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The Ill-Fated [poem by L. L., 11 February 1843]

31 March 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, by “L. L.”, was published in The Sun, and New South Wales Independent Press (Sydney, NSW), 11 February 1843.] The Ill-Fated. Oh, let me gaze on the beauteous dead: The spell of life hath broken, For brighter joys which around us shed, Deeper sorrows … [Read more...] about The Ill-Fated [poem by L. L., 11 February 1843]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, melancholy poetry, poem, SourceTrove, year1843

Billy Barlow in Australia [song, 2 September 1843]

12 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (2 September 1843). It was also included in Banjo Paterson’s collection, The Old Bush Songs (1905), with minor variations.] Billy Barlow in Australia When I was at home I was down … [Read more...] about Billy Barlow in Australia [song, 2 September 1843]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: colonists pioneers settlers, convicts, song, SourceTrove, variation of Paterson's Bush Songs, year1843

Billy Barlow in Australia [song, 1905]

17 April 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Old Bush Songs (1905), edited by Banjo Paterson. It was previously published (with variations; including an extra stanza) in The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, 2 September 1843.] Billy Barlow in Australia When I … [Read more...] about Billy Barlow in Australia [song, 1905]

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