Described by contemporary newspapers as 'a play in verse expressive of the feelings and reflections of a young soldier travelling in a troop-train which passes, en route, through town ships and scenes familiar to him: in everyday life. The lines of the choruses, as rendered onomatopoetically'.
Source:
'A Radio Play', West Australian, 17 March 1945, p.3.
The earliest production traced so far is 15 November 1945, although newspaper reports suggest that it was produced for radio before publication in book form.
