Papers [manuscript]. 1942-1973.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1942-1973.

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Two copies of extracts from the diary of John Garran which he kept as a Japanese prisoner of war on the Burma railway, 1942-1945. This material was sent to Lehmann in response to Lehmann's letter to the editor of the Herald (1968) requesting original contributions for an anthology of Australian comic verse which he was editing. Also includes a letter 1973 May 5 from J.C. Garran to J.N. Tidey, editor of Sabretache.

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Garran, J. C. (John Cheyne), 1905-1976

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Lehmann, Geoffrey, 1940-....

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Geoffrey Lehmann graduated with degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney where he was associated with fellow poet Les Murray. Lehmann lectures in law at the University of NSW. He has published books of verse, written a novel and edited a number of books, including Comic Australian Verse (1972). From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1942-1973. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825677 ...