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			Creator		Whitley, Thomas, 1830?-1912
			Title		Thomas Whitley - transcriptions of poems by Francis MacNamara, ca. 1891
			Level of Description		Collection
			Date of Work		ca. 1891
			Type of Material		Textual Records
			Call Number		MLMSS 7266
			Issue Copy		Microfilm : CY 4830, frames 39 - 56 (MLMSS 7266)
			Physical Description		1 volume - 0.01 Meters Textual Records - (manuscript)
			Administrative / Biographical Note		For biographical information on Frank MacNamara, see: Thomas Whitley - A Tour to Hell, by Frank the Poet being a transcription of a poem by Francis MacNamara, 1888
			Contents		1. Tour to Hell "Frank the Poet" [followed by 7 lines of verse crossed out] Biographical information about Frank Goddard and explanatory text about provenance and characters mentioned in the poem. The poem appears in typescript with handwritten annotations [10 pages] 2. Seizure of the "Cyprus Brig" in Recherche Bay, [Tasmania] Aug. 1829 by Frank the Poet [2 pages] 3. The Convict's Tour to Hell By Frank the Poet [4 pages]
			Source		Transferred from the Printed Book collection (QA 827/G) in Aug. 2003. Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907


			Signatures / Inscriptions		Initialled and dated beneath introductory note, "T.W. 22/4/1891"
			General Note		D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover.
			Author/Artist		MacNamara, Francis, 1811-1861
			Subject		Australian poetry -- 19th century. David Scott Mitchell Collection. Folk songs, English -- Australia. MacNamara, Francis, 1811- ca.1868 -- Criticism and interpretation.
			Exhibited in		On the Run. Daring Convict Escapes
			Digital order no.		Album ID : 877137