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y separately published work icon The Endless Playground : Celebrating Australian Childhood anthology   oral history   autobiography   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 The Endless Playground : Celebrating Australian Childhood
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:National Library of Australia , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preface, Paul Cliff , single work prose (p. v-vii)
First Children : Pre-colonial and Colonial to c. 1849, Introduction, Robert Holden , single work prose (p. 1-5)
A Mother's Album, Paul Cliff , single work prose
Briefly discusses James Macarthur's wife, Emily, and her portraits of their daughter, Elizabeth, and also of Elizabeth's cousin.
 (p. 6)
Child of Fortune : 1850 - c.1913, Introduction, Robert Holden , single work prose (p. 11-15)
Lost in the Bush : The Duff Children, 1864, Paul Cliff , single work prose (p. 16-17)
[Untitled], Mary Gilmore , single work autobiography
Some of Mary Gilmore's memories of childhood.
 (p. 18)
[Untitled], Jack Lang , single work autobiography
Jack Lang reflects on his childhood in 1880s Sydney and and his job as a newspaper boy from the age of seven. Also discusses living in Bairnsdale, Victoria with relatives.
 (p. 22-25)
Brindabella Girl, Paul Cliff , single work prose
Brief discussion of Miles Franklin's early life, accompanied by a picture of a sampler that Franklin stitched in 1890.
 (p. 29)
[Untitled], May Gibbs , single work autobiography
Brief reminiscence by Gibbs of her childhood, touching on her journey to Australia, her experiences in Perth, the development of her artistic ability, and her parents' happy marriage.
 (p. 30)
A Sydney Girls' Girl, Paul Cliff , single work biography (p. 40)
[Untitled], Maie Casey , single work autobiography
Maie Casey discusses her childhood and early education.
 (p. 46-47)
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