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Slight textual variations.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Queenslander
28 July
1894
Z1236214
1894
newspaper issue
1894
(pg. 1641894)Note: The Queenslander published 3 versions of 'The Overlander' in the 'Songs of the Bush' column in 1894. This was the first of the 3 versions to appear.
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The Queenslander
28 July
1894
Z1236214
1894
newspaper issue
1894
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Old Bush Songs : Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging and Overlanding Days
A. B. Paterson
(editor),
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1905
Z59487
1905
anthology
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1905
(1905)
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Old Bush Songs : Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging and Overlanding Days
A. B. Paterson
(editor),
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1905
Z59487
1905
anthology
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1905
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y
The Penguin Australian Song Book
J. S. Manifold
,
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1964
Z406059
1964
anthology
poetry
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1964
(pg. 114-1161964)Note: With two alternative musical scores. Title: 'The Queensland Drover'
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The Penguin Australian Song Book
J. S. Manifold
,
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1964
Z406059
1964
anthology
poetry
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1964
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From the Ballads to Brennan
T. Inglis Moore
(editor),
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1964
Z407973
1964
anthology
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1964
(pg. 27-291964)
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From the Ballads to Brennan
T. Inglis Moore
(editor),
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1964
Z407973
1964
anthology
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1964
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y
Old Australian Ballads : An Anthology
W. N. Walker
(editor),
Sydney
:
School Projects
,
1967
Z1569531
1967
anthology
poetry
children's
Collection of well known Australian songs and ballads, divided into sections based on the historical subject matter: 'Ball and Chain', 'Bail Up', 'The Roaring Days', 'Where's Your Licence?', 'Stockmen', 'Wool Away!' and 'Such is Life'.
The sections - and some of the individual works - are prefaced with educational introductions by the editor explaining historical context as well as terms and concepts.
Australian Scene : Australian Ballads Sydney : School Projects , 1967(pg. 341967)
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Old Australian Ballads : An Anthology
W. N. Walker
(editor),
Sydney
:
School Projects
,
1967
Z1569531
1967
anthology
poetry
children's
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y
The Overlander Songbook
Ronald George Edwards
(editor),
Ronald George Edwards
(illustrator),
Ferntree Gully
:
Rams Skull Press
,
1956
Z856165
1956
anthology
poetry
prose
Adelaide
:
Rigby Publishers
,
1971
(pg. 871971)Note: With title: 'The Overlander 3'. Includes annotations by editor.
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y
The Overlander Songbook
Ronald George Edwards
(editor),
Ronald George Edwards
(illustrator),
Ferntree Gully
:
Rams Skull Press
,
1956
Z856165
1956
anthology
poetry
prose
Adelaide
:
Rigby Publishers
,
1971
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y
Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
Bill Scott
,
Sydney
:
Ure Smith
,
1976
Z206758
1976
anthology
poetry
short story
prose
Sydney
:
Ure Smith
,
1976
(pg. 188-1891976)
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Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
Bill Scott
,
Sydney
:
Ure Smith
,
1976
Z206758
1976
anthology
poetry
short story
prose
Sydney
:
Ure Smith
,
1976
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y
Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times
Douglas Stewart
(editor),
Nancy Keesing
(editor),
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1957
Z389570
1957
anthology
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1976
(pg. 132-1331976)
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y
Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times
Douglas Stewart
(editor),
Nancy Keesing
(editor),
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1957
Z389570
1957
anthology
poetry
Sydney
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1976
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Appears in:
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y
Australian Verse from 1805 : A Continuum
Geoffrey Dutton
(editor),
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1976
Z399014
1976
anthology
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1976
(pg. 67-681976)
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Australian Verse from 1805 : A Continuum
Geoffrey Dutton
(editor),
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1976
Z399014
1976
anthology
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1976
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y
The Bushwackers Australian Song Book
Jan Wositzky
(editor),
Dobe Newton
(editor),
South Yarra
:
Sphere
,
1988
Z240373
1988
anthology
poetry
short story
extract
humour
South Yarra
:
Sphere
,
1988
(pg. 72-731988)
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y
The Bushwackers Australian Song Book
Jan Wositzky
(editor),
Dobe Newton
(editor),
South Yarra
:
Sphere
,
1988
Z240373
1988
anthology
poetry
short story
extract
humour
South Yarra
:
Sphere
,
1988
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Appears in:
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y
A Collection of Australian Bush Verse
Castle Hill
:
Peter Antill-Rose
,
1989
Z91384
1989
anthology
poetry
Castle Hill
:
Peter Antill-Rose
,
1989
(pg. 201989)
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y
A Collection of Australian Bush Verse
Castle Hill
:
Peter Antill-Rose
,
1989
Z91384
1989
anthology
poetry
Castle Hill
:
Peter Antill-Rose
,
1989
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Appears in:
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y
A Treasury of Bush Verse
G. A. Wilkes
(editor),
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1991
Z61919
1991
anthology
poetry
humour
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1991
(pg. 6-81991)
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y
A Treasury of Bush Verse
G. A. Wilkes
(editor),
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1991
Z61919
1991
anthology
poetry
humour
North Ryde
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1991
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y
The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
Les Murray
(editor),
Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1986
Z427532
1986
anthology
poetry
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1996
(pg. 1681996)
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y
The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
Les Murray
(editor),
Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1986
Z427532
1986
anthology
poetry
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1996
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Appears in:
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y
Classic Australian Verse
Maggie Pinkney
(editor),
Noble Park
:
Five Mile Press
,
2001
Z864790
2001
anthology
poetry
Noble Park
:
Five Mile Press
,
2001
(pg. 182-1832001)
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y
Classic Australian Verse
Maggie Pinkney
(editor),
Noble Park
:
Five Mile Press
,
2001
Z864790
2001
anthology
poetry
Noble Park
:
Five Mile Press
,
2001
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The Overlander
i
"When I went out exploring, I took up a fine new run,",
'Remos'
,
1865
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Queenslanders' New Colonial Camp Fire Song Book. 1865; (p. 10-12) The Queenslander , 10 November 1894; (p. 884) The North Queensland Register , 12 November 1923; (p. 77) The Overlander Songbook 1971; (p. 83-4) The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 146-147) -
The Overlander
i
"Come all you lads who long to roam,",
1894
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 24 November 1894; (p. 980)
— Appears in: The Overlander Songbook 1971; (p. 85-6) Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times 1976; (p. 133-135) -
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The Overlander : An Old Bush Song with Some New Decorations
Ronald George Edwards
(illustrator),
2006
Kuranda
:
Rams Skull Press
,
2006
14099327
2006
single work
poetry
art work
'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)
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