Corinne Maier’s manifesto

No. 1
You are a modern day slave. There is no scope for personal fulfilment. You work for your pay-check at the end of the month, full stop.

No. 2
It’s pointless to try to change the system. Opposing it simply makes it stronger.

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History of “The Backyard”

History of the Backyard

backyard poster

Poster from launch of Backyard in 1999

The Backyard story is one of people, place and communication.

It began in the mid to late 90s when Local Radio staff started dabbling with emerging technology. At that time it was a cottage industry and most of the dabblers learnt web production in their own time and in their own way.
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The shearer

Traditional Aussie song
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Traditional Aussie song

Click Go The Shears

Out on the board
The old shearer stands,
Grasping his shears
In his thin bony hands;
Fixed is his gaze on
A bare-bellied yoe,
Glory if he gets her,
Won’t he make the ringer go.

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Savoury muffins

These muffins are great for breakfast or a light dinner. The kids can also take them for lunch. You don’t need all the ingredients and can change the mix using things like sweet corn, sun-dried tomates, bacon etc.

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Tunnel of Love

Getting crazy on the waltzers but it's the life that i chooseSing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tattooAnd I been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slamAnd I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd always tell you where I amIn a screaming ring of faces I seen her standing in the lightshe had a ticket for the races just like me she was a victim of the nighti put a hand upon the lever said let it rock and let it rolli had the one arm bandit fever there was an arrow through my heart and my          soul     and the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above     and i'm just high on the world     come on and take a low ride with me girl     on the tunnel of loveit's just the danger when you're riding at your own riskshe said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like thisit's just a cake walk twisting baby step right up and sayhey mister give me two give me two cos any two can play     and the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above     and i'm just high on the world     come on and take a low ride with me girl     on the tunnel of lovewell it's been money for muscle another whirligigmoney for muscle and another girl i diganother hustle just to make it bigand rockaway rockawayand girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always didlike the spanish city to me when we were kidsoh girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always didlike the spanish city to me when we were kidsshe took off a silver locket she said remember me by thisshe put her hand in my pocket i got a keepsake and a kissand in the roar of the dust and diesel i stood and watched her walk awayi could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me          stay     and the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above     and i'm just high on the world     come on and take a low ride with me girl     on the tunnel of loveand now i'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcadessearching everywhere from steeplechase to palisadesin any shooting gallery where promises are madeto rockaway rockaway from cullercoats and whitley bay out to rockawayand girl it looks so pretty to me like it always didlike the spanish city to me when we were kidsgirl it looks so pretty to me like it always didlike the spanish city to me when we were kids- Dire Straits
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Getting crazy on the waltzers but it’s the life that i choose
Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tattoo
And I been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slam
And I don’t know where I’ll be tonight but I’d always tell you where I am

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Cherry Bomb

Well I lived on the outskirts of town
In an eight room farmhouse, baby
When my brothers and friends were around
There was always somethin´ doin´
had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
Stopped by to see me every once in a while
When I think back about those days
All I can do is sit and smile

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Blue Skies


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I was blue, just as blue as I could be
Ev’ry day was a cloudy day for me
Then good luck came a-knocking at my door
Skies were gray but they’re not gray anymore

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