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1 At the Devil's Elbow Margaret Nixon , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 22 July vol. 6 no. 35 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) Infuriated with his unreliable car, John Brett tells his daughter, June, that she can have it if she can get it started. Simmons, who sold the car to her father, helps her and after he has explained its idiosyncrasies, she drives it home. June is determined not to marry a bully like her father and the car gives her a perfect way to test her suitors.
1 Jessie Nina Lowe , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 24 June vol. 6 no. 31 1930; (p. 10, 77) Mrs Macintosh discovers her new maid, Jessie, has a mind of her own. Jessie has travelled to Australia from Scotland to marry Alec Graeme, but Alec seems to have changed his mind. Mr Macintosh steps in to help.
1 Butterfly Elizabeth Lee (fl. 1930) , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 27 May vol. 6 no. 27 1930; (p. 8, 50-51) When Noel returns from her overseas trip and announces she is to marry stolid Jimmy Price in a month the gossips in her small home town are amazed. But Noel's best friend, Nan, senses sadness behind Noel's intentions and is determined to discover the cause.
1 The Pretenders Harold Mercer , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 20 May vol. 6 no. 26 1930; (p. 6, 52-53) When Molly Williams allows her daughter, Dorothy, to accept a gift from a wealthy stranger a new world opens up for her. But Molly is tormented by her conscience and is finally driven to confess her deception.
1 Safe Keeping Winifred Birkett , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 May vol. 6 no. 25 1930; (p. 7, 50-51) Peggy Radford is left almost destitute after her father's bankruptcy and suicide. She moves into a boarding house where Jimmy Denison also lives. Learning she suffers from insomnia, Denison drives her around all night in his firm's car, which allows her to get some sleep. The narrator, Denison' boss, is attracted to her great beauty. He sends Denison to Adelaide and attempts to win Peggy's favour by securing her an acting position. However, his plans are foiled in a way he never expected.
1 Damsel in Distress C. V. Tregellas , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 8 April vol. 6 no. 20 1930; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Self-conscious Jane Weston is embarrassed when a young man offers to help her find her shoe, which a friendly dog has buried. When he offers to drive her home she is convinced he thinks she has tricked him into helping her.
1 Two Singers Flora Winton , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 28 January vol. 6 no. 10 1930; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A girl with a beautiful singing voice is unable to tell her childhood friend of her love for him.
1 After Nine Russell J. Oakes , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 21 January vol. 6 no. 9 1930; (p. 6, 50 - 51) A shop assistant speaks her mind when she is pushed to the limit by long hours and a demanding customer.
1 Growing Old Gracefully Mabel Forrest , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 7 January vol. 6 no. 7 1930; (p. 6, 52 - 53) A woman has not seen the man she hopes to marry for five years because he has been working in New Guinea. She fears his reaction when he sees how she has aged.
1 Madeline and the Eggles Bird R. J. O. , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 31 December vol. 6 no. 6 1929; (p. 4 - 5) Madeline is a typist in an office run by Mr Eggleton. She is tired of his continual teasing and sarcasm and resolves to do something about it.
1 Home for Christmas Lou M. Rial , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 10 December vol. 6 no. 3 1929; (p. 7, 82 - 83) Allie Crosland is coming home for Christmas for the first time in twelve years. Accompanied by her husband and two children, she is anxious not to overwhelm her farming family with her wealth and status. She tries hard to appear the girl she was when she went away, but her well-meaning attempt to put her family at ease has unexpected consequences.
1 What You Ask For Francis Osborn , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 December vol. 6 no. 2 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Phyllis Aylmer is often preoccupied with conflict between romance and real life. A fall in her boarding house leaves her with a black eye, so she decides to take a day away from her typing business and visit her cousin Connie. Connie is ill and bed-ridden and Phyllis finds herself taking on the domestic chores and her indecision about romance is resolved.
1 Rebellion Edith Broad , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 5 November vol. 5 no. 50 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) When Veronica Southcot learns that her past love, Geoffrey Wilmott, is in town she goes to his hotel to meet him. When he fails to recognise her she realises the time has come to put her needs before those of her demanding daughters.
1 Porridge Francis Osborn , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 8 October vol. 5 no. 46 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Sally Martindale has convinced herself she will never marry but will instead build herself a business empire. The decision is helped by the way Phil, her brother-in-law, harangues her sister, Clara, and by the fact that Bob, the man she thought loved her, appears to have moved his affections to Bertha Laurel. However, when Bob meets her one evening as she is leaving work her determination wavers.
1 y separately published work icon Enchantment Myra Morris , 1929 Z1642644 1929 single work novel
1 A Study in Old Bricks Olive De Conlay , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 23 July vol. 5 no. 35 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) When Mrs Harris first married she and her husband, Tom, fell in love with a little brick cottage in the village. They dreamed of owning it and adding a bathroom. Tom dies and her son, Tommy, is drowned and Mrs Harris gives up hope of ever owning the cottage. Many years later it is put up for sale, but she knows she could never find the money to buy it.
1 Flood Nina Lowe , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 16 July vol. 5 no. 34 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Christine Brixton resents Andy Clarkson's generosity to anyone in need and breaks off her engagement to him. She leaves the township, but when she hears it is cut off by floodwaters and has run out of flour she braves the flooding river to take supplies to the townspeople. When she gets there she is shocked by what she finds.
1 Temperament 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 July vol. 5 no. 32 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Clarice Castlemaine, the ageing leading lady of Handley's Unparalleled Dramatic Company, walks out after the manager reprimands her for being late for rehearsal. When she meets two young boys fleeing a drunken man she learns the tragic effects of her self-centred character.
1 The Door-Mat Wife Ess Ess , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 23 April vol. 5 no. 22 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) A woman relates the story of her friend, Esther, a down-trodden wife who found the means to defy her dominating husband and mother-in-law.
1 Micky's Ladder Echrindian , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 16 April vol. 5 no. 21 1929; (p. 6, 52 - 53) Ann believes she will never marry because of her awkward shyness. Then an old school friend, Micky, comes back to their home town for a holiday and they fall in love. When he leaves he promises to write, but no letter arrives. It is months before Ann learns the reason for his silence.
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