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y separately published work icon Australian Women's Stories : An Oxford Anthology anthology   short story   extract  
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Australian Women's Stories : An Oxford Anthology
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australian Women's Stories : An Oxford Anthology : Introduction, Kerryn Goldsworthy , single work criticism (p. 1-9)
The Illumined Grave, W. W. , single work short story (p. 10-32)
Note: Published in this source under the name 'Mary Fortune'.
Monsieur Caloche, Tasma , single work short story satire
A Frenchman seeks work and ends up at a cattle station, where he has trouble settling into his new role. 
 (p. 33-52)
The Chosen Vessel, Barbara Baynton , single work short story
Following a similar thread to Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife" (and many believe, a direct response to it), "The Chosen Vessel" follows a young mother left alone in her outback hut who becomes growingly concerned for her own safety following the arrival of a menacing swagmen. The story also follows for a short time a man riding in to town to place his vote and his struggles with religious guilt. 
 (p. 53-60)
The Grown-Up Ball 'And Women Must Weep', Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 61-67)
Note: Epigraph: For men must work
The Carrying of the Baby, Ethel Turner , single work short story (p. 68-72)
Peronel McCree, and the Sin Called Pride: The Arch-Sin A Study in Pride, Ethel Anderson , single work short story (p. 73-93)
Note: With title Peronel McCree, and the Sin Called Pride : The Arch-Sin
The Flight, Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work short story (p. 94-108)
The Persimmon Tree, Marjorie Barnard , single work short story (p. 109-112)
The Old School, Christina Stead , single work short story (p. 113-122)
'Twenty Strong', Margaret Trist , single work short story (p. 123-128)
Under the House, Jessica Anderson , single work short story (p. 129-141)
The Christmas Parcel, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 142-159)
Mai, Oodgeroo Noonuccal , single work prose children's Indigenous story (p. 160-161)
My Father's Moon, Elizabeth Jolley , extract novel (p. 162-181)
It's Raining in Mango, Thea Astley , single work short story
For Aboriginal man, Billy Mumbler, life in north Queensland offers a precarious existence, particularly under the watchful eye of the law. Trying to live peacably and protect his family proves almost impossible.
 (p. 182-199)
The Woman at the Window, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 200-210)
Butterfly, Barbara Hanrahan , single work short story (p. 211-214)
My Sister's Funeral, Robin Sheiner , single work short story (p. 215-222)
The Hair and the Teeth, Carmel Bird , single work short story (p. 223-228)
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