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Sydney Ducks

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1. Sydney Ducks - "Esprit De Corps"

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2. Sydney Ducks - "He Lives For Today"

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He Lives For Today

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2. Sydney Ducks - "A Little Bit Of Urban Rock"

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1. Sydney Ducks - "Stray Dogs"

The Sydney Ducks was the name given to a gang of criminal immigrants from Australia in San Francisco, during the mid-19th century. Because many of these criminals came from the well-known British penal colonies in Australia, and were known to commit arson, they were blamed for an 1849 fire that devastated the heart of San Francisco, as well as the rampant crime in the city at the time.