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Issue Details:
First known date:
1927...
vol.
3
no.
44
27 September
1927
of
The Australian Woman's Mirror
est. 1924-1961
The Australian Woman's Mirror
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Contains the sixth instalment of Marcia Kemp's The Shallow Cup, p. 4
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1927 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Lady with the Plume,
single work
short story
(p. 6, 52-53)A man who has been living in the tropics is forced to leave because of ill health. A friend persuades him to rent a property which has been designed to resemble a tropical retreat. In the library there is a portrait of a woman in a plumed hat which fascinates him and, when he becomes delerious with fever, the woman appears.
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The Motor-Car Wife,
single work
short story
(p. 7, 50 - 51)The wife of a commercial traveller worries continually about her husband, who drives over dangerous roads seeking new clients so that he can gain promotion. She meets the wife of a fisherman who is equally as anxious about her husband who risks his life in a small boat, trying to earn enough to buy a trawler. There is a curious similarity between the two men's experiences which the 'motor-car' wife finds comforting.
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When Flappers Are Immortal,
single work
column
(p. 8)Deamer ponders the consequences of rejuvenation, allowing eternal youth, and suggests virtues taken in pill form would improve the human condition.
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A Market in the Dandenongs,
single work
column
(p. 10)Describes a weekly market in the Dandenongs, where farm produce is sold by auction to local residents and businesses.
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Dramas of Childhood,
single work
column
(p. 11)Country Ped, a teacher, describes the types of dramas acted out by children and suggests this play helps prepare them for adult life.
- Love-Gifti"If I could catch the wonder of the sky,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Love, the Poet, Came to Mei"Love, the poet, came to me,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Rainy Dayi"It's a rainy day - but I been to school,", single work poetry (p. 16)
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Untitled,
single work
column
(p. 54) Section: Let's Talk About BooksNotice that the first issue is being compiled, with the intention of publishing the following year (1928)
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