DSM/784.8/T TIBB'S POPULAR SONGBOOK. No. 1 1887. Undated however Vol 2 was published 1888 and refers to the success of 'last year's' publication. Price 2/- Printed by Batty & Chalcraft of Redfern. Songbook has printed orange cover approx 18cmx12cm
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Our Oarsman	Our Jack's Come Home Today	-	Bill Beach's return from Europe
The Bushy in Town	The Spider & The Fly	Have you noticed in the city	bushman in Sydney
The Chinamen	Jog Along	With our present legislation	about Federation debate
Squatters and the Reduction	Jog Along	-	Shearer's strike
Review Of The Year	Pulling Against The Stream	This year's been one continuous trouble	-
The Jackaroo	Skidmore Guards	If you want a situation	-
Australia's Happy Land	Eluren In The Rhine	The shearing's nearly over	-
The Squatter's Defeat	Shan Van Vaght	If you give me but a hearing	-
The Giraffe	Irish Emigrant	-	-

DSM/784.8/T TIBB'S POPULAR AUSTRALIAN SONGS & POEMS. No.2 1888 dated Batty & Chalcraft, Redfern. 'To be obtained of all booksellers, stationers, hawkers etc throughout the Colony or direct from the author. G Tibbs' This issue does not nominate tunes and sees Tibbs moving towards doggerel. Tibb's expresses his Scottish heritage in a song composed for NYE titled 'My Heart's At Hame This Nicht'
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
To Shear At The Peak	-	I've shore on the Murray, Paroo and Macquarie Blackall and Barkaldon (sic), Tambo and Retreat	-
The Shearer's Union	-	The shearings o'er and with many the trouble ahead, for a time at least	-
The Physic	-	Oh, Allison, Oh, Allison, and did you feel the pain	This song mentions Sydney suburbs
A Shilling Please For Ireland	-	This is the merry Christmas time	-
Metrical History of New South Wales	-	-	Note that this is not a Tibb's composition
Note: The last section of the songster includes several songs from the first volume however; Our Oarsman notes that it was sung by Marion Saunders at the Olympic Theatre on the return of Bill Beach

DSM/784.8/V THE VICTORIAN SONGSTER 'New & original Colonial songs. Printed by Charlwood & Son, Melbourne
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Villikins & His Dinah	-	-	This version includes comic patter between verses and credits it as sung by Geo. Coppin.
Where's Your Licence?	-	-	Charles Thatcher
'Tween Decks	A medley of tunes including 'All Around My Hat'	Good people listen to my texts	verses about ships and goldfields
The Bold Street Swell	-	-	Charles Thatcher
The Cockney Emigrant	Fine Old English Gentleman	Now if you'll listen unto me, I'll sing a fine new song	-
The New Aristocracy or life In Australia	Drops of Brandy	Australia's a very queer place	Charles Thatcher
Two Year's Ago.	Green's Balloon	The light of other days burns dim	Charles Thatcher
Ben Bolt	-	Oh! Don't you remember Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt	A New Version
The Song Of The Gold Mines	-	Hurrah! Hurrah! for the yellow gold, Hurrah! for the sunny land	-
Forty Shillings, And Take Him Away	-	I often had heard there was plenty of sport For two hours every morning, at the police Court	as sung by Barlow
Unlock The Lands	There's Room Enough For All	Why in this sunny land of gold Rich soil, and wealth containing	this is quite long however pages are missing from a tear

DSM/784.9/0 THE QUEENSLANDERS NEW COLONIAL CAMPFIRE SONGBOOK Dated 1865 Printed F. Cunningham. Pitt St. Sydney Small songster size. Paper cover. Some are designated the work of 'Remos' (P. Somer) however popular items like Stockman's Last Bed are not ascribed. The book's cover attributes 'Old Explorer' which implies authorship of songs. The rear of the songster asks readers to get ready for No 2 of the songbook. Includes songs, toasts and jokes.
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Queensland Explorers Song	Happy Are We Darkies So Gay	I've been a long journey with stock overland	-
The First Hole	The Cork Leg	A few years ago, or so I am told	-
The Gentle Troubadour	-	-	-
The Kennedy Men	Bonnie Dundee	The northernmost part of bonnie Queensland	Remos
Squatting in Queensland	Bow Wow Wow	Squatting up in Queensland's a great mistake, I guess	-
Homeopathic Soup	-	Take a robin's leg	Note: suggests this piece might have been printed in London Punch
The Overlander	Dearest Mae	When I went out exploring, I took up a fine new run And then came back to Sydney, and had some jolly fun	Remos
The Stockman's last Bed	Boatswain's Last Whistle	Be ye stockman or not – to my story give ear	Note: as sung by the Pioneer Minstrels
Wallaby Joe	The Mistletoe Bough	The saddle is hung on the stockyard rail	-
My Old Black Pipe	-	When the sky of my life is overshadowed with clouds	-
The Lazy Society	-	How hard is this world to get through	Note: as sung on the Murrumbidgee
Toast	-	Come fill, fill your glasses, Be this the toast given: Queensland forever!	-
Toast	-	A full purse, a fresh bottle, and a pretty face	-

