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Writing name for: Leontine Cooper
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1 Queensland Girls Onyx , 1888 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 24 March 1888; (p. 451)
1 Married Birds Onyx , 1888 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 28 January 1888; (p. 134)
1 Nona : A True Dog Story Onyx , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 June 1887; (p. 889)
1 Married People Onyx , 1887 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 10 September 1887; (p. 413-414)

An article about the state and the peculiarities of married people. 
1 There is Nothing so Queer as Folks Onyx , 1887 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 9 July 1887; (p. 53-54)
1 Men and Women Onyx , 1887 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 9 April 1887; (p. 570-571)
1 Do Men Improve with Age? Onyx , 1887 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 February 1887; (p. 331)
1 Ianthe's Vision : Or, Forewarned, Forearmed Onyx , 1887 single work novella
1 Off the Beaten Track Onyx , 1887 single work novella

When a man is accused of fraud and takes flight, fleeing the authorities and leaving behind his family, his wife, Damaris Cudworth (who has two small children) accepts the aid of her brothers-in-law, Oscar and Huon. They all live together largely isolated from society for over twelve years, in a Queensland bush-house in Moreton Bay. Things begin to change one day with the arrival of a telegram. 
1 A True Dog Story Onyx , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 June 1887; (p. 889)
1 Cousins and Aunts Onyx , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 24 September vol. 36 no. 924 1887; (p. 656-657)

A man working on a sheep station goes to Sydney in the hopes of meeting some of his relatives whom he has never met but longs to connect with.
1 Noses Onyx , 1886 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 December 1886; (p. 892)
1 Names Onyx , 1886 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 30 October 1886; (p. 689-690)
1 Dogs and Women, Especially Dogs Onyx , 1886 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 18 September 1886; (p. 450)
1 Popular Fallacies Onyx , 1886 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 31 July 1886; (p. 173)
1 On Bush Life Onyx , 1886 single work essay
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 July 1886; (p. 90)
1 The Cost of a Kiss Onyx , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 18 December 1886; (p. 7-9)
1 The Waif of the Red Sea - a Fact Onyx , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 15 May 1886; (p. 769)

Agnes Lindsay is under the care of Captain Hayter on a voyage from England aboard his ship Salamis. While on the journey, a mysterious incident at sea makes Agnes change her mind about the captain.
1 A Bad Night's Camp Onyx , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 18 December vol. 34 no. 884 1886; (p. 1262)

Two stockmen take refuge in an abandoned Queensland house, which one of the stockman, Peter, believes is haunted by the ghost of Miss Lilian Falconer, and that of her little dog. 
1 Divers Ways Onyx , 1885 single work novella
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