Original Doggerel, on the Late Victory of His Countryman over a European Pugilist single work   poetry   "Ye sons of the Ring, come and listen awhile,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1831... 1831 Original Doggerel, on the Late Victory of His Countryman over a European Pugilist
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'A literary version of the popular ballad.' (Webby)

The poem tells of the boxing match, held on 4 January 1831, between Morgan the Black and Chalker the Native Youth. While the betting was evenly divided, it was Chalker who was declared the winner after the 33rd round.

Notes

  • An account of the boxing match follows the poem in the Sydney Monitor.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Sydney Monitor vol. 6 no. 340 8 January 1831 Z1604331 1831 newspaper issue 1831 pg. 3
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Subjects:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1831
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