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"The Drover's Boy" is a song by Ted Egan, copyright 1993 by Ted Egan Enterprises. ==CD== The song was included in Ted's 2002 album "The Drover's Boy - A Celebration of Australian Women", proceeds of which were earmarked for the projected feature film. The text on the CD sleeve reads: :"Up to around 1940 much of the work on frontier cattle stations in northern Australia was performed by Aboriginal women. They did most of the domestic work, but many of them also worked as "stockmen" as they called themselves, and they made a marvelous contribution to the pastoral industry. Some worked as drovers, taking cattle on long trips interstate. :Because there had been so much ill-treatment and exploitation of Aboriginals, laws were passed preventing non-Aboriginal men from 'being in the company of Aboriginal women'. Marriage or association was only possible if permission was given by the Chief Protector of Aboriginals. Often Aboriginal women were dressed as 'boys' to defy these laws. More often than not this was implemented by ruthless men or companies who virtually enslaved the women, exploiting them sexually and economically. But sometimes, in a union based on love, the women were happy to participate in the masquerade" Songs on the album (all composed by Ted Egan): 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Drover's Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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