At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 1990, John Williamson won 'Top Selling Album' and 'Album of the Year' for "Warragul", and 'Heritage Award' for "Drover's Boy". At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, "Warragul" earned his third Best Country Album award. In October 1990 Williamson released "JW's Family Album" which reached No. 21. In 1990 a new version of "Old Man Emu" appeared as a single, with a new lyric added: "He can run the pants off a dingo too". In September 1992 his next album, "Waratah St", was released it reached No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and had received a gold certificate on pre-sale orders. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1992, he won 'Top Selling Album' for "JW's Family Album".