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Mary Grant Bruce Mary Grant Bruce i(A17964 works by) (a.k.a. Minnie Grant Bruce)
Also writes as: M G B ; Cinderella ; Coolibah
Born: Established: 24 May 1878 Sale, Sale area, Central Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 12 Jul 1958 Sussex,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Irish ; Welsh
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1 Sands of Time i "Yes, it is as if it speaks to us, long before", Mary Grant Bruce , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , August vol. 24 no. 6 2016;
1 1 y separately published work icon The Early Tales Mary Grant Bruce , Pamela Nutt (editor), Sydney : Juvenilia Press , 2013 8366299 2013 selected work short story

'Mary Grant Bruce’s nineteenth-century childhood was spent in rural Victoria and throughout her writing career this landscape provided the setting for many of her stories. These early tales, written for the newspaper The Leader, demonstrate an understanding of the challenges of the Australian outback and introduce many of the concerns she would later develop in her highly successful fiction for children.' (Publication summary)
1 Goodbye School Mary Grant Bruce , 1997 extract children's fiction children's (Norah of Billabong)
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997; (p. 100-103)
1 Untitled Mary Grant Bruce , 1991 extract children's fiction children's (Billabong's Daughter)
— Appears in: The Language of Love : An Anthology of Australian Love Letters, Poetry and Prose 1991; (p. 90-91)
1 A Boating Holiday Mary Grant Bruce , 1988 extract novel (Possum)
— Appears in: Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 102)
1 Between Neighbours (from Anderson's Jo) Mary Grant Bruce , 1988 extract
— Appears in: Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 100)
1 Her Just Necessities Mary Grant Bruce , 1988 single work short story
— Appears in: Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988; (p. 175-179)
1 Overtime for Wives Mary Grant Bruce , 1986-1912 single work short story
— Appears in: The Peculiar Honeymoon and Other Writings 1986; The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988; (p. 513-517)
1 How I Became a Writer Mary Grant Bruce , 1986 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Peculiar Honeymoon and Other Writings 1986; The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988; (p. 509-513)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Peculiar Honeymoon and Other Writings Mary Grant Bruce , Prue McKay (editor), Melbourne : McPhee Gribble , 1986 Z382787 1986 selected work short story
1 Christmas Magic Mary Grant Bruce , 1983 extract novel (Mates at Billabong)
— Appears in: More Oz : Australian Stories, Humour and Poetry 1983; (p. 46-51)
1 y separately published work icon A Little Bush Maid [and] Mates at Billabong Mary Grant Bruce , Sydney : John Ferguson , 1981 Z956234 1981 selected work children's fiction children's
1 At Billabong Mary Grant Bruce , 1966 extract children's fiction children's (Mates at Billabong)
— Appears in: The Australian Christmas 1966; (p. 191-192)
1 y separately published work icon The Power Within : four broadcast talks Mary Grant Bruce , Croydon : Mary Grant Bruce , 1942 Z800859 1942 single work
2 y separately published work icon Billabong Riders Mary Grant Bruce , London : Ward, Lock , 1942 Z956551 1942 single work children's fiction children's

'Word reaches Billabong that the head drover of their mob of cattle coming from Queensland has been injured. Not trusting the second in command, Jim & Wally decide to take over. Norah and Tommy, well used to the saddle and mustering, insist on going to help and Murty O'Toole and Lee Wing are also enlisted. As women are not usual amongst droving outfits, they keep a separate camp but are soon welcomed as friends by the majority and befriend a lovely youngster named Rob.

'Underground echoes from the hollow hills spook a half-crazed bull called Cranky, which charges the cattle into a stampede. An intense electrical storm wreaks further havoc on the mob and a number go missing. Search parties fail to find them until Jacky, an aboriginal [sic] friend, tells Rob that two of their own drovers have hidden the cattle intent on stealing them. He leads them to the spot and Jim and Wally go in, guns ready, to reclaim their stock. The outlaws flee on foot, but the party rounds up the cattle, using all their horses and bridles, and head back to camp, glad to be rid of the thieves.'

Source: Mary Grant Bruce official website (http://www.marygrantbruce.com.au/books/billabong-riders/). (Sighted: 2/7/2014)
1 y separately published work icon Karalta Mary Grant Bruce , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1941 Z836365 1941 single work children's fiction children's
2 3 y separately published work icon Peter & Co. Mary Grant Bruce , London : Ward, Lock , 1940 Z833686 1940 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'This is the sequel to Told By Peter.  It describes a similar holiday to one Mary Grant Bruce and her husband George Bruce had just taken in North Queensland, which included a stay at Dunk Island, right down to the rumours of impending war and suspicious Japanese boats.' (Publication summary)
1 The High Sheriff's Table Mary Grant Bruce , 1939 single work short story
— Appears in: Tales by Australians 1939; (p. 15-29)
2 y separately published work icon Son of Billabong Mary Grant Bruce , London : Ward, Lock , 1939 Z830507 1939 single work children's fiction children's

'Following straight on from Billabong Gold, McGill is tried and found guilty on all counts.  A woman with a weak heart faints in court and is taken to hospital in a state of exhaustion…  McGill’s oft–deserted wife who refuses to believe he is totally bad.  She visits him in prison only to be rebuffed, and sadly returns to her quiet little farm and her old, somewhat demented helper.

'Jim and Tommy are married at Billabong.  Wally shows signs of exhaustion and Norah talks him into taking a holiday to recuperate, with her and Davie, their three-year old boy.  Davie speaks his own brand of English spattered with Irish brogue, Aboriginal pidgin and Chinese inflections.  They drive north-east toward the sea, stopping at will, fetching up at the Wallace family farm for a couple of days where Davie plays happily with other children. Reaching the sea at last — to Davie a “Welly big lagoon” — they delight in days on the sand and in the waves, watched enviously from the cliffs by a pair of sad eyes.'  (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Told by Peter Mary Grant Bruce , London : Ward, Lock , 1938 Z817960 1938 single work children's fiction children's

'This is the story of a boy on a farm property in New South Wales, and his efforts to catch “crooks” who are trying to harm a friend of his. It is a brisk, exciting story and Mary Grant Bruce shows a competent grasp of schoolboy idiom here.'  (Publication summary)
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