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The Raid of the Aborigines : A Heroic Poem 'After the Style of Virgil and of Homer.' - Byron. in One Canto single work   poetry   "Great tidings of war have come down from the west,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 The Raid of the Aborigines : A Heroic Poem 'After the Style of Virgil and of Homer.' - Byron. in One Canto
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A mock heroic poem, written for the entertainment and amusement of early settlers, and relating a series of incidents over a three day period during the campaign known as the Battle of One Tree Hill.

Notes

  • Epigraph: Begone, brave Army, don't kick up a row! Vide Bombastes Furioso.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Moreton Bay Courier 24 February 1855 Z1629583 1855 newspaper issue 1855 pg. 4
    Note: Second known version. First part published in the Moreton Bay Courier on 24 February, second part published on 10 March, 1855.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Moreton Bay Courier 10 March 1855 Z1629586 1855 newspaper issue 1855 pg. 4
    Note: Second part.
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Works about this Work

The Raid of the Aborigines : A Brief Overview and Background to the Poem Frank Uhr , 2001 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland , November vol. 17 no. 12 2001; (p. 559-561)
News and Notes : CCIX A Sydney Man , 1862 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier , 19 August 1862; (p. 4)
News and Notes : CCIX A Sydney Man , 1862 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier , 19 August 1862; (p. 4)
The Raid of the Aborigines : A Brief Overview and Background to the Poem Frank Uhr , 2001 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland , November vol. 17 no. 12 2001; (p. 559-561)
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  • Darling Downs, Queensland,
  • Brisbane, Queensland,
  • South East Queensland, Queensland,
  • 1843
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