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The Cornstalk Polka 1857

The Cornstalk Polka 1857

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George Thornton

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National Library of Australia

[nla.mus-an6340858]

(Published Sydney : J.R. Clarke)

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Thornton, George

National Library of Australia

Thornton, George

The son of a convict, George Thornton became powerful in municipal and colonial politics.

Dance

Mayors

Music

Dancing

Circular Quay

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Area of Sydney's central business district that surrounds the quays built on reclaimed land from the 1830s.

The Cornstalk Polka

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Music for piano written by George Thornton.