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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Elsie Bohning : The Little Bush Maid
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,:Northern Territory Library Service , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid gives an account of the drought conditions that the station is enduring, and offers a few snippets of recent station news.
 (p. 21)
Note: Incorrectly cited as being 18 March 1926.
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
An enjoyable holiday in town leaves Little Bush Maid pleased, but ready to return to her beloved home in the outback.
 (p. 21-22)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid discourses on the growing role of motor transport in the bush.
 (p. 22-23)
Notes from the Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid relates the recent day-to-day happenings at Helen Springs Station.
 (p. 24)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid describes the Helen Springs' Christmas party, which included an '8 decker Xmas cake' and a round of outdoor games in the afternoon.
 (p. 24-25)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid describes the recent weather and the produce her family has been enjoying from the kitchen garden
 (p. 25)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid expresses her delight in the new, motorised postal service between Oodnadatta and Katherine.
 (p. 25-26)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid describes the changes winter effects on the station's daily chores and routine.
 (p. 26)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Though Little Bush Maid is very disheartened by the dessicating effects of winter on the land, she is delighted that the station is seeing an increase in visitors as more motor cars travel the outback route.
 (p. 26-27)
The Motoring Crazei"Some people drive their Hupmobiles", Elsie Bohning , single work poetry humour (p. 27-28)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid laments the fierce heat of summer that has not yet been eased by rain. However, she is cheered by her pet animals, and her impending birthday and Christmas.
 (p. 29)
Note: Date cited incorrectly as 16 December, 1927. Correct date is 06 December, 1927.
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid takes issue with a proposal to construct a road, parallel to the railway line, from Darwin to Katherine. She believes this is a disservice to the many rural-dwellers who do not have serviceable roads.
 (p. 29-30)
Helen Springs Notes, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Despite ongoing heat and dry conditions, Little Bush Maid is pleased to report that the station has completed its most important seasonal jobs and that 'the bushmen all have a jolly, boyish expression on their honest, suntanned faces'.
 (p. 30-31)
Helen Springs Notes, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Despite the poor wet season, Little Bush Maid is delighted with the productivity of the station's garden and twelve milking cows.
 (p. 31)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
A new kitchen on the station means that Little Bush Maid, the station's other residents, and the neighbours are all looking forward to a well-earned party.
 (p. 31-32)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid is in charge of the station's daily running while her parents are away.
 (p. 33)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
With a disappointing wet season thus far, Little Bush Maid is concerned for the welfare of the station's livestock.
 (p. 33-34)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Having received a wedding invitaion, Little Bush Maid is excited and thoroughly delighted in anticipating her first attendance at a wedding.
 (p. 34)
Notes from Never Never, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid notes that her family had already driven thirty miles for their neighbours' wedding when word reached them that the wedding was postponed. She also describes the beautiful winter weather, and offers an opinion (characteristic of time and place) of Aboriginal workers in the territory.
 (p. 35)
Note: Incorrectly cited as being 29 May, 1929.
Notes from Never Never : Breezy Letter from the Girl Drover, Elsie Bohning , single work correspondence
Little Bush Maid is participating in another cattle drive, this time as camp cook. She ponders how she will react to the big city of Adelaide when they reach it, but is certain she will not be there long before she will be pining for the territory.
 (p. 35-36)
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