Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Digger Ditties : Including 'Ballad of Darkie Lee'
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A collection of poems relating to Australia's involvement in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Notes

  • Dedication: To my late brother Herbert J. (Tiger) Garvey. One of the lucky ones who got back.
  • Epigraph:
    They fought in every kind of clime
    And proved their value all the time.
    In swamp or desert, mud or sand
    With courage strong they made their stand.
    The foreign foes they held at bay
    To make the nation free to-day.
    You simply couldn't quote in figures
    How much Australia owes her Diggers.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Last amended 22 Jan 2014 14:06:17
X