SOME EARLY RECOLLECTIONS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA H Ford. 1895 A songster sized narrative on early colonial life. The writer mentions Dr Young's 'Revenge' and quotes: 'From distant climes, over wide-spread seas we come' 'What a paradise he must have lived in before he came to deserted, God-forsaken Australia, it must indeed have flowed with milk and honey, a land of Cockagne (very likely) where the ducks flew over ready-roasted though the air, and the houses were made of all kinds of sweetmeats, wine flowed like water, and discord had never existed.'
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Parodies on Song of Australia	Song of Australia	There is a land where Summer skies	-

784.8 J JOE SALTER Imperial Songster 104
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Woolloomooloo	'Pat Curran's catchy hit'	Near Sydney Town there's a place of renown,	Words Herbert Rule This song has been collected a number of times signifying it passed into the oral tradition. I taped Mrs Susan Colley singing a wonderful version in 1973 and it can be heard in the NLA collection.

Imperial Songster 22
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
In Coogee	-	The title of this song I sing is Coogee	Words John Burke

Imperial Songster 39
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Fatal Fire At Horderns	-	Another great calamity has overspread the land,	Words Harold Bush Anthony Horderns was one of Sydney's leading general merchant stores and used the motto- While I Live I Grow.

Imperial Songster 95
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
All Aboard For Manly	-	It's nice to go sailing across the blue sea,	-

SILVER SONGSTERS These are a rare and early series published independently and distributed by J Alberts who also advertised in this series. The first publication was titled 'Tom Dawson's Silver Songster Vol1' and dated 1899 however another Vol 1 Silver Songster seems to appear dated 1908 however it is a smaller sized songster. It is a different collection. Songster No. 10 carries a J Albert & Son advertisement announcing the arrival of '300,000 mouth organs, ex SS 'Celtic King' in brass, nickel or celluloid moulded'. The advertisement also announced the arrival of more autoharps.
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Is The Old Home Still The Same?	-	There is a grey haired mother waiting for a message from her boy,	Silver Songster No 1 1908 Words and music A Mosley Published Deane & Son, 496 George St. Sydney.

UNIVERSAL SONGSTER 1825 A 3-volume hardback set of books, texts only, with popular 'songs of the people'.
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Ballad Seller	-	Here are catches, songs and glees,	-
Street Cry	-	Coffee Hot! Coffee Hot!	-
The Transport	-	The sails are spread, the anchor's weighed,	-

