Tom Richards Tom Richards i(A15602 works by)
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1 Moonlight on Onawe Tom Richards , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 9 July vol. 5 no. 33 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Tom is in love with Norma, but her parents disapprove of him. They meet once a week at a secret place in the bay. One night Norma falls asleep and Tom sees a scene from long ago enacted on the rock ledge in front of him.
1 My Nicht wi' Burns Tom Richards , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 16 October vol. 4 no. 47 1928; (p. 7, 52 - 53) The fuel tank of a man's motorcycle is damaged and he seeks refuge in an isolated house occupied by a composer and his beautiful, but mute, daughter. They play a composition for him which moves him to tears, but when the girl's secret fiancé enters the house her father's insanity is revealed.
1 Fathering Billy Tom Richards , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 18 October vol. 3 no. 47 1927; (p. 7, 50 - 51) When a young man is rejected in love his father tells him he can have whatever he wants if he wants it badly enough. What his son actually wants takes the father by surprise.
1 A Social Climb Tom Richards , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 23 August vol. 3 no. 39 1927; (p. 6, 50) A confirmed bachelor and rough-mannered businessman appears to be courting a rich and titled woman. However, his staff members eventually learn that their speculations were quite wrong.
1 Vale i "They dressed her up in silks and frills", Tom Richards , 1927 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 August vol. 3 no. 36 1927; (p. 16)
1 His Birthday Present Tom Richards , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 5 July vol. 3 no. 32 1927; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Orphaned and crippled by a car accident, a young woman is cared for by her family. She refuses to marry a man who has courted her for a long time because she believes she does not love him and would be a burden to him.
1 A Misinterpretation Tom Richards , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 11 January vol. 3 no. 7 1927; (p. 6, 53)
1 Concentration Tom Richards , 1926 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 7 December vol. 3 no. 2 1926; (p. 6, 56)
1 'The Maternial Instink' Tom Richards , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 1 June vol. 2 no. 27 1926; (p. 7, 56)
1 Mrs Dalton's Bargain Tom Richards , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 July vol. 2 no. 33 1926; (p. 6, 53)
1 McPherson and McCarthy i "McPherson was a canny Scot who owned a tidy farm,", Tom Richards , 1911 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 September vol. 32 no. 1647 1911; (p. 13)
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