The Stirling Highway, linking Jack Davies' home town of Walyalup (Fremantle) with Boorloo (Perth), is the subject of this song.
It is named after Sir James Stirling, who as Governor in 1834 led a detachment of soldiers, police and settlers in an attack against defenseless Binjareb people in what is now known as the Pinjarra Massacre.
The Stirling Highway, linking Jack Davies' home town of Walyalup (Fremantle) with Boorloo (Perth), is the subject of this song.
It is named after Sir James Stirling, who as Governor in 1834 led a detachment of soldiers, police and settlers in an attack against defenseless Binjareb people in what is now known as the Pinjarra Massacre.