Little Boy Lost (song)

Other notable Australian artists also recorded Little Boy Lost, among them Jimmy Little, Slim Dusty,[5] the Singing Kettles and Evelyn Bury.

Purely because of connotations associated with the title, Little Boy Lost, Johnny Ashcroft had his song removed from Australian airplay to avoid the trauma of those three repetitive words being inflicted upon Thorne's family and friends.

Johnny Ashcroft and Gay Kayler recorded a new version of Little Boy Lost for the movie sound track, as well as some moving vocal sequences.

The Little Boy Lost movie, which received the Catholic Award for Decency in Germany, starred Nathan Dawes as Steven Walls, Lorna Lesley and John Hargreaves as his parents, Tony Barry as Constable Jack O’Dea and Steve Dodd as William Stanley, the Aboriginal tracker.

The hit version of the song was re-released on 4 August 2007 on a 28-track Rajon Music double CD set, Johnny Ashcroft, Here’s to You, Australia!.

Tamworth Regional Council news report Steven's mother, Dorrie (Dorothy) Walls, two of his brothers, four nieces plus friends and workmates drove from Guyra to take part in this moving ceremony.

Abby Green church at Tubbamurra was the search headquarters for 5000 searchers, seven aircraft, 30 police and 80 soldiers.
EMI presenting 4-year-old Steven Walls, the Little Boy Lost, with Australia's first 45rpm Gold Record
Johnny Ashcroft with Little Boy Lost, New Zealand's first Gold Record
Johnny Ashcroft and Steven Walls, the Little Boy Lost, at the world premiere of the Little Boy Lost movie
The Little Boy Lost Gold Record in the Steven Walls-Little Boy Lost display in the Guyra Museum.