Send her down, hughie!

This one's for V8ian, send her down Hughie!!! [ My old Dad told me that send her down Hughie was what his Grandfather , who was with the 9th Battalion QLD, first ashore at Gallipoli, said the diggers yelled out as the rain pelted down on them ,so it must have been around before then]


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On the topic of rain, probably the best rain somg I've heard. Could be because I know the places they sing about. Hang in there , rain will come.


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Originally Posted by bob10

This one's for V8ian, send her down Hughie!!! [ My old Dad told me that send her down Hughie was what his Grandfather , who was with the 9th Battalion QLD, first ashore at Gallipoli, said the diggers yelled out as the rain pelted down on them ,so it must have been around before then]


send her down hughie - Bing video

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Originally Posted by bob10

On the topic of rain, probably the best rain somg I've heard. Could be because I know the places they sing about. Hang in there , rain will come.


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Bob, I was never in the 9th Battalion, but I have been known to "lighten the load" and have partaken of more than one refreshing ale at the Garradunga pub.[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Bob, I was never in the 9th Battalion, but I have been known to "lighten the load" and have partaken of more than one refreshing ale at the Garradunga pub.[bigwhistle]

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I knew you'd understand. And the boys from the 9th, they would too.

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Originally Posted by bob10

On the topic of rain, probably the best rain somg I've heard. Could be because I know the places they sing about. Hang in there , rain will come.


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what a beautiful song.

I love Australian folk music and have played in and been part of a number of folk clubs around the country

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

what a beautiful song.

I love Australian folk music and have played in and been part of a number of folk clubs around the country

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Do I have something special for you. You must know of Bill Scott, a legend in Folk circles in Australia. WW2 sailor, train driver, cane cutter. Poet. Enough said,



" Hey rain, the songs and stories of Bill Scott. "

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Hughie is an Australian slang abbreviation for Jupiter Pluvius, the Roman god of rain.

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Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

Hughie is an Australian slang abbreviation for Jupiter Pluvius, the Roman god of rain.

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it certainly is....I just can't work out which bit was abbreviated and how it became slang or vice versa.

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

it certainly is....I just can't work out which bit was abbreviated and how it became slang or vice versa.

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The pronunciation. In Latin Jupiter is Hyoopiter which got truncated to Hughie

I think the origin of the phrase will never be absolutely decided upon. There are a number of options put forward, going all the way back to 1599, when the Bishop St Hugh of Lincoln, a Saint traditionally associated with rain, was about. Corruption of the words Jupiter [Juie] Zeus [Zuie] and Yahweh, has been put forward. One I had not heard of before is a corruption of the aboriginal word ' Yowie " , one language groups word for thunder. Whichever it was, it's a great example of Australia's classless society , where even God can be treated with familiarity. And long may it be so.