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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Homecoming : Images of Vietnam
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Notes

  • Dedication: To my son / Wayne Sam Brown MM / (national service medic) / and all who served / in the Australian and New Zealand / forces in South Vietnam 1962-73

Contents

* Contents derived from the Nambour, Nambour area, Nambour - Palmwoods - Yandina area, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, South East Queensland, Queensland,:Homecoming Publications , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Tram to Enoggerai"Transfixed in Brisbane's alien heat", Jean Williams , single work poetry (p. 11)
I Was Only Nineteeni"Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade", John Schumann , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Farewell My Son (to the Late Capt John Maxwell Hall)i"Would that I could verbally impart", M. D. Hall , single work poetry (p. 14)
Pre-Embarkation 1968i"Quiet waters of Maroochy", Jean Williams , single work poetry (p. 15)
First Patrol - Operation Redwing 10th June 1968 : 1 : Bin Bai"This war begins within myself.", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 16)
First Patrol - Operation Redwing 10th June 1968 : 2 : Mt Tamborine / Bin Bai"Mt Tamborine. Leaf mulch and old bracken.", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 17)
Turning 21 : In Ambush Outside Nui Dat 16-6-68i"There is a but at the lips of the clock", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Letteri"Write me soon", Peter Moore , single work poetry (p. 19)
Dedication : To Ordinary Blokes from the Towns and Cities of Australia and New Zealand Whoi"slung a pack", John A. Moller , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Punji Piti"Nasty little bastards", John A. Moller , single work poetry (p. 21)
Lamenti"I'm just a lonely soldier", Cliff Crook , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
[Untitled] (from First Steps on Vietnam Soil)i"In my tent in Vietnam", Clem Hughes , single work poetry (p. 23)
Stand Toi"`Stand to', signalled quietly -", John A. Moller , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Hueys of 9 Squadroni"They raise the dust and blast the ears,", ANZAC 9 , single work poetry (p. 26)
CSM's Soliloquyi"If the CSM writes tactfully he's verbose", W Coy 4 RAR NZ , single work poetry satire (p. 27)
Contact Fronti"Contact, contact front", John A. Moller , single work poetry (p. 28)
Nui Dat Attack 1968i"Incoming, incoming siren's wailing tale.", Michael Wearing , single work poetry (p. 29)
War Correspondenti"Good evening I'm Ross Symons", Eric Bogle , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
Reuters / from a Paddy Fieldi"Hiep Duc Valley", Hugh Lunn , single work poetry (p. 33)
Black Friday : Operation Hawksbury 13-9-68i"Twenty young men started that day.", Anonymous (fl. 1991) , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Homecoming -- Images of Vietnam Clarissa Stein , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 6 no. 1 1999; (p. 11-13)

— Review of Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry
Grace Notes John Knight , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 17 no. 3 1998; (p. 50)

— Review of Dolphins Curve : A Collection of Haiku and Other Poems Margaret A. Manson , 1997 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry
Making Sense of the Vietnam Experience Jeff Doyle , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 April 1993; (p. C8)

— Review of Vietnam Conscript Merv J. Ryan , 1992 single work novel ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry
Untitled Helen Horton , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Imago , July vol. 4 no. 2 1992; (p. 107-109)

— Review of The Leaf, the Lion, the Lariat : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1992 selected work poetry ; Three Days Out of Tidal Town Anthony Lawrence , 1992 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; The Sea's White Edge 1991 anthology poetry
New Poetry for Small Presses David Gilbey , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 52 no. 4 1992; (p. 186-201)

— Review of Read My LPS : Poetry of Byron Shire : The Byron Bay Live Poets Society Anthology 1991 anthology poetry short story ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; Across the Gulf : Poems Judy Dally , Adele Kipping , Miriel Lenore , 1992 selected work poetry ; Inn Voices : The Fifth Poetry in the Pub Anthology 1991 anthology poetry
New Poetry for Small Presses David Gilbey , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 52 no. 4 1992; (p. 186-201)

— Review of Read My LPS : Poetry of Byron Shire : The Byron Bay Live Poets Society Anthology 1991 anthology poetry short story ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; Across the Gulf : Poems Judy Dally , Adele Kipping , Miriel Lenore , 1992 selected work poetry ; Inn Voices : The Fifth Poetry in the Pub Anthology 1991 anthology poetry
Untitled Helen Horton , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Imago , July vol. 4 no. 2 1992; (p. 107-109)

— Review of The Leaf, the Lion, the Lariat : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1992 selected work poetry ; Three Days Out of Tidal Town Anthony Lawrence , 1992 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; The Sea's White Edge 1991 anthology poetry
Making Sense of the Vietnam Experience Jeff Doyle , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 April 1993; (p. C8)

— Review of Vietnam Conscript Merv J. Ryan , 1992 single work novel ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry
Grace Notes John Knight , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 17 no. 3 1998; (p. 50)

— Review of Dolphins Curve : A Collection of Haiku and Other Poems Margaret A. Manson , 1997 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry
Homecoming -- Images of Vietnam Clarissa Stein , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 6 no. 1 1999; (p. 11-13)

— Review of Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry
One Woman's Tribute to Vietnam's Veterans Hugh Lunn , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 September 1992; (p. 9)
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