Ted Egan - folklorist, raconteur, songwriter and performer - lived in Australia's Northern Territory from 1949 until his death in 2025. After a 25-year career in the Public Service - he worked for the Dept of Aboriginal Affairs and as a teacher in bush schools - he released his first album of songs in 1969. In the years since he released 25 further albums and performed regularly at folk and country festivals across Australia. His songs included the award-winning "The Drover's Boy," and he published numerous books, including A Drop of Rough Ted and Would I Lie to You? He was an inaugural Life Member of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, and in 1991 was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to music and the Aboriginal people. In November 2003 Ted Egan became the 18th Administrator of the Northern Territory - the Territory's equivalent of a State Governor.
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