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Queensland,
Issue Details:
First known date:
1929...
vol.
5
no.
45
1 October
1929
of
The Australian Woman's Mirror
est. 1924-1961
The Australian Woman's Mirror
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Notes
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Contains the first instalment of Myra Morris's Enchantment, p. 4
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Contains the thirteenth and final instalment of Georgia Rivers's The Difficult Art, p. 6
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1929 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Wise Woman,
single work
short story
(p. 7, 50 - 51)Minerva is a modern young woman who believes independence is the only thing that matters. Although she is married she does not believe she has to be with her husband all the time or be accountable to him in any way. She is holidaying with her mother, whom she regards as frail and old fashioned, and Daphne, her married sister, who is besotted with her two children. When an earthquake strikes the area Minerva is terrified. Her modern ideas desert her and she learns about her mother's wisdom.
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A Wonderful Woman : And a Great Law Court Drama,
single work
column
(p. 8, 41)
Victoire de Lambilly, the Comtesse de la Villirouet, was imprisoned in 1793 by the French revolutionaries. She secured the release of seventy prisoners by petitioning Bollet, one of the leading revolutionary authorities. When her husband returned from exile he was arrested, but the Comtesse acted as his lawyer and secured his release, thus saving him from execution.
- Pearlsi"Once, on a day,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- A Miracle, single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Dignity of Deathi"She rode in state to-day--", single work poetry (p. 16)
- A Prayer, single work poetry (p. 17)
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Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Loot and Captives 1929 selected work poetry ;(p. 24) Section: Let's Talk About BooksFranziska says of this work by Pryce that it 'lacks the fire' of his wartime poetry. -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of A House Is Built 1929 single work novel ;(p. 24, 45) Section: Let's Talk About BooksFranziska describes this book, winner of The Bulletin's Novel Competition, as a work of 'great fiction' in which plot is subservient to character. - Tribute, single work poetry (p. 37)
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