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Issue Details: First known date: 1841... 1841 The Battle of the Cabbage-Tree : A Poem : Canto I : The Assault
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'Gang of Cabbage-Tree-Hatters attack two men escorting an actress home, but have the worst of it.' (Webby)

Notes

  • Epigraph: Spirit of Song! Oh linger round my strain, / Teach me to sing, nor let me sing in vain.
  • The actresses 'Eliza' and 'Annie' referred to in the poem are probably Eliza Winstanley and her sister Ann Winstanley.

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— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 11 January vol. 16 no. 1855 1841; (p. 2) 'After their [the Gang of Cabbage-Tree-Hatters] revenge is baulked by police, the gang repairs to the "Shakespeare Head" for songs and feasting.' (Webby)
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