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Percy Lindsay Percy Lindsay i(A54283 works by)
Born: Established: 1870 Creswick, Creswick area, Creswick - Daylesford area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1952 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 2 y separately published work icon Blown to Blazes and Other Works of J. B. Blair J. B. Blair , David Blair (editor), Roseville : David Blair , 2008 Z1491444 2008 selected work short story 'An anthology containing 57 short stories and essays, and five shorter pieces, by J. B. (Jim) Blair, originally published in the 1930s to 1950s in the Bulletin and elsewhere... The one hundred illustrations are the original artwork by acclaimed illustrators. Includes a biography of Jim and other commentary... Included are comments relating Noyse family events to real Blair family events, a biography of Phyllis Blair, a story and an article written by her, a general introduction to the stories, explanatory comments, a description of Jim's books and a list of the works of Jim and Phyllis... The original illustrators include Unk White, John Frith, Norman Hetherington and Percy Lindsay.' (Provided by publisher)
1 y separately published work icon Along the Western Road : Bush Stories and Ballads Percy Lindsay (illustrator), London Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1981 Z1399376 1981 anthology poetry short story
1 2 y separately published work icon On Our Selection, and, Our New Selection 'Steele Rudd' , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1953 Z228834 1953 selected work short story humour Publishers note indicates this compilation is based on the NSW Bookstall Company's editions of 1909. These comprised fewer stories than the first editions.
1 2 y separately published work icon Bill the Whaler and Other Verse Will Lawson , Sydney : Dymocks , 1944 Z358570 1944 selected work poetry
2 10 y separately published work icon Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1938 Z140978 1927 single work novel
1 The Locked Room Serena Dayle , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 14 January vol. 6 no. 8 1930; (p. 7, 50 - 51) A businessman suspects his wife of having an affair with a young artist. The truth turns out to be very different.
1 Nona Quayle Rosina South , 1930 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon A Rogue in Amber John Butler Cooper , 1929 Z182413 1929 single work novel
1 Opal Registers Emotion 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 17 December vol. 6 no. 4 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Opal Martinez is a vaudeville performer with ambitions to become a serious actor. When her partner, Merle, sails to America to join her fiancé Opal accompanies her, hoping she will achieve her dream in the United States. A film director, Henry Washington Ward, is on the voyage and Opal sets out to impress him, with mixed success.
1 Jerry's Ruination Shore Cunningham , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 22 October vol. 5 no. 48 1929; (p. 6, 52 - 53) When Sophie Wimple-Brown marries Jerry Oswald, Jerry's rich Uncle Joe, owner of Appletree Downs, disinherits him. Sophie and Joe devise a plan to win him over, but the outcome is not what they planned and Sophie discovers the attraction of rich, older men.
1 A Cow and Chickens Hamer , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 15 October vol. 5 no. 47 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) After being served with divorce papers, Dansey drives to the country to walk in the bush. He meets a couple living on a farm and they invite him in. The farm causes him to reminisce about the early years of his marriage and, when the couple tell him the property is for sale, he buys it. Then he asks his wife to come and see it and both of them are affected by their shared memories.
1 La Classique C. V. Tregellas , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 20 August vol. 5 no. 39 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Bennito Connaught has two loves, his piano and solo dancer, Nina Carew. At every perfomance he pours out his heart to her through his music, but she never seems to notice him. When Nina asks him to play for her when she dances for international ballet teacher, Madame Deschampes, he is torn. If he plays well Nina will be taken away from him forever.
1 Time Payment Muriel Ashe , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 12 February vol. 5 no. 12 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) When a man informs his wife he has won a car she is resentful of his attachment to it and the extra expenses it will entail. She longs for a piano and eventually obtains one on time payment, telling her husband her aunt bought it for her. Deception on both their parts is revealed when he loses his job.
1 Alone D. L. Waraker , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 4 June vol. 5 no. 28 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Elizabeth Bennett has not been left alone since her husband died. She is solicitously cared for by her widowed son, George, and her daughter, Anne. She longs for solitude but when she finally achieves a few days alone the experience is not what she hoped for.
1 The Wishing Tree Edith Mary England , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 April vol. 5 no. 19 1929; (p. 6, 52-53) Ted Rofe returns to his home town of Tirralee because he is discontented in the city, despite his success there. The district is full of memories and he stops for the night near the tree where he and his childhood friend, Carol, used to make wishes. This time, he discovers, the tree grants wishes much faster than it used to do.
1 Sacrifice T. Haran , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 9 October vol. 4 no. 46 1928; (p. 7, 52) Molly and her brother have been told all their lives how much their parents have sacrificed for them. When her father is disabled in an accident it is Molly who is forced to make a true sacrifice.
1 Turquoise Worth Nicholson , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 29 May vol. 4 no. 27 1928; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A grazier is unimpressed when a hobby prospector shows interest in his daughter, despite the man's government job. However, when the man bests him in a business deal his attitude changes.
1 The Slow-Coach T. E. A. Healy , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 24 April vol. 4 no. 22 1928; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A stranger is given work and gradually becomes close to the station owner, a young widow. When he realises he has fallen in love with her he leaves the property because he is penniless and has nothing to offer her.
1 The Helpmate Serena Dayle , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 10 April vol. 4 no. 20 1928; (p. 7, 50 - 51) A man, weary of life, his work and his self-centred wife, takes his sister-in-law and his young daughter for a ferry ride.
1 Three Red Feathers Cecil Mann , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 21 February vol. 4 no. 13 1928; (p. 7, 50 - 51) An office worker's romance is revived when she finds three red feathers on her desk.
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