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The Chinaman Transmogrified : A Goatish Tale
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humour
"The murmuring tide was falling fast, and sultry was the day,"
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First known date:
1851...
1851
The Chinaman Transmogrified : A Goatish Tale
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A somewhat racist poem in which a dead goat found floating in the Brisbane River is mistaken for the corpse of a Chinese immigrant labourer. The poem was undoubtedly inspired by the debate on Chinese labour which ran in the Australian colonies at this time, but it also touched on the feral goat problem which then existed in Brisbane.
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Author's note: 'North Brisbane, March 5th, 1851.'
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Last amended 29 Sep 2009 19:20:58
Subjects:
- Moreton Bay, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,
- Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland,
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