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Issue Details: First known date: 1964... 1964 Thatcher's Colonial Songs : Forming a Complete Comic History of the Early Diggings
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Notes

  • (Victoria Songster contains some work not attributed to Thatcher.)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Libraries Board of South Australia , 1964 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Chinamen in Courti"The Chinese are a curious race", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 17-19)
The Chinamani"There's a land that bears a well-known name", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 56-57)
Changes since 1852i"Wherever now you range", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 60-61)
The Fine Fat Saucy Chinamani"I'll sing a little ditty, which", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 78-80)
A Chinese Barney on the Diggingsi"The Chinese are proverbial", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 86-87)
Poor Ching Chongi"Oh, poor Ching Chong", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 97-99)
Shepherdingi"Oh, the days when we went shepherding a long time ago", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 103-105)
Note: Publisher's note: "New original song, by Thatcher. Air - 'Days we went Gypsying'."
Grand Meeting of the Dogs on Bendigoi"This new dog registration", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 105-107)
The Affecting Narrative of Chink-a-lii"One Chink-a-li, a Chinaman", Charles Thatcher , single work poetry humour (p. 152-153)

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Notes:
Reprint of: Thatcher's Colonial Minstrel (1864), Thatcher's Colonial Songster (n.d.), and The Victoria Songster (1860).
Last amended 8 Apr 2016 09:21:35
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