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Sumner Locke Sumner Locke i(A371 works by) (birth name: Helena Sumner Locke) (a.k.a. Helena Sumner Locke Elliott; H. Sumner Locke Elliott; Mrs Logan Elliott; Sumner Locke Elliott; Mrs Henry Logan Elliott; Mrs H. L. Elliott)
Born: Established: 4 Jul 1881 Sandgate, Bracken Ridge - Brighton - Sandgate area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 18 Oct 1917 Kogarah, Arncliffe - Bexley - Rockdale area, Rockdale - Kogarah area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Parasols and Prosthetic Limbs : The World War I Magazine Fiction of Sumner Locke Sumner Locke , Catriona Mills (editor), St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2017 12041212 2017 selected work short story

An edited and illustrated collection of twelve short stories published by Sumner Locke in Australian magazines during World War I.
1 Through the Mist i "On the old rocks, where the old-time waves beat,", Sumner Locke , 1921 single work poetry
— Appears in: In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 22)
1 Honors i "He was only the Subaltern Junior,", Sumner Locke , 1921 single work poetry
— Appears in: In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 18, 21)
1 The Little Soldier Woman i "She's a little Soldier Woman,", Sumner Locke , 1921 single work poetry
— Appears in: In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 14-15)
1 2 y separately published work icon In Memoriam : Sumner Locke Sumner Locke , Melbourne : Sydney J. Endacott , 1921 Z1182449 1921 selected work poetry
1 The Left Behinds i "We're the Left Behinds, the Staybacks,", Sumner Locke , 1921 single work poetry
— Appears in: In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 11-13) The Oxford Book of Australian Women's Verse 1995; (p. 51-53)
1 The Tyranny of Love Sumner Locke , 1919 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 1 January 1919; (p. 20-21, 29)

A man struggles with the demands of his luxury-loving wife.
1 His Bit 'o Land Sumner Locke , 1918 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 13 April vol. 104 no. 2715 1918; (p. 678) The Canowindra Star and Eugowra News , 19 April vol. 18 no. 16 1918; (p. 3)

A story of rural life.
1 The 'Orspital Chap i "I'm in the 'orspital! O law!", Sumner Locke , 1917 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australasian , 29 December vol. 103 no. 2700 1917; (p. 42) In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 16-17)
1 2 Mum Dawson, Boss Sumner Locke , 1917 single work drama
1 Mary's Change o' Diet Sumner Locke , 1917 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 9 June no. 2496 1917; (p. 6)

A hard-working bush wife convinces her husband to take a short holiday in town.
1 The Miracle of Mary's Tongue Sumner Locke , 1917 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 13 October no. 2514 1917; (p. 6)

A woman in a small rural township takes it on herself to cure her neighbour's chronic hypochondria.
1 What Luck Sumner Locke , 1917 single work short story
— Appears in: Punch Annual , 4 December 1917; (p. 8-9)

A rural romance, about a man whose good luck follows him through various wild-cat schemes, including marriage.
1 At the Pitch of the Scrap Sumner Locke , 1917 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 31 March no. 2486 1917; (p. 6-7)

In war time, a woman finds herself variously at the mercy of a blackmailing former friend (and now spy) and her own brutal husband.
1 'Keep On Keepin' On' i "It's jolly hard to raise a smile", Sumner Locke , 1916 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bendigonian , 18 May 1916; (p. 28) In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 8-9)
1 'The Soul of the Little Flower' i "There's a soul in every flower -", Sumner Locke , 1916 single work poetry
— Appears in: Punch Annual , 5 December 1916; (p. 9) In Memoriam : Sumner Locke 1921; (p. 7)
1 2 y separately published work icon Samaritan Mary Sumner Locke , New York (City) : Henry Holt , 1916 Z68810 1916 single work novel
1 Three Chances to One Sumner Locke , 1916 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 29 January no. 2425 1916; (p. 6) Parasols and Prosthetic Limbs : The World War I Magazine Fiction of Sumner Locke 2017;

A young woman seeking to marry her sweetheart, recently returned from the front, finds him reluctant to marry after receiving serious war injuries.
1 The Dividing Fence Sumner Locke , 1916 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 19 February no. 2428 1916; (p. 6)

A story of a long-running feud between two elderly neighbours.
1 'The One Shall be Taken—' Sumner Locke , 1916 single work short story war literature
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 14 October no. 2462 1916; (p. 6) Parasols and Prosthetic Limbs : The World War I Magazine Fiction of Sumner Locke 2017;

Two women in a farming community disagree over whether their sons should enlist.
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