Pearly Watling
Pearly Watling, (1905–1996) Goulburn, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
The Australian Dictionary of Biography names her as: "Pearl Amelia Irene Watling" (1905–1996), shale miner and musician, but subsequently refers to her as "Pearlie".
John Meredith in his book "Folk Songs of Australia, Vol.2" refers to her as "Pearly".
Articles on "Pearly Watling" can be found on Trove at the National Library Of Australia. Go to Trove and search for "Pearly Watling". One such article is "Pearlie Watling's humanity is the survival skill".
Pearly Watling was a niece to Frank Collins, another notable musician who lived in and around Goulburn, NSW and grand daughter of Frank Collins Snr who encouraged her to play fiddle and accordion.
