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Issue Details:
First known date:
1928...
vol.
4
no.
48
23 October
1928
of
The Australian Woman's Mirror
est. 1924-1961
The Australian Woman's Mirror
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* Contents derived from the 1928 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Letter,
single work
short story
(p. 6, 50 - 51)A young girl falls in love with a guest on her mother's farm, an author who is recuperating from illness. All seems to be going well until she reads the first line of a letter he has received and flees to stay with a friend.
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When the Rope Broke,
single work
short story
(p. 7, 52 - 53)A group of travelling performers is on the road to their next booking. Ella, the wife of the head of the troupe, is disturbed because her husband of eighteen months seems to be paying undue attention to another troupe member and she begins a flirtation of her own. It takes an accident while crossing a river to show her where her heart really lies.
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Beauty Is Brief,
single work
column
(p. 8, 54)Willowee discusses some of the poems in W. H. Davies's Shorter Lyrics: 1900 - 1922 and quotes extensively from the book.
- At Partingi"I loved him so. For his deep kiss", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Neglected Gardeni"The little paths are all run o'er with weeds,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Dearest Dolli"Huddled up on the pillow white,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Sun-Childi"I am the sun's dark child!", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Simple Aim, single work poetry (p. 45)
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