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y separately published work icon The Western Mail War Souvenir newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1915... 25 December 1915 of The Western Mail est. 1885-1955 The Western Mail War Souvenir
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A souvenir supplementary edition of the Western Mail.

Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively.

    Only works written by Australian authors or with Australian content are individually indexed on AustLit. This edition also includes non-fiction works and reprinted international material, including the following:

    • 'Field-Marshall Earl Roberts' (poem), Owen Seaman.
  • Page numbering begins after the advertisements.
  • A facsimile of this edition was printed in 2015 to mark its 100 anniversary of publication.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1915 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Salutei"Father of ours, we had hearkened", Julian Robert Mitchell , single work poetry (p. 2)
Gaba Tepei"The daylight slipped its moorings in the black sea overhead", Julian Robert Mitchell , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Man in the Trenchi"A span of gaping soil is all his world.", Julian Robert Mitchell , single work poetry (p. 2)
Love O' Minei"Ten centuries of waging war andrpose ripe fulfilled [sic]", Julian Robert Mitchell , single work poetry (p. 2)
Barney Byran's Ordeal : A Story of the War, William Charles Thomas , single work short story
A story of Barney Byran's ordeals both in enlisting and at the front.
(p. 8-9)
Women and War, Roberta Jull , single work essay (p. 11)
On High Olympus : The Trial of the Kaiser – A Comedietta of Anticipation, 'St Vigeans' , single work drama fantasy humour
The Greco-Roman gods put Kaiser Wilhelm II on trial in absentia, to determine where he will end up for eternity. Eventually, he is allotted to Hades, who is unable to claim him until he dies.
(p. 12-13)
A Man of Courage, Julian Robert Mitchell , single work short story (p. 23-24)
Marcel's Masterpiece, Lawrence B. Jupp , single work short story
A tragedy of a wood-carver and an innkeeper's daughter, as Germans march on their village.
(p. 31)
The Calli"We are too safe, oh God!", Dorothy Frances McCrae , single work poetry (p. 31)

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Works about this Work

Magazine Is a Step Back in Time Malcolm Quekett , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 October 2015; (p. 94)
Magazine Is a Step Back in Time Malcolm Quekett , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 October 2015; (p. 94)
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