Legendary local country music songwriter the late Jim Wesley has been honoured with a memorial park seat constructed in his name at Coopernook on the banks of the Lansdowne River.
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Some of the most famous country artists to record Jim’s songs include legends Slim Dusty, Ann Kirkpatrick, Buddy Williams, Rick and Thel Carey, Arthur & Jewel Blanch, Rex Dallas, Barry Thornton, Margie Rayburn (USA), Terry Gorgon, Neville Bradley, Shorty Ranger and Pixi Jenkins. His two biggest hits were the Anzac song “White Crosses in the Jungle” and “Namatjira” first recorded by Slim Dusty on his Heritage Album EMI.
Born in Glen Innes, Jim, wife Dorothy and five children, Sue, Andria, Steve, Michael and Nigel moved to Coopernook were they owned a general store opposite the Coopernook Hotel for many years.
Jim and wife Dorothy moved to Laurieton in 1988 were he ran a second hand business in the main street before retiring in 1995.
The memorial was made possible through the Australian Bush Balladeers Association and The Tamworth Song Writers Association, family and friends.
