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Issue Details: First known date: 1956... 1956 The Overlander Songbook
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Rigby Publishers , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bold Kelly Gangi"Oh there's not a dodge worth knowing", single work poetry (p. 30-1)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
Ned Kelly Was an Irishmani"Ned Kelly was an Irishman", single work poetry (p. 31)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Kelly Gang The Ballad of the Kelly Gangi"Oh, Paddy dear, and did you hear the news that's going round,", Anonymous (fl. c.1878) , single work poetry (p. 32-4)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
Those Bold Bushrangersi"Och, for to be taken and hung like bacon,", 'Paddy the Poet' , single work poetry (p. 35)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
We Are Two Plucky Troopersi"We are two plucky troopers", Anonymous , single work poetry (p. 36)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
Lightning Jack (or Starlight)i"Starlight o'er the plains did ride,", single work poetry (p. 37)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Victorian Diggings, Ronald George Edwards , single work biography
Edwards discusses Thatcher's works and the process of collecting them from various sources.
 (p. 38)
Shepherdingi"Oh, the days when we went shepherding a long time ago", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 39)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The First Holei"A few days ago, as I am told,", S. Le Maitre , single work poetry (p. 40)
Note: Includes annotations by editor. First line: A few years ago, so I am told
Who Wouldn't Be a Diggeri"A decided stop there's been of late,", single work poetry (p. 41-2)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Cabbage-Tree Hati"There's something neat in a cabbage-tree hat,", single work poetry (p. 43-4)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Nugget Familyi"I'm going to tell you about a family on Ballarat, sir,", single work poetry (p. 44-5)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
A Digger's Dreami"One night as I lay in my tent,", P. S. Raphael , single work poetry (p. 46)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
By-And-Byi"Times are bad, there's no denying,", single work poetry (p. 47-8)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Digger's Last Goodbyei"We left old England years ago", single work poetry (p. 50-1)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Digger's Farewelli"I'm getting tired of Sandhurst,", single work poetry (p. 51-2)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
More Gold!, Ronald George Edwards , single work prose (p. 53)
The Golden Gullies of the Palmeri"Then roll the swag and blanket up, and let us haste away,", single work poetry (p. 53)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Old Palmer Songi"The wind is fair and free, my boys,", single work poetry (p. 54-5)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
The Rush to Port Curtisi"Everybody's complaining that Ballarat's dull,", single work poetry (p. 56-7)
Note: Includes annotations by editor.
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