[Sheet music] Australia's Bonny Boys in Navy Blue Accession Number: RC10979

Description

Sheet music for the song titled 'Australia's Bonny Boys in Navy Blue', with lyrics written by Frank King and music composed by Ben J Fuller. The front cover shows an illustration of a Navy ship with a photograph of Ben Fuller. Inside the front cover is an advertising preview for the waltz titled 'Anticipation', written by Cecil Macklin.

Towards the bottom of this page is a sound recording of this sheet music, or a parody, that was created as part of the Music and the First World War project. More information about this recording, including names of the performers, can be found on the catalogue record for the sound recording. A link to the catalogue record for the sound recording can be found at the bottom of this page, under the heading ‘Related objects’ where it can be identified with the prefix [sound recording].

Details

Accession Number
RC10979
Composer
Ben J Fuller
Lyricist
Frank King
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Sheet Music
Measurement
Overall - closed: 34.5 cm x 26.6 cm
Date Made
c.1914
Place Made
Collection number
494
Whole/Part
Item
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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