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Australian Woman's Mirror, 22 May 1928, p.12
Mary Kelaher Mary Kelaher i(A11336 works by) (birth name: Mary Ellen Cross)
Born: Established: 1895 Moree, Moree - Mungindi - Boggabilla area, Far North NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1943 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon Apron Strings Mary Kelaher , Sydney : New Century Press , 1939 Z153458 1939 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon The Green Years Mary Kelaher , London : Nelson , 1935 Z529102 1935 single work novel
1 Gifts i "You put the gold into the sun for me,", Mary Kelaher , 1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 16 April vol. 5 no. 21 1929; (p. 24)
1 Outcast i "I have always stood at the door of your life,", Mary Kelaher , 1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Woman's Mirror The , 15 January vol. 5 no. 8 1929; (p. 15)
1 Closed Doors Mary Kelaher , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 14 February vol. 4 no. 12 1928; (p. 6, 50 - 51) A woman attempts to establish a relationship with her daughter-in-law, but the young woman's defensiveness shuts her out.
1 Assets Mary Kelaher , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 6 December vol. 4 no. 2 1927; (p. 6, 50 - 51) The daughter of a wealthy grazier marries a stockman and is renounced by her parents.
1 Perilous Years Mary Kelaher , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 18 October vol. 3 no. 47 1927; (p. 6, 52 - 53) A woman is distressed when her middle-aged husband appears to have fallen in love with their house guest.
1 1 Silk Undies Mary Kelaher , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 7 June vol. 3 no. 28 1927; (p. 7, 56) A woman is disillusioned with family life and obtains a position with her former employer. However, a family crisis forces her to realise what is important to her.
1 Love Power i "You hold my little world within your hands,", Mary Kelaher , 1927 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 26 April vol. 3 no. 22 1927; (p. 15)
1 Deep Shallows Mary Kelaher , 1926 single work novel

The AWM provides the following description of Deep Shallows:

'Written with frankness and unusual power, Mary Kelaher's fine novel is different in all respects from any that has appeared in the Mirror.

It is the story of ultra-modern youth, and, though the setting is a station, the scenery and routine of Outback life are left largely to the reader's imagination.

In her principal - and excellently portrayed - characters the young author boldly contrasts the ultra-modern and the near-past youth, and from the conflict and complexities of their emotions and ideals has written one of the best stories of feminine interest the Mirror has yet secured.

"Deep Shallows" will be illustrated by Mr. G. K. Townshend, whose fine pictorial work is so well-known to Mirror readers.'
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