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The shooting of Percy Brookfield at the Riverton Railway Station in 1921 has been claimed that it was Australia’s first political assassination. John researched this extensively in his 2018 book, The Riesling Railway.
READ THE EPIC OF PERCY BROOKFIELD POEM
LISTEN TO THE EPIC OF PERCY BROOKFIELD POEM
This is a poetic tribute to Percy Brookfield, written by John Wilson in 2020, initially with the intention of it featuring in possible centenary commemorations in Riverton and Broken Hill in March 2021. There was no interest in South Australia. This reading is by Stu Nankivell in August 2024.This work is copyright but permission is freely granted for reproduction of the printed and audio versions provided there is no alteration and that appropriate acknowledgement is made.
LISTEN TO JOHN’S DISCUSSION ABOUT PERCY ON ABC RADIO
A TRIBUTE TO BOB THE RAILWAY DOG
This is a video of 38 minutes and a history of Bob, who rode the trains in South Australia from 1884 to 1895. There have been other railway dogs in the world but none with adventures as many and varied as those of our Bobs. We believe that Bob’s story is begging to be made into a full-length movie or a television series. We have made submissions to producers and are moving forward with this. There is Bob’s song that was composed as a simple melody in the style of an Irish jig by Glen Hadden. This melody appears in different themes and the video finishes with two (synthesised) orchestrations by Miho Nankivell.