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Brisbane Courier 7 September 1918, p.14
A Confession single work   poetry   humour   "I pinched your Heenzo, Harry,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1918... 1918 A Confession
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Originally published in 1918 as part of an advertising campaign for Heenzo (Hean's Essence), a coughs, colds, croup and catarrh remedy. The advertisement, which appeared around Australia and New Zealand, comprised six poems - 'The Tragedy' (Henry Lawson), 'A Repudiation' (J. W. Gordon), 'A Confession' (Mrs Stan Roberts), 'Another Confession' (Harley Cohen) and 'Absolution - For the Woman' and 'Forgiveness - For the Strollers' (both by Lawson under the pseudonym, 'Arry).

The advertisement was republished 1934 and again in1944. Additional copy for the 1944 Bulletin reprint records:

Famous advertisement repeated after twenty-eight years in response to many request from all parts of Australia... The above poems ['The Tragedy' and 'A Repudiation'] caused Mrs Stan Roberts and Mr Harley Cohen to write the following poems, then Henry Lawson replied with 'Absolution' and 'Forgiveness' (5 July 1944, p.28).

Notes

  • The advertisement was also published in:
    • Argus 23 July (1918), 6.
    • Evening Post (NZ) 10 August (1918), 12.
    • NZ Truth (NZ) 17 August (1918), 3.
    • Table Talk 1 August (1934), Centenary Review, n. pag.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Bulletin vol. 39 no. 2009 15 August 1918 Z593273 1918 periodical issue 1918 pg. 29
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Town and Country Journal vol. 98 no. 2529 24 July 1918 Z593275 1918 newspaper issue 1918 pg. 41
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Brisbane Courier 7 September 1918 Z1877866 1918 newspaper issue 1918 pg. 14
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Advertiser 7 September 1918 Z1877868 1918 newspaper issue 1918 pg. 13
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Auckland Star 17 August 1918 Z1877870 1918 newspaper issue 1918 pg. 17
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Bulletin vol. 65 no. 3360 5 July 1944 Z593279 1944 periodical issue 1944 pg. 28
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