William Henry Elsum William Henry Elsum i(A15151 works by) (a.k.a. Wm H. Elsum; W. Henry Elsum)
Born: Established: 1875 Williamstown, Newport - Williamstown area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon T'Other Side O' Th' Hill : Prize Competition Story William Henry Elsum , Box Hill : Elsum Printing Co. , 1939 Z808573 1939 single work children's
1 y separately published work icon The History of Williamstown : From Its First Settlement to a City, 1834-1934 William Henry Elsum , Williamstown : Williamstown City Council , 1934 Z808576 1934 single work
1 Exiled in London i "On a night of storm and shower, murk and mist", William Henry Elsum , 1922 single work poetry
— Appears in: Art and Letters : Hassell's Australian Miscellany 1922; (p. 44)
1 The Cubs i "'Twas a call came ringing eastward; 'twas a cry passed whisp'ring west;", William Henry Elsum , 1915 single work poetry
— Appears in: Melba's Gift Book of Australian Art and Literature 1915; (p. 141-142)
1 2 y separately published work icon Australia and Other Poems William Henry Elsum , Melbourne : George Robertson , 1911 Z555108 1911 selected work poetry
1 The Education of Harold William Henry Elsum , 1910 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 August vol. 31 no. 1593 1910; (p. 39)
1 The Spirit of the Desert i "A ghostly grey land, habited by shapes", William Henry Elsum , 1909 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 January vol. 30 no. 1508 1909; (p. 15)
1 When the Bad Australian Dies i "There's a better time a-comin' when our clouds 'ave rolled away;", William Henry Elsum , 1909 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 June vol. 30 no. 1532 1909; (p. 24)
1 Naggin' i "Naggin', naggin', naggin', all the' bloomin' time,", William Henry Elsum , 1909 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 10 June vol. 30 no. 1530 1909; (p. 24)
1 Meals and Morals i "Hast ever noted how a city's meals", William Henry Elsum , 1909 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 February vol. 30 no. 1514 1909; (p. 11)
1 So-and-So (With Apologies to Brunton Stephens' "Celestial Chef") i "'Twas a night of hot December, ninety-odd degrees from zero;", William Henry Elsum , 1908 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 October vol. 29 no. 1498 1908; (p. 13)
1 The Coming i "Where the southern winds are born amid the far Antarctic snows,", William Henry Elsum , 1908 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 February vol. 29 no. 1462 1908; (p. 40)
1 The Last Boat i "The sky was black with storm, - across the night", William Henry Elsum , 1908 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Xmas edition) , 10 December vol. 29 no. 1504 1908; (p. 31)
1 Down Where the Lachlan Flows i "I met her first at a country dance,", William Henry Elsum , 1907 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 October vol. 28 no. 1444 1907; (p. 40)
1 y separately published work icon Fate's Frolics William Henry Elsum , Melbourne : William Henry Elsum , 1900-1910 Z1798483 1900-1910 single work novel
1 The Secret of the Hidden Gold William Henry Elsum , 1897 single work short story adventure
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 32 no. 387 1897; (p. 574-576) Tale of gold prospecting, secret maps, hidden gold, mesmerism, murder and death. A young man from the Goulburn Valley in Victoria seeking adventure ends up out of work in Port Augusta, S.A. He takes a job as fellow prospector through a newspaper ad and finds himself assisting a thief to recover gold hidden by his murdered mate who stole it from fellow miners. The recruit refuses to help but is forced by mesmerism. The mesmerist dies at the site where the gold had been buried - since located by its true owners, one in Aboriginal disguise ... The prodigal son returns home to Victoria. (PB)
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