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'Describes Britannia's arrival, then lists the explorers, hopes that in any future war Australians will be as humane as they are heroic, and contrasts present town with earlier wilds' (Webby).
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First known date:1837 Serialised by:Sydney Times1834newspaper (139 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in the Sydney Times in four instalments between 27 May and 17 June 1837. Instalments subtitled: 'A Portion of a Manuscript Poem'.