Images of Canberra - Canberra Labor Club - keeping it classy?

Why hasn’t the strip of land between red rooster or whatever it is nowadays and the water police station been built on? A decent architect could transform that area into a really nice waterside walk with nice cafe’s, bars and restaurant. Build it in European style, say Lake Como and you’d have somewhere to stick a big finger up at the smarmy gits in Manuka.

I think Bruce must wear canbruh coloured glasses.

: )

How did I miss this contribution to canbruh culcha! Except (and it’s a small bone to pick) where are the overflowing bins at fadden pines, the dusty, shadeless suburban playgrounds and the graffiti-ed bus shelters along weed lined roads?

Well, the Newcastle song is a classic although I will never love it like I loved Rak off, Normie! although sadly I will probably never hear it again. I look for it everywhere, as it is a part of my 1970s heritage.

*sigh*

However, I suspect that the Canberra song will not achieve quite the same modest success ….

What’s the Canberra song? Pardon my ignorance . . . but I am curious. Is it like the Newcastle song?

Bruce Murray, infamous composer and lyricist of the Canberra song, would enjoy having a bit of a squiz at that I reckon.

“one large tatty suburb” – yup. [ But if you want to ‘live in Canberra’, we all live on shady tree-lined avenues a mere stroll from LBG! er – Not]

I have also heard good things about the Ha Ha Bar. I was supposed to meet some people there last night but we had to call it off in the end.

johnboy said :

threeze said :

johnboy, have you been to Ha Ha Bar, down by the lake yet?

No… which lake? And what am I looking for?

Down on Emu Bank, near Wok it Up on Lake Ginninderra… Ha Ha Bar is great, just what Belco needs… They do a great brekkie or lunch, and it’s a bar at night time…

There’s nothing missing from the sign: it’s the ‘berra labor club! Haven’t you ever heard this town called the ‘berra?