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Issue Details: First known date: 1855... 24 February 1855 of The Moreton Bay Courier est. 1846 The Moreton Bay Courier
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The Raid of the Aborigines : A Heroic Poem 'After the Style of Virgil and of Homer.' - Byron. in One Cantoi"Great tidings of war have come down from the west,", William Charles Wilkes , single work poetry
A mock heroic poem, written for the entertainment and amusement of early settlers, and relating a series of incidents over a three day period during the campaign known as the Battle of One Tree Hill.
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Note: Second known version. First part published in the Moreton Bay Courier on 24 February, second part published on 10 March, 1855.
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