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y separately published work icon The Making of a Sentimental Bloke : A Sketch of the Remarkable Career of C.J. Dennis single work   criticism   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1946... 1946 The Making of a Sentimental Bloke : A Sketch of the Remarkable Career of C.J. Dennis
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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Melbourne University Press , 1963 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Battle of the Wazziri"If ole Pharaoh, King of Egyp', `ad been gazin' on the scene", The Sentimental Bloke , single work poetry war literature humour

A humorous poem about a riot involving Australian troops which took place in the Cairo brothel precinct in 1915. Dennis intended to include this poem in The Moods of Ginger Mick, however it was removed at the insistence of the censor. The poem subsequently appeared in the Bulletin in July 1918, at the time of a Senate inquiry.

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