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Mary Fortune Mary Fortune i(A3153 works by) (birth name: Mary Helena Wilson) (a.k.a. Mary Helena Fortune; Mary Davidson)
Also writes as: Waif Wander ; W. W. ; M. H. F. ; Mary Brett ; Mary Wilson ; An Australian Police Officer
Born: Established: 1833 Belfast,
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Northern Ireland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 9 Nov 1911 Windsor, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1855
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1 No. I. Stories of the Diggings W. W. , single work short story Grog shanties and romance, and a theft. (PB)
1 Achernar: A Dream i "Spirit of the southern skies –", Waif Wander , single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Bridget's Locket and Other Mysteries Waif Wander , St Lucia : Corella Press , 2019 17438532 2019 selected work short story
1 1 y separately published work icon Three Murder Mysteries Mary Fortune , Canberra : Mulini Press , 2009 Z1605126 2009 selected work short story crime detective

'This incredible writer had been largely forgotten and was unknown as a person until Lucy Sussex took up her cause and went in search of her life.

The three 'Murder Mysteries' here published, are examples of Mary Fortune's great skill in writing 'detective fiction' at this early period when the genre was in the beginning stages of a now popular form of fiction. The three stories are introduced by Lucy Sussex.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 The Spirits of the Tower Mary Fortune , 2007 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Australian Gothic : An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction, 1867-1939 2007; (p. 15-45)
1 1 Song of the Gold Diggers i "Hurrah for the new free land!", Mary Fortune , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 91)
1 2 y separately published work icon Cooee And Other Poems Mary Fortune , Canberra : Mulini Press , 1995 Z374647 1995 selected work poetry
1 The Ghostly White Gate W. W. , 1994-1885 single work short story crime
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Ghost Stories 1994; (p. 36-62)
1 16 y separately published work icon The Fortunes of Mary Fortune Mary Fortune , Lucy Sussex (editor), Ringwood : Penguin , 1989 Z469113 1989 selected work autobiography prose satire humour
1 Bertha's Legacy (from Bertha's Legacy) Mary Fortune , 1988 extract
— Appears in: Her Selection : Writings by Nineteenth-Century Australian Women 1988; (p. 144-158)
1 The Strong Swimmer W. W. , 1911 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 8 April no. 2174 1911; (p. 5)
1 The Land of the Midnight Sun W. W. , 1910 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 12 February no. 2114 1910; (p. 5)
1 A Story of Long Ago W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 24 July no. 2085 1909; (p. 5, 6)
1 His Son's Eyes W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 25 September no. 2094 1909; (p. 5)
1 Smail's Successful Speculation W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 6 March no. 2065 1909; (p. 5)
1 Maria Monigan's Expiation W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 13 November no. 2101 1909; (p. 5)
1 The Fossicker's Fate W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 24 April no. 2071 1909; (p. 5)
1 Joh Pyke's Patent W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 2 January no. 2056 1909; (p. 5)
1 Unlucky Rae W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 30 January no. 2060 1909; (p. 5)
1 Love Versus Wealth W. W. , 1909 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 18 December no. 2106 1909; (p. 7, 8)
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