From the Archives - extracts from "The Parramatta Sun" - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 1879

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 The “Parramatta Sun” A serio-comic magazine issued fortnightly during the voyage of the “Parramatta” from London to Sydney September 9th 1879 to December 9th 1879. Sydney, W.E.Smith, General Printer, 28&30 Bridge St, 1879

Songs were extracted from this magazine held in the Mitchell Library at an unknown date. 

 State library catalogue entry - 88 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map, music, port.

It is now (2024) on the NSW SYLLABUS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM,
History - Stage 5 Depth Study 1b: Movement of peoples

1. cover 

2.  page 10, Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle,
no. 1 -  Heave Away My Johnny     (Capstan Song) 

3.   page 11, Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle,
no. 2 - Haulin' the Bowlin    (for hauling a short rope) 

4.  Page 24, Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle,
no. 3 -  Handy Jim    (for Hauling a Long Rope) 
for music see last page 
no. 4  - Haul Away   (for hauling a short rope)

5.  Page 30 -  Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle,
no. 5 - The Dead Horse 

6.  Page 30 -  Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle,
no. 5 - The Dead Horse  (cont)  plus The Requiem 

7.  Page 49   Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
no. 6 - Bonny  (for hauling a rope)
no. 7 - Whisky (for hauling a rope) 

8.  Page 50 - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
no. 7 - Whisky (cont) 

9.  page 66 - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
no. 8 - Blow the man down (for hauling a rope) 
no. 9 - Ranzo (A true story)   (for hauling a rope) 

10.   p. 67 - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
no. 9 - Ranzo (A true story)   (cont) 

11. page 85  - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
no. 10 - Good bye fare thee well   (capstan song) 

12.  un-numbered page  - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
notation for no.s 1 - 5 

13.  un-numbered page - Folk Songs from the Fo'c'sle, 
notation for no.s 6 - 10

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