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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 (Charters Towers, Qld) 16 Oct. 1909, 1.
1909
Charters Towers
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 14 Oct. 1909, 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/8112427
cont...
"A Visit to Liontown." Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld)
28 Oct. 1909, 2.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/8112523
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 18 Oct. 1909, 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/8112453
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1910
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 24 Feb. 1910, 1.
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 4
Mar. 1910, 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/7843418
Northern Miner (Charters Towers,
Qld) 5 Mar. 1910, 1.
Northern Miner (Charters Towers,
Qld) 24 Mar. 1910, 1.
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 7 Sept. 1910, 1.
Northern Miner 10 Sept. (1910), 1.
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 10 Sept. 1910, 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/7845029
1911
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 27 Feb. 1911, 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/7846161
1912
Townsville
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 4 July 1912, 1.
1913
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 31 July 1913, 1.
1914
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 18 June 1914, 1.
...cont
cont...
"Stanley Stadium." Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 22 June 1914, 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4871176
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 12 Dec. 1914, 1.
1915
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 16 Jan. 1915, 7.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/60069554
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 11 Aug. 1915, 5.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4868843
1916
Cairns
Cairns Post (Qld) 1 Dec. 1916, 8.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/43379
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Cairns Post (Qld) 18 Dec. 1916, 8.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4338046
Cairns Post (Qld) 1 Dec. 1916, 8.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/43380
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1917
Townsville
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 7 July 1917, 1.
cont…
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 18 July 1917, 6.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/62579745
1918
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 12 Aug. 1918, 5.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/4958512
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 13 Nov. 1918, 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/5591758
Rockhampton
Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) 13 Sept. 1918, 2.
Townsville
cont…
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1919
Townsville
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 1 Feb. 1919, 1.
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 15 Mar. 1919, 1.
1920
Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld) 15 Nov. 1920, 2.
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 8 Dec. 1920, 3.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/5620168
1921
1922
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) 3 Nov. 1922, 2.
Australian Variety Theatre Archive: Research Notes
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