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Real Australian Fairy Stories [version 2, booklet by Eva Oakley, 1950]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book of children’s stories by Eva Oakley was published in 1945. The contents of this publication are entirely different to the booklet of the same name, and by the same author, which was published in 1945. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of … [Read more...] about Real Australian Fairy Stories [version 2, booklet by Eva Oakley, 1950]

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Fairy Poems [booklet by Eva Oakley, 1945]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book of poetry for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in 1945. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] Fairy Poems by Eva Oakley Princess Pretty … [Read more...] about Fairy Poems [booklet by Eva Oakley, 1945]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: @ contents list added, booklet, Eva Oakley (author) (1881-1952), Fairy Poems (Eva Oakley 1945), SourceSLV, year1945, zzz graphics not included

Real Australian Fairy Stories [booklet by Eva Oakley, 1945]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book of children’s stories by Eva Oakley was published in 1945. The contents of this publication are entirely different to the booklet of the same name, and by the same author, which was published in 1950. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of … [Read more...] about Real Australian Fairy Stories [booklet by Eva Oakley, 1945]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: @ contents list added, booklet, Eva Oakley (author) (1881-1952), Real Australian Fairy Stories (Eva Oakley 1945), SourceSLV, year1945, zzz graphics not included

Willie Wagtail, Two Little Romances and Other Verses [booklet by Eva Oakley, 1945]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book of children’s poetry by Eva Oakley was published in 1950. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] Willie Wagtail Two Little Romances and Other … [Read more...] about Willie Wagtail, Two Little Romances and Other Verses [booklet by Eva Oakley, 1945]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: @ contents list added, @ graphics to be added, booklet, Eva Oakley (author) (1881-1952), SourceSLV, Willie Wagtail Two Little Romances and Other Verses (Eva Oakley 1950), year1945

A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills [broadsheet, 1862]

14 May 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This broadsheet about the Burke and Wills expedition was published in 1862. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills. The Fate … [Read more...] about A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills [broadsheet, 1862]

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The Glen of the White Man’s Grave [booklet by Henry Kendall, 1865]

5 May 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This 8-page booklet by Henry Kendall was published in 1865. It consists of two poems by the author. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] The Glen of the White Man’s … [Read more...] about The Glen of the White Man’s Grave [booklet by Henry Kendall, 1865]

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Fools’ Harvest [novel by Erle Cox, 1939]

31 July 2018 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This novel by Erle Cox (1873-1950) originally appeared in serial form in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) in 1938. It was then published in a book format in 1939. It is a story about a fictional invasion of Australia. It was an popular novel, and added to the debate over … [Read more...] about Fools’ Harvest [novel by Erle Cox, 1939]

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Out of the Silence [novel by Erle Cox]

31 May 2018 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book by Erle Cox (1873-1950) originally appeared in serial form in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) in 1919. It was first published in a book format in 1925; the 1947 edition, which appears here, included a Prologue. It was an very popular novel, and was published in … [Read more...] about Out of the Silence [novel by Erle Cox]

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‘Somewhere in France’ [by L. E. Homfray]

28 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This booklet by L. E. Homfray was published during the First World War (1914-1918). The first item in the booklet, “The Great Sacrifice”, is a religious wartime illustration, whilst the other two items are poems. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list … [Read more...] about ‘Somewhere in France’ [by L. E. Homfray]

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Australians, Awake! And Other Poems [by L. E. Homfray]

27 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This booklet by L. E. Homfray was published during the First World War (1914-1918). As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] Sold for the benefit of the Red Cross … [Read more...] about Australians, Awake! And Other Poems [by L. E. Homfray]

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