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- A Mountain Fighti"The shadows fall on the lonely dead,", single work poetry war literature (p. 2)
- Lost : A Leg, single work short story war literature (p. 3)
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Of Poetsi"Where the tracks are hard and dreary, the tracks are long and dry,",
single work
poetry
war literature
(p. 4)
Note: Appeared in the Kia-Ora Coo-ee in June 1918 titled 'Of Poets'
- Poppies of War : Cairo Cemetery, Gallipoli Day, 1918i"In these hushed glades the Holy Cross keeps guard", single work poetry war literature (p. 6)
- Our Sisters, single work column war literature humour (p. 6)
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Vignettes of Salonique,
single work
column
travel
war literature
(p. 7)A descriptive piece on Thessaloniki and surrounds.
- An Ode to Suezi"O City of a thousand mysteries,", single work poetry war literature (p. 7)
- Our Contributors : W.O. David Barker, single work biography war literature (p. 11)
- My First Flight, single work short story war literature humour (p. 13)
- 'Mysteries' of the East, single work short story war literature (p. 15)
- To Mr Macphersoni"Say, what about a billet in yer office, Mister Mac?", single work poetry war literature satire (p. 18)
- Confessions of a Camelier, single work non-fiction war literature humour (p. 19)
- The Desert Lineri"The joys of camel riding are", single work poetry war literature humour (p. 19)
- Among the Hill Tribes, single work column war literature travel (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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“The Symbol of Our Nation” : The Slouch Hat, the First World War, and Australian Identity
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 42 no. 1 2018; (p. 3-18)'Australian scholars are now familiar with the tropes of the Anzac legend. This narrative describes the realisation of an Australian masculine identity, whose characteristics were forged on the Australian frontier and validated through the ordeal of battle. Though many writers contributed to this narrative, C.E.W. Bean, the official historian of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, is most closely associated with the popularisation of this myth, which fused frontier and martial masculinity into a national archetype.
'This article will examine the role of the slouch hat as a material and visual device that helped communicate the Anzac legend. While most of the scholarship that examines the construction of this narrative focuses on its articulation in prose, this narrative was also popularised through other media. Artists drew symbols of the frontier into their paintings while museum directors arranged their artefacts to support this narrative. This article will argue that the slouch hat provided an essential visual device to connect the narratives of frontier and martial masculinity through the image of the Australian soldier.' (Publication abstract)
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“The Symbol of Our Nation” : The Slouch Hat, the First World War, and Australian Identity
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 42 no. 1 2018; (p. 3-18)'Australian scholars are now familiar with the tropes of the Anzac legend. This narrative describes the realisation of an Australian masculine identity, whose characteristics were forged on the Australian frontier and validated through the ordeal of battle. Though many writers contributed to this narrative, C.E.W. Bean, the official historian of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, is most closely associated with the popularisation of this myth, which fused frontier and martial masculinity into a national archetype.
'This article will examine the role of the slouch hat as a material and visual device that helped communicate the Anzac legend. While most of the scholarship that examines the construction of this narrative focuses on its articulation in prose, this narrative was also popularised through other media. Artists drew symbols of the frontier into their paintings while museum directors arranged their artefacts to support this narrative. This article will argue that the slouch hat provided an essential visual device to connect the narratives of frontier and martial masculinity through the image of the Australian soldier.' (Publication abstract)
