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White lyrics

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There are at least three peculiar uses of the word 'white' in Jack Lumsdaine's lyrics, which seem to be a sly racist reference to the White Australia Policy.

  • 'Canberra Calling' describes Canberra as a city of white.
  • 'Somewhere south of shanghai' mentions the wake as 'white miles left behind us' on a boat to china.
  • 'Cobber O Mine' descibes his best mate as 'white' through and through

Tradimus (talk) 16:17, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]