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Billy Barlow in Australia single work   poetry   "When I was at home I was down on my luck,"
Alternative title: Billy Barlow
First known date: 1843 Issue Details: First known date: 1843... 1843 Billy Barlow in Australia
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Notes

  • Folk-song written by Griffin and performed by him as a concert piece in Maitland in 1843. It provided "an antipodean context for a character who had been the subject of an earlier series of British street ballads." (Oxford Companion to Australian Literature)

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A Further Note on Billy Barlow John W. Earnshaw , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 1956; (p. 422-423)
Jemmy Green and Billy Barlow Russel Ward , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 14 no. 2 1955; (p. 249-254)
Introduction : Jemmy Green and the Early Australian Theatre 1825-45 Colin Roderick , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts 1955; (p. 1-30)
Jemmy Green and Billy Barlow Russel Ward , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 14 no. 2 1955; (p. 249-254)
Introduction : Jemmy Green and the Early Australian Theatre 1825-45 Colin Roderick , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts 1955; (p. 1-30)
A Further Note on Billy Barlow John W. Earnshaw , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 1956; (p. 422-423)
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Last amended 5 Dec 2009 10:50:49
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • New South Wales,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • 1800-1899
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