Melbourne, Vic. 1944-07-04. NX148051 Lieutenant James P. McAuley, AIF, who with Corporal Harold ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number 141392
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Herald Newspaper
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Melbourne, Vic. 1944-07-04. NX148051 Lieutenant James P. McAuley, AIF, who with Corporal Harold Stewart, created the bogus poet "Ern Malley". The poem "Ern Malley's Darkening Ecliptic" received many reviews, both in Australia and overseas, until discovered to be a hoax.