Because a question regarding the origins of this song is buried within an unrelated thread I'll add the answer here.
Guest Livia -- I've sent you a belated email. Sorry for the delay.
The Perth newspaper is on the Australian National Library site --"Trove". A wonderful resource. I note that the song title is not mentioned in the article. You need to search by the date I've given and/or by other key words. "Howson's", "Fenians" , "Georgette" for example.
Joy