| War and History Poetry posted June 26, 2013 |
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Royal Flying Doctor Service - 1928
The Loneliness of the Long Mile
by Aussie
The loneliness of the long mile
Stockman ride for days on end Where dingo and roo' rest awhile Cattle dog his only friend. Mending fences - mustering day long Tired and lonely he longs for home By his campfire he sings his song Bedded down while cattle roam. Chasing cattle on the run Black snake rears - horse stumbles Stockman lies under noonday sun Death comes slowly as life crumbles. Another life - life so dear Cattle dog howls for his master Riderless horse bolts with fear Driven by death he gallops faster. Rev. Flynn dreamed a dream Of doctors and nurses flying high Flynn gave the bush his scheme Planes to cover wide blue sky. From humble beginnings - one plane Two doctors took to the skies They visit stations relieving pain The Royal Flying Doctor always flies. |
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ABAB rhyming. Australian regional language.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service began as the dream of the Rev. John Flynn, a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He witnessed the daily struggle of pioneers living in remote areas where just two doctors provided the only medical care for an area of almost 2 million square kilometers! Flynn's vision was to provide a 'mantle of safety' for these people and on 15 May 1928, his dream had become a reality with the opening of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service (later renamed the Royal Flying Doctor Service) in Cloncurry, Queensland.
Today, the service covers every state of Australia. Ours is a vast country especially out west where the cattle roam free and men and dogs muster and bring them to the rail head - to be shipped to the abattoirs. Without the 'flying doctor' there would be no medical help on isolated cattle stations or even regional areas.
Dingo: native Australian wild dog
Roo': short for kangaroo.
Stations: like ranches only on a much bigger scale than America.
The long mile: refers to the never ending fences that lead to the horizon.
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and 2 member cents. The Royal Flying Doctor Service began as the dream of the Rev. John Flynn, a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He witnessed the daily struggle of pioneers living in remote areas where just two doctors provided the only medical care for an area of almost 2 million square kilometers! Flynn's vision was to provide a 'mantle of safety' for these people and on 15 May 1928, his dream had become a reality with the opening of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service (later renamed the Royal Flying Doctor Service) in Cloncurry, Queensland.
Today, the service covers every state of Australia. Ours is a vast country especially out west where the cattle roam free and men and dogs muster and bring them to the rail head - to be shipped to the abattoirs. Without the 'flying doctor' there would be no medical help on isolated cattle stations or even regional areas.
Dingo: native Australian wild dog
Roo': short for kangaroo.
Stations: like ranches only on a much bigger scale than America.
The long mile: refers to the never ending fences that lead to the horizon.
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