa, it can wait another week
Papa Whiskey November	John Williamson	Youtube	Papa whiskey November, from Weipa the way to fly


songs about the WHITSUNDAYS
Whitsunday Nights	David Reaston		Instrumental jazz music
Whitsunday Paradise	Shaza Leigh Lindsay Butler		Whitsunday paradise, you’ve won my heart tonight
Whitsunday Raga	Howlin’ Wind


songs about WINTON
Boys In Boots	Tania Kernaghan	Youtube	They wear ‘em out in Winton, those boys are countryfied
West Of Winton	Slim Dusty Lindsay Butler	Youtube	Somewhere west of Winton, mate, is where I’d rather be
Waltzing Matilda	A.B. "Banjo" Paterson	Youtube	Written in 1895 after Banjo Paterson visited Dagworth Station, near Winton


songs about YARRABAH
Yarrabah	Dennis Rose
Yarrabah	Shaza Leigh		The nightlife of Cairns seems a world away when you’re over the range, over the range in Yarrabah


songs about YARRAMAN
Brisbane Ladies	Bushwackers Barry Crocker John Williamson		Then onto Taromeo and Yarraman Creek, lads, it’s there we shall make our next camp for the day