THE BALLAD OF 1891 is about the shearer's strike of 1891, which began on 6 January.

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Many recordings of THE BALLAD OF 1891 on Youtube     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=+The+Ballad+Of+1891+(
1891 Australian shearers' strike from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Australian_shearers'_strike
'The Ballad of 1891', information from Mainly Norfolk     https://mainlynorfolk.info/trevor.lucas/songs/theballadof1891.html
'The Ballad of 1891' Lyrics, recording and information from Union Songs     https://unionsong.com/u114.html