Charles Dibdin Charles Dibdin i(A12879 works by) (birth name: Charles Alexander Dibdin)
Born: Established: 1815 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1868 Tumut, Tumut - Tumbarumba area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1841
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2 1 y separately published work icon Billy Barlow : An Eccentric Farce in One Act The Barlow Family Charles Dibdin , 1843 (Manuscript version)x401308 Z1072388 1843 single work drama humour
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 14 1989; (p. 87, 94-104)

George Coppin gained great popularity in Australia as the raggedly dressed 'new chum' Billy Barlow, a stock character who grew out of several British street ballads.
2 4 y separately published work icon The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 (Manuscript version)x401307 Z1072345 1842 single work drama

Based on Charles Dickens' The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1837), the story revolves around George Heyling (the queer client).
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