DSM7848/A AUSTRALIAN MELODIST SONGSTERS Containing the most popular songs as sung at the theatres and concert halls by the several minstrel troupes which have visited the colonies. Bound as three hardcover volumes containing issues 1-18 Not dated, circa 1870-80s. Published by the Australian Journal and J. Massima of Melbourne. Issues 20/21 were a later deposit at the Mitchell Library however they have been misplaced. This series of songsters is particularly interesting as they contain some surprising selections including many songs not previously thought to have entered our musical world. For example 'Dame Durden' an English rural song popular in Australia through the recordings of the British traditional singers, the Copper Family, and Hot Corn, a typical American 'old timey' and bluegrass favourite. There are also some several songs that have been 'collected' in Australia including two recorded from Simon McDonald and featured on the wattle NLA reissue of Traditional Singers and Musicians of Victoria. I have * all titles with an Australian connection.
SONGS in VOLUME 1	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Dear mother, I have come home to die The picture on the wall Babylon is falling Marching through Georgia Come into the garden Maude Battle cry of Freedom When Johnny comes marching home   * Tramp, tramp, tramp  * I'm lonely since my mother died Break it gently to my mother The flying trapeze
Fashionable Fred (Tomahawking Fred)  *	Tomahawking Fred/Tambaroora Ted etc)	Of me you may have read, I'm Fashionable Fred	Obviously this was the origin of the bush skite song that entered the Australia bush tradition. A fascinating song journey from London city swell to boastful Lachlan River shearer. Interesting to see how the words got twisted around and around and back again. Of course, the most important aspect is that this song travelled the bush. I collected a bush version in 1973 from Joe Watson (refer his AFU file).
SONGS in VOLUME 2	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Gentle Annie    * Write a letter home to mother Under the weeping willow tree Under the willow she is sleeping Charge of the light brigade Star spangled banner The minstrel boy Scots, wha hae w'i' Wallace bled There's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip Goodbye Nelly dear
SONGS in VOLUME 3	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The hurdy gurdy lad Act on the square, boys   * The tailor and the crow Stonewall Jackson Dublin bay Widow Malone St Patrick was a gentleman The death of nelson   * Low Backed car Norah, the pride of Kildare Molly Bawn   * Exile of Erin Crookshen Lawn Ten Little Lovers (Parody)
SONGS in VOLUME 4	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Waggoner I am one of the good old time The rare ould Irish Gentleman On board the kangaroo   * Watercress's   * Annie Laurie The Wonderful Crocodile   *
Sweet Jenny on the Moor   *		One morn for recreation, as I strayed by the seaside
My Native land so green Paddy Malone Speculation   *
The Calico Printer's Clerk   *		In Manchester, that city Of cotton, twist, and twills,
Guy Fawkes The Handsome Page
SONGS in VOLUME 5	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Woodman spare that tree Never push a man when he's down the hill The Drum Major Moet and Chandon Ye mariners of England Kit The Cobbler Lannigan's Ball She Sleeps Beneath The Daises on the Hill Trap! Trap! The Monkey's Courtship Caller herrin' Banks of Allan Water
SONGS in VOLUME 6	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
I'd Choose To Be A Daisy   * Bonnie Dundee   * Hard Times Come Again No More I Found It WAS Only A Dream There Was A jolly Miller   * Up A Tree Brigham Young It's Not The Miles we Travel, but The Pace That kills
SONGS in VOLUME 7	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Balaclava Biddy Magee The Harp That Once Through Tara's halls Tom Bowling The Cork Leg The Poacher The Army & The navy   * Villikens and his Dinah   * To The west! To The land Of The Free   * A Man's A Man For All That Jock O'Hazeldon The Bould Sojer Boy Huntingtower The Irish emigrant   * Laird of Cockpen
SONGS in VOLUME 8	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Blighted Gardener My Yella Girl General Jinks Bold Fisherman Tooral-ooral-ooral-lee   * Cheer Boys Cheer   * If I Were Lord mayor The hallelujah Band The Roast beef Of Old England   * Old Bob Ridley Ben Bolt   * God Save The Queen Rule Britannia Johnny, I Hardly Knew You   * Some Girls Do Bay of Biscay A pilgrim of Love   *
SONGS in VOLUME 9	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Blighter's Husband Paddle your own Canoe   * The Sailor's Grave   * Whiskey Drink Divine Shannon bells Garryowen
SONGS in VOLUME 10	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Ten Thousand Miles Away *		Singing oh for a brave and gallant barque,	Sung by Miss MAGGIE MOORE and BILLY EMEREON
Rosin the Beau   * Dame Durden The Beggar Billy Barlow   * Paddy's wedding Hearts of Oak My Mary Ann.
SONGS in VOLUME 11	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Silver Threads Gypsy's warning Song of the haymakers Mrs McLaughlin's Party Cherry Ripe Little Willie's Grave
SONGS in VOLUME 12	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane Mulligan's Guards Don't Put The Poor Working man Down Johnny Sands Shan van Vaugh The Cricketer 'Tis Nice To Do The Block   * Saur Kraut   * Walking on the Esplanade   * Bologna Sausage Boy   * The watercress   * Shonnie Was a Nice Young man   * Billy Stutters
SONGS in VOLUME 13	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
The Grandfather's Clock   * McSorley's Twins Nancy lee   * The Old Man's Drunk Again Bound To Be a Row   * Sammy Stammer The Stuttering Stammer So early In The Morning   * The Spider and the Fly Carry Me Back To Old Virginny See That My Grave Is kept Clean
SONGS in VOLUME 14	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
All 'Round My hat   * Bryan O'lynn (has no coat to put on)   * Noah's Ark When Jones Ale Was New   * Come landlord Fill The Flowing Bowl   *
SONGS in VOLUME 15	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Eighteen pence   * The Parson and The Clerk   * Our Jacks Come Home today   * The Country Carrier's Cart
SONGS in VOLUME 16	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Down Went The captain   * Mrs Hooligan's Christmas cake Three Young men
SONGS in VOLUME 17	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Ship that never returned   * Botany bay   * Two bad Mutton Pies Hot Corn (banjo song) The Maid and The Magpie
SONGS in VOLUME 18	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Castles in the air   * Poor Old Dad (Parody) The Farmer's boy

784.3/E Emmet. J EMMMET'S SONGS A songster titled 'Emmet's Songs' Published by Cole's Book Arcade dated 1877 Published Adelaide. (Advertiser Office) Songster sized. Pink cover. "As sung by him in his world-renowned character 'Fritz'
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Schneider, How You Vas?	-	Oh! What a delight, by Day and night	-
Shonnie Vas a Nice Young Man	-	Ven I go to milk de goats, Shonnie comes along de mountain road,	-
Sauer Kraut Recipe	-	Now of you only listen to vot I speag aboud	-
De Bologna Sausage Boy	-	I vas a Bologna sausage boy, dat come from old dear Faderland	-
Climb Up! Clim Up!	-	Oh! Don't you see me now, I vas a mountain guide,	-
De Vater Cress Girl	-	Hello! People, oh-ee-oo, don't you vant sone water cress?	-
Valking on De Espalade	-	I know a liddle Deutscher, his name vas Wilhelm Strauss	about St Kilda

SONG sheet "the Gold Digger's Song'
SONG	TUNE	FIRST LINE	COMMENT
Pull Away Cheerily	-	Pull away cheerily. Slow or wearily, rocking your cradles boys fast to and fro	Words Harry Lee