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'The poem tells, with sincerity and power, the story of a mother's love for her only son, through his childhood, enlistment in the R.A.A.F. and his death in the war.'
Source: '"This, My Son" Next Week', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 19 Sep. 1945, p. 6.
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Dedication: Dedicated to Michael.
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Long poem in forty numbered sections.
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The 6 November 1943 issue of The Argus has a short review, written by Erle Cox, of This, My Son.
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Poetess Joan Kinmont at Home : How This, My Son Was Written.
1944
(Manuscript version)x401454
Z1207313
1944
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interview
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This, My Son: A Tasmanian Masterpiece
1943
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— Appears in: Voice (Hobart) , 27 December 1943; (p. 4)'The recently issued "This, My Son," by Joan Kinmont is a production of which the whole of the people of Tasmania should be proud. The authoress is a well-known resident of Hobart, the book has been locally published, and nothing more touching can be found in all English literature than the poignant verse-story of mother love that is its theme.'
Source: '"This, My Son": A Tasmanian Masterpiece', Voice, 27 Dec. 1943, p. 4.
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A Hobart Poetess
1943
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— Appears in: The Advocate (Burnie) , 22 July 1943; (p. 6)'From the O.B.M book Arcade, Hobart, has come for review a copy of "This, My Son," the much-praised volume of verses by the Hobart poetess, Joan (Mrs. T. A.) Kinmont.'
Source: 'A Hobart Poetess', Advocate, 22 Jul. 1943, p. 6.
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Poetess Joan Kinmont at Home : How This, My Son Was Written.
1944
(Manuscript version)x401454
Z1207313
1944
single work
interview
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A Hobart Poetess
1943
column
— Appears in: The Advocate (Burnie) , 22 July 1943; (p. 6)'From the O.B.M book Arcade, Hobart, has come for review a copy of "This, My Son," the much-praised volume of verses by the Hobart poetess, Joan (Mrs. T. A.) Kinmont.'
Source: 'A Hobart Poetess', Advocate, 22 Jul. 1943, p. 6.
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This, My Son: A Tasmanian Masterpiece
1943
single work
column
— Appears in: Voice (Hobart) , 27 December 1943; (p. 4)'The recently issued "This, My Son," by Joan Kinmont is a production of which the whole of the people of Tasmania should be proud. The authoress is a well-known resident of Hobart, the book has been locally published, and nothing more touching can be found in all English literature than the poignant verse-story of mother love that is its theme.'
Source: '"This, My Son": A Tasmanian Masterpiece', Voice, 27 Dec. 1943, p. 4.
