A recent acquisition for the oddity
collection is
the above 45rpm record , THE CURSE OF AYRES (sic) ROCK
, composed by Eric Tutin , produced
by Queensland Country Style ,
Archerfield, Brisbane . Ayers
Rock, named in the
1850s after the South Australian Governor, Sir Henry Ayers , of course, was the spot where the Chamberlain baby disappeared , aspects of the sensational Lindy Chamberlain case covered in detail in previous Little Darwin
posts . It was claimed that tourists who took rocks as souvenirs
from Ayers Rock / Uluru were
cursed. Media reports making this
claim resulted in many people returning rocks, some weighing many kilos . While some people said they had indeed been “cursed”, others said it was nonsense . Over the years , The Rock has inspired authors , musical bands, artists and poets. Now an award winning playwright, Alana Valentine , who has been studying the National Library of Australia 199 document boxes of letters
sent to Lindy Chamberlain during her
ordeal, has announced she is planning an ambitious work , LETTERS TO LINDY . The flip side tune on this record is MY HEART'S WITH YOU IN TAMWORTH, by Nancy Cohen.
