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Harley Cohen Harley Cohen i(A13962 works by) (a.k.a. Harley. Cohan)
Born: Established: ca. 1893 Mudgee, Mudgee area, Gulgong - Mudgee - Rylstone area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Because I Love Australia Harley Cohen , Harley Cohen (composer), 1954 Sydney : J. Albert , 1954 Z1878369 1954 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon You'll Forget the Bad Times (When the Good Times Come Along) Harley Cohen , Harley Cohen (composer), 1942 Sydney : Harley Cohen , 1942 Z1878379 1942 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon Bravo! Sons of the Air Harley Cohen , Will Osborne (composer), 1941 Sydney : J. Albert , 1941 Z1878376 1941 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon Swingin' Along the Road to Victory Harley Cohen , Harley Cohen (composer), 1940 Sydney : J. Albert , 1940 Z1878308 1940 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon The Old Town Rings with Gladness Harley Cohen , Harley Cohen (composer), Melbourne : Var , 1940-1949 Z1878277 1940-1949 single work lyric/song
1 Another Confession i "I have read your blanky squealin'", Harley Cohen , 1918 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 August vol. 39 no. 2009 1918; (p. 29) The Australian Town and Country Journal , 24 July vol. 98 no. 2529 1918; (p. 41) The Brisbane Courier , 7 September 1918; (p. 14) The Advertiser , 7 September 1918; (p. 13) Auckland Star , 17 August 1918; (p. 17) The Bulletin , 5 July vol. 65 no. 3360 1944; (p. 28)

Originally published in 1918 as part of an advertising campaign for Heenzo (Hean's Essence), a coughs, colds, croup and catarrh remedy. The advertisement, which appeared around Australia and New Zealand, comprised six poems - 'The Tragedy' (Henry Lawson), 'A Repudiation' (J. W. Gordon), 'A Confession' (Mrs Stan Roberts), 'Another Confession' (Harley Cohen) and 'Absolution - For the Woman' and 'Forgiveness - For the Strollers' (both by Lawson under the pseudonym, 'Arry).

The advertisement was republished 1934 and again in1944. Additional copy for the 1944 Bulletin reprint records:

Famous advertisement repeated after twenty-eight years in response to many request from all parts of Australia... The above poems ['The Tragedy' and 'A Repudiation'] caused Mrs Stan Roberts and Mr Harley Cohen to write the following poems, then Henry Lawson replied with 'Absolution' and 'Forgiveness' (5 July 1944, p.28).
1 y separately published work icon Women! You Have Nobly Done Your Share Harley Cohen , Marsh Little (composer), 1917 Sydney : W. Shackleton , 1917 Z1878274 1917 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon Thoughts at Eventide Harley Cohen , Bert Rache (composer), 1916 Sydney : W. J. Deane and Son , 1916 Z1878268 1916 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon They Were There, There, There Harley Cohen , Bert Rache (composer), 1916 Sydney : W. J. Deane and Son , 1916 Z1878265 1916 single work lyric/song
1 On Duty in Egypt : Letter from Sydney Amateur Harley Cohen , 1915 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Theatre Magazine , March 1915; (p. 55)
1 Something to Write Home About : Harley Cohen at the Dardenelles Harley Cohen , 1915 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Theatre Magazine , September 1915; (p. 44-45)
1 y separately published work icon His Photo Harley Cohen , Marsh Little (composer), 1914-1918 Melbourne : Dinsdale's , 1914-1918 Z1877873 1914-1918 single work lyric/song
1 y separately published work icon The Dawn of a Derfect Day The Dawn Harley Cohen , J. Barnard (composer), Sydney : W. H. Paling , 1910-1919 Z1878271 1910-1919 single work lyric/song
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