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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... 1944 Hills of Longing : Verse
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Notes

  • Initially adopting the writing name of the Irish patriot Daniel O'Connell, Keneally published this volume of verse in three revised editions, the third under his own name.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Daniel O'Connell , 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Quorn Farewelli"I have to answer duty's call", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Wilpena Poundi"A hidden pocket of romance", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Henry Lawsoni"He knew the swagman, and he wrote", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Partacoona Rangesi"I am dreaming of an era", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 95)
Iron Knobi"Long had your iron heart been beating", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 96-97)
The Devil's Peaki"O friend, has it ever been your lot", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 98-99)
Enchanted Clarei"O, hamlet, forever half dozing, half sleeping", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 100-101)
Henry Lawson's Swagmeni"Grimly down the track at sundown", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 102-103)
An Echo from the Past : Old Kanyaka Station : Its Ruins : Its Deadi"A tranquil spot, where ruins teem", Daniel Patrick Keneally , single work poetry (p. 136-137)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Adelaide, South Australia,: Daniel O'Connell , 1944 .
      Printed by Hassell Press
      Extent: xii, 156p.p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • Dedication: To Jim and Alec Clancy in gratitude, and to all who have loved the 'Timeless Bushland', its savage beauty, and its eternal 'treasury of dream' I dedicate this book, trusting that it may instil memories of childhood and memories of home.
        Daniel O'Connell.
      • Partial contents indexed. Remainder pending.
    • Adelaide, South Australia,: Daniel O'Connell , 1949 .
      Printed by Hassell Press
      Extent: xii, 110p.p.
      Edition info: 2nd ed.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • Cover title of this edition is Hills of Longing : Lore of the Flinders Ranges
      • Title page: Hills of Longing: Verse by Daniel O'Connell (D. P. Keneally).
      • Portrait differs from that in earlier issue.
      • Epigraph:
        Far away a mopoke calls
        Ah! little bird, your piping strange
        Is life to me when evening falls
        Along the wooded, Flinders Range

      • Contains a number of poems from the earlier edition as well as some new ones.
      • Dedication: To my dusky brother, 'The Abo', and to all who cherish the timeless bushland...
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