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y separately published work icon The Overlander : An Old Bush Song with Some New Decorations single work   poetry   art work  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Overlander : An Old Bush Song with Some New Decorations
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'The Overlander was once one of the most popular bush songs in Austrlalia.

'In this small book Ron Edwards has embellished the iconic ballad with beautifully executed watercolours, which have been based around the text.

'Includes varied versions that have been noted in publications about Folksongs through the years.'  (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2006
    • Kuranda, Cairns area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,: Rams Skull Press , 2006 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 28p.
      Description: illus. music
      Note/s:

      • Book no. 341

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Related Works

The Overlander The Queensland Drover i "There's a trade you all know well -", 1894 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 28 July 1894; (p. 164) Old Bush Songs : Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging and Overlanding Days 1905; The Penguin Australian Song Book 1964; (p. 114-116) From the Ballads to Brennan 1964; (p. 27-29) Old Australian Ballads : An Anthology 1967; (p. 34) The Overlander Songbook 1971; (p. 87)
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