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Page from the manuscript of 'A Convict's Tour to Hell.' From the collection of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (C967).
Francis MacNamara Francis MacNamara i(A13896 works by) (a.k.a. Frank MacNamara; Francis Goddard)
Also writes as: Frank the Poet ; Frank Goddard
Born: Established: 1811 Belfast,
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Northern Ireland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: ca. 1868
Gender: Male
Heritage: Irish
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2 On Introduction i "My name is Frank MacNamara", Francis MacNamara , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 3)
— Appears in: Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 22) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 105)
1 Three Epigrams Francis MacNamara , 2001 sequence poetry
— Appears in: The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 3)
1 A Petition from the Australian Agricultural Company's Flocks at Peel's River in Behalf of the Irish Bard i "By permission of the great Esquire Hall", Francis MacNamara , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 54-56) Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 5-8)
1 Coat of Arms i "My name is Francis Macnamara,", Francis MacNamara , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 46) River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 11)
1 On Being Sentenced to Solitary Confinement On Solitary Confinement i "Captain Murray, if you please,", Francis MacNamara , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 45) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 3)
1 On Being Sentenced to Transportation On Transportation i "I dread not the dangers by land or by sea,", Francis MacNamara , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 45) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 3)
1 On Leaving Van Diemen's Land Tasmania i "Land of Lags and Kangaroo,", Francis MacNamara , 1984 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Humorous Verse 1984; (p. 102) The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 46) River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 11)
1 Epigram on Solitary Confinement i "Captain Murray, if you please", Frank the Poet , 1979 single work poetry
— Appears in: Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 29)
1 A Petition from the Chain Gang at Newcastle to Captain Furlong, the Superintendent, Praying Him to Dismiss a Scourger Named Duffy from the Cookhouse and Appoint a Man in His Room i "With reverence and submission due,", Francis MacNamara , 1979 single work poetry
— Appears in: Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 43-44) The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse 1986; (p. 19-21) The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 58-60) The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse 1996; (p. 19-21) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 4-5) Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 10-12)
1 Epigram on Beef i "Oh Beef! Oh Beef! What brought you here?", Francis MacNamara , 1979 single work poetry
— Appears in: Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 61) Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 25)
1 Farewell to Tasmania i "Farewell Tasmania's isle! I bid adieu", Francis MacNamara , 1979 single work poetry
— Appears in: Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 62) Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 25) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 103) The Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry 2009; (p. 51)
1 10 y separately published work icon Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara Francis MacNamara , John Meredith (editor), Rex Whalan (editor), Ascot Vale : Red Rooster Press , 1979 Z50146 1979 selected work criticism poetry biography The first collection of poems by Frank MacNamara, this work is divided into two parts - part one dealing with the poet's life and part two with his works, accompanied by detailed critical notes.
1 Labouring with the Hoe i "I was convicted by the laws", Francis MacNamara , 1964 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads 1964; (p. 47) Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times 1976; (p. 27) Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 39) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 1) Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 4-5) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 103-104)
1 McQuade's Curse Curse Tallarook! i "May Satan, with a rusty crook", Frank the Poet , 1964 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads 1964; (p. 135-136) The Penguin Book of Australian Humorous Verse 1984; (p. 74-75) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 378)
1 Bold Jack Donahoe i "If you'll but listen, a sorrowful tale I'll tell", Francis MacNamara , 1955 single work poetry lyric/song
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 April vol. 76 no. 3921 1955; (p. 13) The Penguin Australian Song Book 1964; (p. 50-51) Folk Songs of Australia and the Men and Women Who Sang Them 1967; (p. 63-64) Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 30-31) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 75)
1 1 Seizure of the Cyprus Brig in Recherche Bay, Aug. 1829 Seizure of the Cyprus Brig; Seizure of the Cyprus Brig in Recherche Bay i "Come all you sons of Freedom, a chorus join with me,", Frank the Poet , 1953 single work poetry
— Appears in: Freedom on the Wallaby : Poems of the Australian People 1953; (p. 27-28) Old Australian Ballads : An Anthology 1967; (p. 12-13) This Land : An Anthology of Australian Poetry for Young People 1968; (p. 30-31) Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore 1976; (p. 273) Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times 1976; (p. 30-32) Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 55-56)
1 y separately published work icon The Song of Ninian Melville / A Tour to Hell Henry Kendall , Francis MacNamara , Parramatta : Cumberland Times , 1900 Z1186811 1900 selected work poetry
4 1 The Convict's Arrival i "I am a native of the land of Erin, and lately banished from that lovely shore;", Francis MacNamara , 1899 single work poetry
— Appears in: True Patriots All : Or, News from Early Australia as Told in a Collection of Broadsides 1952; From the Ballads to Brennan 1964; (p. 5-6) Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times 1976; (p. 24-25) Our Country : Classic Australian Poetry : From the Colonial Ballads to Paterson & Lawson 2004; (p. 53-54)
— Appears in: Australian Bush Songs and Ballads 1944; (p. 98-100) Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 35)
— Appears in: Colonial Ballads 1962; (p. 10-11) My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years 1985; (p. 20-21) The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993; (p. 89-90) The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993; (p. 63-64) Australian Poetry Since 1788 2011; (p. 10-11)
— Appears in: The Quirindi Bank Robbery 1899; Highway Robbery under Arms Without Shedding Blood, and Twenty Years of Prison Life in the Gaols of New South Wales 1920-1930; (p. 181-182) Highway Robbery Under Arms : Sticking up of the Quirindi Bank, and, A Full Account of Thunderbolt 1924-1930; (p. 7) Highway Robbery under Arms Without Shedding Blood, and Twenty Years of Prison Life in the Gaols of New South Wales 1930; (p. 166-167) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 2-3) Hell and After : Four Early English-Language Poets of Australia 2005; (p. 3-4)
1 1 The Ballad of Martin Cash i "Come all you sons of Erin's Isle that love to hear your tuneful notes -", Francis MacNamara , 1870 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Adventures of Martin Cash : Comprising a Faithful Account of His Exploits, While a Bushranger Under Arms in Tasmania, in Company with Kavanagh and Jones in the Year 1843 1870; The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads 1964; (p. 49-51) Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979; (p. 59-61) Farewell to Judges and Juries : The Broadside Ballads and Convict Transportation to Australia, 1788-1868 2000; (p. 211-212) River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 12-13) The Sin Eaters : Post Colonial Convict Portraits from Van Diemen's Land 2006; (p. 50-51)
1 1 On Freedom i "When Sydney town, of high renown.", Frank the Poet , 1865 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bunyip , 7 October 1865; (p. 4)
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