Australian Marseillaise single work   poetry   "Where is the Austral Fatherland?"
Issue Details: First known date: 1888... 1888 Australian Marseillaise
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Boomerang 28 July 1888 Z634074 1888 periodical issue 1888 pg. 13
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Cairns Post 8 August 1888 Z1102870 1888 newspaper issue 1888 pg. 4

Works about this Work

General News 1888 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 22 September 1888; (p. 2)
  • Mr Meston's celebrated article on the Barron Falls will be published in our next issue. It appeared first in The Queenslander about three years ago and has been translated into several languages.
  • Mr Meston's 'Marseillaise' was performed at the Liedertafel concert in Brisbane with great success. The Courier described it as 'this new national song', and 'Moorabinda' in The Bulletin said the song should be 'sung, hummed or whistled' by all true Australians.
Concert at Kamerunga 1888 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 22 August 1888; (p. 3)
The concert staged in aid of the Kamerunga School was a success. Among the most outstanding performances was Mr A. Gordon's rendition of the Australian Marseillaise, by Archibald Meston.
General News 1888 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 28 July 1888; (p. 2)
Received from the publishers, Messrs H. J. Pollard and Co., Brisbane, a copy of Archibald Meston's 'The Australian Marseillaise', with music by Frank Fowler. The writer predicts the song 'will probably rank as the national anthem of Australia'.
General News 1888 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 28 July 1888; (p. 2)
Received from the publishers, Messrs H. J. Pollard and Co., Brisbane, a copy of Archibald Meston's 'The Australian Marseillaise', with music by Frank Fowler. The writer predicts the song 'will probably rank as the national anthem of Australia'.
Concert at Kamerunga 1888 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 22 August 1888; (p. 3)
The concert staged in aid of the Kamerunga School was a success. Among the most outstanding performances was Mr A. Gordon's rendition of the Australian Marseillaise, by Archibald Meston.
General News 1888 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 22 September 1888; (p. 2)
  • Mr Meston's celebrated article on the Barron Falls will be published in our next issue. It appeared first in The Queenslander about three years ago and has been translated into several languages.
  • Mr Meston's 'Marseillaise' was performed at the Liedertafel concert in Brisbane with great success. The Courier described it as 'this new national song', and 'Moorabinda' in The Bulletin said the song should be 'sung, hummed or whistled' by all true Australians.
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