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Issue Details: First known date: 1919... 1919 The Cameliers
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Notes

  • Author's note: 'Some of the verses and a few of the incidents in this volume have appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bulletin, the Kia Ora Cooee, London Opinion, Barrak, etc. The greater part of the story is now published for the first time.'
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Andrew Melrose , 1919 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
To My Cameli"You're an ugly smellful creature:", Oliver Hogue , single work poetry war literature humour (p. vii)
Abbassiai"From the farthest isles of Orkney,", 'Corporal Cuss' , single work poetry war literature humour (p. 118-119)
The Camelier's Lamenti"When we lob in from the desert with a thirst that's worth a crown,", Oliver Hogue , single work poetry war literature (p. 119-121)
I. C. C.i"Known from the 'beer' in Shepheard's Bar", Captain Morgan , single work poetry (p. 121)
Captain Jas. Barber, O. N.i"There was joy among the waiters, there was joy in Shepheard's Bar,", Captain Morgan , single work poetry war literature humour (p. 145-146)
Demolitionsi"Where the Turco-Gyppie frontier swings down south towards Akaba,", Oliver Hogue , single work poetry (p. 159-161)
Untitled, 'Brentomnan' , extract poetry war literature (p. 181)
What's in a Namei"There was a gallant Camelier, whose name was Patsy Murphy", 'Trooper Bluegum' , single work poetry war literature humour (p. 229-231)
Untitledi"There's a church bell rings down the Hawkesbury", 'Brentomnan' , single work poetry war literature (p. 244)
The Camel's Humpi"They called it Musellabeh in the days of long ago,", 'Trooper Bluegum' , single work poetry war literature (p. 265-267)
Farewell to My Steedi"In the days when I was younger, when I never knew your worth;", 'Trooper Bluegum' , single work poetry war literature (p. 278-[280])
Note: With title: 'The Anzac's Farewell to His Steed'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Dedication: To the Honourable James Alexander Hogue, an Australian patriot; this little record of the deeds - and misdeeds - of the Imperial Camel Corps in Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine is dedicated with sincere filial affection by the author.
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Autobiographical; comprises mainly prose. Described as fiction in Miller & Macartney and the Oxford Companion to Australian Literature.
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      Andrew Melrose ,
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      Extent: xiv, 279p.p.
      Description: illus.; port., [1] leaf of plates.
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by C. S. Wade, Sydney House, 11th November 1918.

Works about this Work

Australian Prose Literature of the First World War : A Survey J. T. Laird , 1971 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 5 no. 2 1971; (p. 146-157)
Fiction 1919 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 19 July 1919; (p. 3)

— Review of The Cameliers Oliver Hogue , 1919 selected work poetry prose
'The Cameliers' by Oliver Hogue 1919 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun (Kalgoorlie) , 6 July 1919;

— Review of The Cameliers Oliver Hogue , 1919 selected work poetry prose
'The Cameliers' by Oliver Hogue 1919 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun (Kalgoorlie) , 6 July 1919;

— Review of The Cameliers Oliver Hogue , 1919 selected work poetry prose
Fiction 1919 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 19 July 1919; (p. 3)

— Review of The Cameliers Oliver Hogue , 1919 selected work poetry prose
Australian Prose Literature of the First World War : A Survey J. T. Laird , 1971 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 5 no. 2 1971; (p. 146-157)
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