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Issue Details: First known date: 1929... vol. 5 no. 32 2 July 1929 of The Australian Woman's Mirror est. 1924-1961 The Australian Woman's Mirror
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1929 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Temperament, 'Kittiwake' , single work short story
Clarice Castlemaine, the ageing leading lady of Handley's Unparalleled Dramatic Company, walks out after the manager reprimands her for being late for rehearsal. When she meets two young boys fleeing a drunken man she learns the tragic effects of her self-centred character.
 (p. 6, 50 - 51)
Joyce Is Firm, Kitty Barnes , single work short story
Joyce Farrier believes the cost of marriage to women is too high and turns down Don Leslie's repeated pleas for her to marry him. She tells Don she will not see him again, but when he is injured in a traffic accident that night she begins to change her mind.
 (p. 7, 52)
A Woman Gold-Seeker : Mrs Pryke, of Koranga Creek, New Guinea, Ion L. Idriess , single work column
Twice sent back to Sydney suffering dengue fever and malaria, on her third attempt Mrs Pryke finally managed to join her prospector husband at the Koranga Creek goldfields. The life there suited her and she prospected and mined in her own right.
 (p. 10, 54)
Women in Poetry, Willowee , single work column
Willowee discusses some of the less favourable portrayals of women in poetry.
 (p. 11)
Iceland Poppiesi"A little wind was hunting through the", Kathleen Dalziel , single work poetry (p. 14)
Love's Calvary, Mabel Forrest , single work poetry (p. 15)
Incorrigiblei"How much have I loved? you ask.", Rosa Carmen , single work poetry (p. 16)
Womeni"My mother passed me with cold eyes", Bernice May , single work poetry (p. 24) Section: Let's Talk About Books
Untitled, Franziska , single work review
— Review of White Magic Myra Morris , 1929 selected work poetry ;
A favourable review of Morris's poetry collection. Myra Morris was a frequent contributor to The Australian Woman's Mirror.
 (p. 24) Section: Let's Talk About Books
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