What's New - Jim Haynes

Welcome to the Jim Haynes Website.

Here's your latest update from Jim himself.

Three superb specials for coming month

2 copies of The ABC Book of Australia Country Music -
one for you and one for a friend - only $60
2 copies of The The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids -
one for you and one for the grand kids - another $60 special
1 copy of the Book of Australian Popular Rhymed Verse - Order the book and receive a FREE bonus CD, 'Australian Comic Rhymed Verse'
32 poems chosen from The Book and recited by Jim and Grant Luhrs - great value for only $50

Order Now

Jim's February newsletter - includes details of a trip to Norfolk Island

2UE Australiana Segment - AUSTRALIA'S 2nd European Settlement is UNAUSTRALIAN!

Norfolk Island - the holiday of a lifetime - includes

A FANTASTIC package which includes: a GOLD PASS to the Norfolk Island Country Music Festival - a special tour to discover the fascinating history of Norfolk Island - the convict times, the Bounty descendants history and the very special culture and language of this unique place - a night of bush verse with myself and famous Norfolk poet ARCHIE BIGGE ... whose verse appears in my Big verse book - A special Jim Haynes Brekky with myself and others.

This is an amazing experience which combines a GREAT HOLIDAY, HISTORY AND AUSTRALIANA, RHYMED VERSE, COUNTRY MUSIC and TAX FREE SHOPPING!

2UE Australiana Segment - Sydney's Lost Pony Tracks

2UE Australiana Segment -THE CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia

2UE Australiana Segment - Remembering Smoky Dawson

2UE Australiana Segment -AN AUSSIE CELEBRATION - more than music - Tamworth's other Awards

January Newsletter - includes details of Tamworth Country Music Festival

2UE Australiana segment - Aussie Country Music & Tamworth Festival Countdown

Seasons greetings from all of us at Singabout Australia.
Have a pleasant and peaceful Christmas with your family and friends.

We hope 2010 brings you happiness and health.

Hope to see you in January at Tamworth or down the track real soon!

2UE Australiana segment - Australia's Dangerous Creatures

Smoky Dawson - A Life - purchase this book and help fundraise for a sculptured statue of Smoky to be erected in Tamworth, the scene of many of his triumphs over 60 years. More information here.......

Two new CD's and one book reprinted - just in time for Christmas

The Jim Haynes Collection - all the Classic songs AND
Jim and mate Grant Luhrs recite numerous poems from the Book of Australian Popular Rhymed Verse AND
All Aboard - Tales of Australian Railways has been reprinted

Old Fashioned Aussie Christmas - 2UE Christmas Segment

2UE Australian Segment - Wartime Evacuations

Exciting news about Tamworth in January 2010

2UE Australian Segment - Sydney Harbour Bridge Icon

2UE Australian Segment - A FORGOTTEN AUSSIE HERO - The Man Who Conquered the Mountains - John Whitton and The Great Zig-Zag

2UE Australiana Segment - Country Music and the Golden Guitar Award Nominations

The AUSSIE sense of humour - Part 2 ....another 2UE Segment of Australiana

The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids
The latest in the Jim Haynes book range - ideal as an introduction to the world of verse for children and grand children
There's even a review page from teachers

A page of Teachers' notes and also the full index for the Big Book of Verse for Aussie kids.

The AUSSIE sense of humour ....another 2UE Segment of Australiana

2UE Australiana segment - Melbourne Cup Trivia

Get your Chrissy shopping done early - here are some extra special specials

Your November Newsletter from Jim.

2UE Australiana segment - October 25 - Rhymes of Childhood

2UE Australiana segment - October 18 - A Great Colonial 'CHARACTER' or 'Truth is Stranger Than Fiction'

2UE Australiana segment - October 11 - Congratulations to the NSW Poetry Championships at Morriset

2UE Australiana segment - October 4 - The Mildura Irrigation Colony Experiment - a FAILURE that succeeded !

Jim will be at ST MARY’S SOUND CENTRE 116A Queen Street, St Mary’s from
NOON next SATURDAY 19th of SEPTEMBER with AMBER LAWRENCE

Jim will be signing books and performing and Amber will sing songs from her new album and sign and chat ...

Young rising star Tori Darke will also be part of the fun and entertainment .....all are welcome to come along and enjoy the show and say ‘HI” !

Taronga Park Zoo - 2UE segment

The Wild Colonial Boy - 2UE Australiana segment

The Jockeys are striking - 2UE segment

Australiana Segment - 2UE - Father's Day

August 2009 - Exciting news - the LAUNCH of the ABC BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY MUSIC. Available for order on line NOW!!!

Read what ABC Books have to say about this latest literary masterpiece. It's the ultimate guide for all Australian Country Music Fans!

