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Elizabeth Backhouse Elizabeth Backhouse i(A35586 works by) (birth name: Enid Elizabeth Backhouse)
Born: Established: 1917 Northam, Northam area, Northam - Southern Cross area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Let Me Forget Elizabeth Backhouse , 1998 extract autobiography
— Appears in: Blokes : Stories from Australian Lives 1998; (p. 145-178)
1 Love Elizabeth Backhouse , 1997 extract (Against Time and Place)
— Appears in: Golden Harvest : Stories of Australian Women 1997; (p. 159-173) Golden Harvest : Stories of Australian Women 2004; (p. 217-231)
1 Millie and Stan (from Against Time and Place) Elizabeth Backhouse , 1996 extract (Against Time and Place)
— Appears in: Sunburnt Country : Stories of Australian Life 1996; (p. 154-170)
1 6 y separately published work icon Against Time and Place Elizabeth Backhouse , Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1990 Z54533 1990 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Rosie Fishman : A Stage Play In Three Acts Elizabeth Backhouse , Mount Lawley : Elizabeth Backhouse , 1980-1989 Z840895 1980 single work drama
1 form y separately published work icon The Olive Tree Elizabeth Backhouse , ( dir. Edgar Metcalfe ) Australia : Film Centre Productions , 1975 Z840901 1975 single work film/TV crime

A struggle takes place between father and daughter: the father wants his son to take over the family cattle station, but his daughter also wants the property. The murder of a farmhand increases the tensions.
1 y separately published work icon The Fourth Picture Elizabeth Backhouse , 1974 Z840898 1974 single work drama
1 Mirage Elizabeth Backhouse , 1972 single work drama
1 The Thin Line Elizabeth Backhouse , 1968 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Death Climbs a Hill Elizabeth Backhouse , London : Robert Hale , 1963 Z557346 1963 single work novel crime
1 y separately published work icon Death of a Clown Elizabeth Backhouse , London : Robert Hale , 1962 Z557454 1962 single work novel crime
1 y separately published work icon The Night Has Eyes Elizabeth Backhouse , London : Robert Hale , 1961 Z557561 1961 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Web of Shadows Elizabeth Backhouse , London : Robert Hale , 1960 Z557669 1960 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Mists Came Down Elizabeth Backhouse , London : Robert Hale , 1959 Z174295 1959 single work novel crime
1 y separately published work icon Death Came Uninvited Elizabeth Backhouse , London : Robert Hale , 1957 Z816106 1957 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon A Wreath for the Party Elizabeth Backhouse , Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1954 Z811746 1954 single work novella crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Enone and Quentin Elizabeth Backhouse , Perth : C. H. Pitman , 1946 Z840892 1946 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Leaves in the Wind Elizabeth Backhouse , Perth : C. H. Pitman , 1946 Z816115 1946 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Day Will Break Elizabeth Backhouse , Perth : C. H. Pitman , 1945 Z816109 1945 single work novel historical fiction
1 2 y separately published work icon The Sky Has Its Clouds Elizabeth Backhouse , Perth : C. H. Pitman , 1944 Z816118 1944 single work novel

'A colourful novel involving the fortunes of an interesting group of characters, with a ballerina in the leading role. Starting in Western Australia the scene moves to Central Europe, where the gathering storm of Hitlerism gives a sombre background to a picturesque romance.'

Source: 'In Passing', The Australian Journal, 1945; 90:947, p. 84
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