Vintage street scene showing a camel-drawn cart in front of early 20th-century shopfronts. A driver wearing a white shirt and hat sits on the cart, with two camels harnessed to the front. People in period clothing watch from the footpath, capturing a moment from Australia’s historic camel transport era.

Historic photograph of a bustling city street lined with ornate late-19th-century buildings. Pedestrians walk and cyclists ride along the footpath while several horse-drawn carriages travel the road. Signs for businesses like “Mutual Life” and “Boarding House” appear on the buildings, capturing a lively urban scene from the era.

Early logging train in a forested area, hauling massive felled tree trunks. Several workers stand on and around the steam locomotive and flatbed cars, dressed in rugged work clothes. Steam rises from the engine, and cut timber debris covers the ground, illustrating a scene from historical timber operations.

Australia in Photographs and Songs

A musical and visual journey around Australia!

Building on the success of "Western Australia in Pictures and Songs" performed at FRINGE WORLD 2024 and 2025, this new show now encompasses the whole of Australia, whilst still incorporating several visits to the home state of FRINGE WORLD 2026.

Historic photographs from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, along with contemporary images, will be projected to accompany original acoustic songs composed by the performers.

Feedback from "Western Australia in Pictures and Songs":

“FEEL-GOOD. UNMISSABLE!” - MARNIE S, FRINGEFEED 2024

"GREAT SINGING & GREAT STORYTELLING" - PAULA J, FRINGEFEED, 2025

"AMAZING PHOTOS, GREAT ORIGINAL SONGS" - DEIDRE W, FRINGEFEED 2025

All photographs shown here are courtesy of the State Library of Western Australia

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Music & Musicals • Acoustic

Western Australia • World Premiere

: Sat, 24 Jan - Thu, 12 Feb
: 55 min to 60 min
: 3 venues
: PG (1 Warning)
: $20
: A transaction fee of up to $4.80 applies per order.
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Presented by: Peter Barry

A few years ago, after years of working in the WA mining industry, Gudgeon Pinn wrote a song about a mining company deliberately crashing a train to save a town in WA. This effectively opened the floodgates, and dozens more songs with Australian themes have poured out of him in a continuous torrent ever since. He hopes performing a few of them for FRINGE WORLD will bring him some respite from the ongoing creative turmoil. He will be accompanied by WAAPA star Bethany O'Brien, an extremely talented Boorloo/Perth-based singer and songwriter with a hauntingly beautiful voice. Her angelic vocals will be a highlight throughout the show, including performances of some of her own stunning compositions.

Sessions

Duration: 55 min to 60 min

Civil Court at The Old Courthouse:

Sat 24 Jan - Sun 25 Jan: 4:00pm

Ritz Party Showroom @ Rocky Fringe Festival Rockingham:

Sun 01 Feb: 4:00pm

The Wine Garden at Somewhere in the Park:

Tue 10 Feb: 7:00pm

Thu 12 Feb: 7:00pm

Ticket Prices

Full Price: $20.00

Friends Frenzy: $14.00

Kids (12 and under): $15.00

Prices may not be available on all sessions

A transaction fee of up to $4.80 applies per order (some exceptions apply). Read more at fees explained.

3 Venues

Ritz Party Showroom @ Rocky Fringe Festival Rockingham

Ritz Party Hire, 18 Ambrose St, Rockingham

: Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
: Venue is 18+ but minors may attend with a parent or legal guardian

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Civil Court at The Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse, 45 Henderson St, Fremantle

: Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
: Venue is 18+ but minors may attend with a parent or legal guardian

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The Wine Garden at Somewhere in the Park

243 Albany Hwy, 243 Albany Hwy, Vic Park

Parking to rear and street-side Function space at rear Wheel chair accessible

: Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
: Venue is 18+ but minors may attend with a parent or legal guardian

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Suitability & Warnings

Content Rating: PG

Family Friendly: Yes

Audience Participation : Occasional

Please note

The show contains images of persons now deceased and refers to death in a historic context.