Papers. c1850-c1870.

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Papers. c1850-c1870.

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Collection of ballads and songs of goldfields by entertainer Charles Thatcher, comprising Australian and New Zealand ballads, manuscript articles, a variety of press cuttings, a comic duologue, "Operatic servant gal", dated August 1861 and notes written by Thatcher to accompany dioramas of life on the goldfields, 1866-1867, 2 copies, bound.

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Isabella (Ship : 1796)

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Extra ship, built by Perry, 3 decks, length 112ft 9in, keel 89ft 3in, breadth 31ft 1½in, hold 13ft 6in, wing transom 19ft 7in, waist 6in, between decks 4ft 11in & 5ft 6in, ports 6 middle & upper, deck range 76ft, 459 tons. Voyages: (1) 1794/5 Bengal. Capt George Wilkinson. Downs 6 Jul 1795 - 30 Nov Balasore - 18 Jan 1796 Calcutta - 19 Apr Cape - 5 May St Helena - 3 Aug Downs. (2) 1795/6 Madras, Bombay and Bengal. Capt George Wilkinson. Portsmouth 18 Oct 1796 - 12 Feb 1797 Madras - 28 Feb...

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Thatcher was born in Bristol, England, on 21 August 1830. In his early 20s Thatcher emigrated to Australia. Arriving in Melbourne on the Isabella in November 1852, he first tried his hand at goldmining but soon joined the orchestra at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Bendigo. He began filling in between the plays by singing topical verses to well-known tunes in his pleasant tenor voice. After this engagement Thatcher's reputation as a goldfields balladeer proceeded apace and by May 1854 he was given ...