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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... 1944 Battle Stations
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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Battle Stationsi"Yours is this austere land,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 1-2)
The Burning Riveri"There runs a river through this land", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 3-4)
Men Laughingi"I had heard laughter when I was very young.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 5-6)
Prayeri"God,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 7)
The Sentryi"Here, alone with the silence,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 8)
To-Nighti"I saw you pass to-night,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 9)
Harvest Homei"Last night,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 10-11)
Tobruki"Aglow in the faint light like a blown rose", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 12-13)
The Hill of Jesusi"Brown men clamped their bayonets down", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 14)
Actioni"This is your hour.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 15)
Orangesi"Oranges heaped on a china plate -", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 16)
Argumenti"You can't argue with a dead man.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 17-18)
Troopship by Dayi"Fiercely the sun assails the corsair night and flings a torch in his dark-bellied sails.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 19-21)
Troopship at Nighti"I, beneath the unheeding stars, one with the waves, lost in the sounding valleys of the sea,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 22-24)
Syrian Memoryi"Merdjayoun and Tripoli and Baalbek on the plain,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 25)
The Strawberry Cowi""O God! Those Zeros are coming back,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 26)
Last Thoughti"There was a clean, blue summer's day", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 27)
Light Ack-Acki"A spitting rush of words,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 28-29)
Fugitivei"Lost in black nothing,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 30-31)
Woundedi"Stir in the drifting dust", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 32)
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Works about this Work

Poems by Soldiers S. C. Spargo , 1945 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry , September no. 16 1945; (p. 40-47)
— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; Spikenard and Bayonet Shawn O'Leary , 1941 selected work poetry
Untitled G.F. , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Fellowship , June vol. 1 no. 1 1944; (p. 4)
— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry
Some Soldier Poets Ian Bevan , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Summer vol. 3 no. 3 1944; (p. 193-194)
— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; The Corporal's Story Bill Wannan , 1943 single work poetry ; Once These Wings Were Silver : Random Verses of an Army Flyer About His Friends J. Herbert Paul , 1943 selected work poetry
Fresh Fruits of Australian Poetry G. R. Manton , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 5 no. 3 1944; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Beyond the Claw : Poems 'Brian Vrepont' , 1943 selected work poetry ; Excellent Stranger Alister Kershaw , 1944 selected work poetry ; Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; Night Flight and Sunrise Geoffrey Dutton , 1944 selected work poetry
Poems by Soldiers S. C. Spargo , 1945 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry , September no. 16 1945; (p. 40-47)
— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; Spikenard and Bayonet Shawn O'Leary , 1941 selected work poetry
Fresh Fruits of Australian Poetry G. R. Manton , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 5 no. 3 1944; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Beyond the Claw : Poems 'Brian Vrepont' , 1943 selected work poetry ; Excellent Stranger Alister Kershaw , 1944 selected work poetry ; Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; Night Flight and Sunrise Geoffrey Dutton , 1944 selected work poetry
Some Soldier Poets Ian Bevan , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Summer vol. 3 no. 3 1944; (p. 193-194)
— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; The Corporal's Story Bill Wannan , 1943 single work poetry ; Once These Wings Were Silver : Random Verses of an Army Flyer About His Friends J. Herbert Paul , 1943 selected work poetry
Untitled G.F. , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Fellowship , June vol. 1 no. 1 1944; (p. 4)
— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry
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