JimN wrote:My guess on 1861 is that it came from the lyric of the theme from Australian TV series "Whiplash" (sung by Gormley-stablemate Frank Ifield).
JN
"Whiplash, Whiplash, Whiplash, Whiplash
In 1851 the Great Australian gold rush
The only law a gun, the only shelter wildbush
Whiplash, Whiplash
The Mulga woods and deserts, the stage thunders by
From Sydney to Camden and on to Gundagai
Whiplash, Whiplash"
Source: http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/whiplash.htm (Nearly at the bottom of the page)
Ulrich