2UE Australiana segment - Golden Wattle Day

2UE Australiana segment - Australian Country Music

2UE Australiana segment - Making do with substitute foods

2UE Australiana segment - Rabbits

2UE Australiana segment - Stuff our Parents Said

July news update - with more events at Tamworth and Country Qld

2UE Australiana segment - US Aussie Icons

2UE Australiana segment - The Age of "Aunties" - some forgotten Aussie remedies

2UE Australiana segment - Gardiner and Hall - two famous bushrangers

2UE Australiana segment - More on our Aussie/US Heritage

2UE Australiana segment - Place Names of Sydney Harbour

2UE Australiana segment - Our Great Aussie Carton icons

2UE Australiana spot - Aussie Slang Terms

The latest Australiana segment on Charles Kingsford Smith

2UE Australiana Spot - Truce at Gallipoli

Updates to Jim's coming events where you can catch up with him

June Newsletter and update

Our Australiana segments are quite numerous. So they have been put in one folder to make it easier for readers to fine them. If your favourite topic isn't where you thought it was, try here and there will be a link.

2UE Australiana Spot - Sydney Siders - Aussie Names and Loyalties

2UE Australiana Spot - Aussie Mum's and Women

2UE Australiana Spot - Aussie Icon Chesty Bond

Link to Jim's mate Grant Luhrs new website

Updates to the Photo Gallery page - Jim and even more friends

2UE Australiana Spot - Regional Aussie Food Oddities

2UE Australiana Spot - Autumn Racing in Sydney

2UE Australiana Spot - Showtime in Sydney

2UE Australiana Spot - Autumn Racing - Sydney's Lost Racetracks

2UE Australiana Spot - Tombstones

2UE Australiana Spot - Jules Archibald - the Archibald Prize

2UE Australiana Spot - Sydney Easter Show

2UE Australiana Spot - Seniors Week

2UE Australiana Spot - Fanciful Furphys and False Facts

2UE Australiana Spot - Western Australia

Photos from the Boyup Brook Music Festival WA

Photos from the Tamworth Country Music Festival

2UE Australiana Spot - Gaols and Gallows of Sydney

2UE Australiana Spot - Chokos and Rabbits,The Depression…

Jim's February Update

Winners at 2009 Tamworth Country Music Festival and Australian Bush Laureate Awards

To order your copy of this masterpiece now

Click here

Australian Bush Laureate Awards – 2009 winners

Winners in the 2009 Australian Bush Laureate awards were announced before a capacity audience in the Tamworth Town Hall yesterday afternoon (January 20).

In Book of the Year, the winner was "The Book Of Australian Popular Rhymed Verse" compiled by Jim Haynes.

Latest 2UE Australiana sessions

Events where you can catch Jim in the next few months

January News Update

Aussie Gems - sapphires, diamonds and more that are a girl's best friend

Aussie Beers - the first of our 2009 2UE Australiana sessions

Sydney Beach Names

An Aussie Christmas

Sydney Suburb Names

The latest updates of what Jim will be doing (with his friends) at TAMWORTH - January 2009.

Australia's wonderful migrant mix

Check out the offers here

We continue to give you the latest 2UE Australiana session each week

Jim's back - and here's November's Newsletter

More repeats from 2UE Sunday sessions - October

Jim's away doing research in Europe this month - more to come in November

Photos from recent gigs

More Aussie history info - 2UE for September 21

September update and events

Another bright spot - 2UE for September 14

Spring has sprung - 2UE for September 7

This week's 2UE session - August 31

This week's 2UE session - August 24.

As Jim's Australiana spots on 2UE always create such huge interest, especially for their historical value, why shouldn't you be able to get them on the web as well?? In future each week, we will repeat not only the poem of the week but also the Question and Answer segment and the trivia for your enjoyment - Here's August 17.

As winter draws to a close, you will need this in Spring - Jim's choice for the poem of the week

Another treat - poem of the week

Our next poem of the week as recited by Jim on Radio 2UE - catch him there each Sunday around 12.30 pm

Newsletter Update for July

From one of the Aussie masters - the third poem of the week

Our Second Poem of the Week as recited by Jim on 2UE

To celebrate the new look of Jim's website and the release of his latest marathon book - the Book of Australian Popular Rhymed Verse - we have a couple of special offers.

There are lots of new areas for you to investigate - so please enjoy all Jim has to offer.

Catch Jim back in Tamworth next week in July -

Jim Haynes’ Big Bush Brekky Show with special guests 2008 Starmaker Winner, Talia Wittman, Paddy Ryan and Melanie Dyer is Sunday 6th July at Wests Diggers Club at 9am and breakfast will be available before the show.

Each week we will have a "Poem of the Week" - so bookmark this page and come back for your dose of Aussie Bush Poetry.


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