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Hermon Gill Hermon Gill i(A68122 works by)
Writing name for: G. Hermon Gill
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Suburban Souvenir Hermon Gill , Melbourne : Cheshire , 1962 Z1014997 1962 selected work short story humour satire
1 Just Ourselves [Ten] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 5 December 1953; (p. 6)

Henry's mother-in-law receives a counterfeit two shilling coin.
1 Just Ourselves [Nine] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 7 November 1953; (p. 13-14)

Henry begins to grow weary of his guests, the Robinsons, when they are still visiting after three weeks.
1 Just Ourselves [Eight] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 24 October 1953; (p. 13)

Henry struggles to catch a tram.
1 Just Ourselves [Seven] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 17 October 1953; (p. 7, 10)

Henry's day begins badly when he drops a drawer on his toe.
1 Just Ourselves [Six] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 10 October 1953; (p. 13)

Henry has a series of small disasters, beginning when his mother-in-law insists that he has time to drop off the laundry, despite his other errands.
1 Just Ourselves [Five] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 10 October 1953; (p. 9)

Henry and his mother-in-law squabble over how the household waste should be removed, with Henry willing to hand it to the dust(gentle)men, and Henry's mother-in-law holding out for selling it to a junk dealer.
1 Just Ourselves [Four] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 26 September 1953; (p. 10)

Henry and family are tormented by the first blowfly of summer, which obstinately refuses to leave the house.
1 Just Ourselves [Three] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 12 September 1953; (p. 7)

In preparation for the arrival of the Nortons for dinner, Gracie tasks Henry with picking up some sandwiches in town, to supplement her own menu.
1 Just Ourselves [Two] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 29 August 1953; (p. 4)

Henry trusts rather too much to the veracity of the man who delivers his load of firewood, only to find that it resists all efforts at chopping.
1 Just Ourselves [One] Hermon Gill , 1953 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Record , 22 August 1953; (p. 4)

Henry's mother-in-law is horrified at the cost of potatoes but uncertain how to use up the cold lamb without them. Henry undertakes the job of fetching potatoes.
1 y separately published work icon Just Ourselves Hermon Gill , 1953 8892641 1953 series - author short story

A series of short stories focusing on the hapless Henry, his wife Gracie, his mother-in-law, and various other members of the household.
2 Suburban Souvenir Hermon Gill , 1951 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Short Stories 1951; (p. 254-258) Suburban Souvenir 1962; (p. 7-12)
— Appears in: Australische Erzähler : Eine Anthologie 1961; (p. 221-225)
1 The Success Hermon Gill , 1947 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 October vol. 82 no. 979 1947; (p. 876-879, 896)
1 After Thirty Years Hermon Gill , 1947 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March vol. 82 no. 972 1947; (p. 200-204)
1 The Tale of Munchausen Jones : An Australian Parable Hermon Gill , 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 19 January 1946; (p. 14-15) An Australian abroad finds people disinclined to believe his stories about Australia.
1 A Christmas Toast AD 2045 Hermon Gill , 1945 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: The Australasian , 22 December 1945; (p. 23-24, 42) A Christmas story, which takes the reader on a journey from London to Melbourne, across a peaceful and technologically advanced landscape.
1 Bargains Hermon Gill , Esther Paterson (illustrator), 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 4 September 1937; (p. 9) Two interspersed narratives, of the homeward-bound Browns shopping for souvenirs in England and the Forsyths, in charge of the Browns' farm in their absence, shopping for lambs in the Australian outback.
1 Homesick Hermon Gill , Esther Paterson (illustrator), 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 28 August 1937; (p. 9)

'The Browns of Bangaroo–Dad and Mum, 20-year-old Cynthia, and flapper Betty–are in London, while their relations, the Forsyths, look after things for them in Australia. The Browns are growing homesick, in addition to which Cynthia is suffering the pangs of love for Ian Travers. And what with weather and one thing and another .... Well! Read this and see how it works out.'

Source:

'The Browns of Bangaroo', The Australasian, 28 August 1937, p.9.
1 Baths and Bills Hermon Gill , Esther Paterson (illustrator), 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 7 August 1937; (p. 9)

'The Browns of Bangaroo – Dad and Mum, 20-year-old Cynthia, and flapper Betty – an Australian family on a visit to Great Britain, find that water is, apparently, as valuable in the midst of the plenty of an English summer as in Australia during a dry season.'

Source:

'The Browns of Bangaroo', The Australasian, 7 August 1937, p.9.
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