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y separately published work icon Twank in New Barataria : A Story for the New Year single work   short story   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1860... 1860 Twank in New Barataria : A Story for the New Year
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Notes

  • 'Twank' was a nickname given to Daniel Deniehy, possibly by Dalley.

    This work was Dalley's response to Deniehy's satirical sketch 'How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria', the first instalment of which had just appeared in the Southern Cross.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Serialised by: The Empire 1850 newspaper (1072 issues)
Notes:
Appeared in two instalments in the Empire on 5 January, 1860 (p. 8), and 9 January, 1860 (p. 8).
      1860 .

Works about this Work

News and Notes : LXXIII A Sydney Man , 1860 single work column
— Appears in: The Moreton Bay Courier , 19 January 1860; (p. 3)
News and Notes : LXXIII A Sydney Man , 1860 single work column
— Appears in: The Moreton Bay Courier , 19 January 1860; (p. 3)
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