Thomas Bulch waltz “"Myrine"”. His youngest daughter Alice had her name combined with that of her husband Norman (Johnson) to title a waltz “"Noralla"” and a mazurka using her name as the title, “"Alice Bertha"”. The composition “"Craigielee"” composed by Thomas using the name Godfrey Parker is said to have a connection with the music of “"Waltzing Matilda"”. It has been written that a Christina MacPherson heard it being played at the Warrnambool Races in 1894. She later played it from memory in Queensland and Banjo Paterson put words to it. Thomas was in contact with his wife's grandmother Elizabeth Paterson during
Waltzing Matilda of Dagworth Station and three policemen gave chase to a man named Samuel Hoffmeister – also known as "Frenchy". Rather than be captured, Hoffmeister shot and killed himself at the Combo Waterhole. Bob Macpherson (the brother of Christina) and Paterson are said to have taken rides together at Dagworth. Here they would probably have passed the Combo Waterhole, where Macpherson is purported to have told this story to Paterson. Although not remaining in close contact, Paterson and Christina Macpherson both maintained this version of events until their deaths. Amongst Macpherson's belongings, found after her death in 1936, was an unopened