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"BANJO" PATTERSON
AUSTRALIAN VARIETY THEATRE ARCHIVE: RESEARCH NOTES
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aka Norman "Banjo" Patterson
NB: Not to be confused with Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson.
Singer (tenor), whistler.
Norman "Banjo" Patterson was a well-known North Queensland entertainer during the 1910s. Initially based at Charters Towers, and later at Townsville, he came to prominence as a member of the Charters Towers minstrel company (T.O.M.C.A.T.S.) during the years 1909-1911. Often billed during this period as the "Human Canary," Patterson also developed a singing and whistling act that was popular as "between-films" entertainment with locals.
After moving to Townsville in the early 1910s he continued to perform with local minstrel companies, at concerts and at picture houses - including those at Cairns and Charters Towers. Patterson also occasionally performed further afield, including Rockhampton (1918). His last known performances were in Townsville in 1922.
► See also: T.O.M.C.A.T.S. (Charters Towers)
Northern Miner 16 Oct. (1909), 1.
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1909
Charters Towers
Northern Miner 14 Oct. (1909), 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/8112427
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"A Visit to Liontown." Northern Miner 28 Oct. (1909), 2.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/8112523
Northern Miner 18 Oct. (1909), 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/8112453
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1910
Northern Miner 24 Feb. (1910), 1.
Northern Miner 4 Mar. (1910), 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/7843418
Northern Miner 5 Mar. (1910), 1.
Northern Miner 24 Mar. (1910), 1.
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Northern Miner 7 Sept. (1910), 1.
Northern Miner 10 Sept. (1910), 1.
Northern Miner 10 Sept. (1910), 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/7845029
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1911
Northern Miner 27 Feb. (1911), 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/7846161
1912
Townsville
Townsville Daily Bulletin 4 July (1912), 1.
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1913
Townsville Daily Bulletin 31 July (1913), 1.
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1914
Townsville Daily Bulletin 18 June (1914), 1.
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"Stanley Stadium." Townsville Daily Bulletin 22 June (1914), 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4871176
Townsville Daily Bulletin 12 Dec. (1914), 1.
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1915
Townsville Daily Bulletin 16 Jan. (1915), 7.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/60069554
Townsville Daily Bulletin 11 Aug. (1915), 5.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4868843
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1916
Cairns
Cairns Post 1 Dec. (1916), 8.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/43379
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Cairns Post 18 Dec. (1916), 8.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4338046
Cairns Post 1 Dec. (1916), 8.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/43380
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1917
Townsville
Townsville Daily Bulletin 7 July (1917), 1.
Cont…
Townsville Daily Bulletin 18 July (1917), 6.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/62579745
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1918
Townsville Daily Bulletin 12 Aug. (1918), 5.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4958512
Townsville Daily Bulletin 13 Nov. (1918), 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/5591758
Rockhampton
Morning Bulletin 13 Sept. (1918), 2.
Townsville
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1919
Townsville
Townsville Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. (1919), 1.
Townsville Daily Bulletin 15 Mar. (1919), 1.
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1920
Northern Miner 15 Nov. (1920), 2.
Townsville Daily Bulletin 8 Dec. (1920), 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/5620168
1921
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1922
Townsville Daily Bulletin 3 Nov. (1922), 2.
Australian Variety Theatre Archive: Research Notes
Published by Clay Djubal: 28/11/2015
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