Patsy Adam-Smith Patsy Adam-Smith i(A35192 works by) (a.k.a. Patricia Jean Adam-Smith)
Born: Established: 31 May 1924 Nowingi, Mildura area, North West Victoria, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 20 Sep 2001 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Female
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1 Australian Women at War Patsy Adam-Smith , 2014 extract biography (Australian Women at War)
— Appears in: Good Reading , April 2014; (p. 56-57)
'War is often thought of as an enterprise that largely involves men. But women have always been caught up in wars and have played hugely supportive roles in times of conflict. In 1984 Patsy Adam-Smith published Australian Women at War, an account of how Australian women have responded to war, from the Boer War in 1900 through to World War II and its aftermath. Now this republished edition brings this account of women at war to a new generation. The extract below tells the story of 13-year-old Jean Doig and her penfriend in Vienna, who desperately sought Jean’s help to escape Nazi persecution.' (56)
1 Why Did You Go to the Great War, Daddy Patsy Adam-Smith , 2014 extract novel (The Anzacs)
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 April 2014;
1 The Waaia Races Patsy Adam-Smith , 2011 extract autobiography (Hear the Train Blow : The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up in the Bush)
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011; (p. 24-34)
1 Gallipoli : The Lonesome Pine Patsy Adam-Smith , 1997 extract non-fiction (The Anzacs)
— Appears in: 200 Years of Australian Writing : An Anthology 1997; (p. 63-64)
1 13 y separately published work icon Goodbye Girlie Patsy Adam-Smith , Ringwood : Penguin , 1995 Z104232 1995 single work autobiography
1 Once Upon a Time Patsy Adam-Smith , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: Books Death and Taxes 1995; (p. 29-35)
1 You Make Your Bed (from Goodbye Girlie) Patsy Adam-Smith , 1994 extract
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 5-6 November 1994; (p. 28-33)
1 6 y separately published work icon There was a Ship Patsy Adam-Smith , Ringwood : Penguin , 1994 Z357128 1994 single work autobiography travel
1 7 y separately published work icon Hear the Train Blow : The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up in the Bush Patsy Adam-Smith , Ringwood : Penguin , 1992 Z356540 1992 single work autobiography

'The true story of a remarkable young girl growing up in the bush during the Great Depression.

'Patricia Jean Smith and her sister, Miss Mickie, grew up as railway children, their parents a station-mistress and a fettler. The catalogue of towns they lived in reverberates with the once-familiar clatter of metal and steam, but it was the tiny one-pub town of Waaia, in the centre of Victoria's wheat-rich Goulburn Valley, that kept drawing them back.

'These were days of yabbying and rabbiting, of bush girls riding bareback on wilful ponies, and of the tin-lizzies that transformed the Mallee forever. It was a time for learning, for devouring books and for satisfying a powerful thirst for knowledge. And then it was a time for war.

'Hear the Train Blow tells of Patsy Adam-Smith's classic upbringing during the Great Depression. It is a celebration of the ordinary people of Australia, and of a life that no longer exists.' (Publication summary)

1 A Ray of Light on Saturday Night Patsy Adam-Smith , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Larrikin Streak: Australian Writers Look at the Legend 1990; (p. 105-108)
1 y separately published work icon Australia : Beyond the Dreamtime Thomas Keneally , Robyn Davidson , Patsy Adam-Smith , Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 1987 Z865579 1987 selected work prose
1 Vive La Difference! Patsy Adam-Smith , 1985 single work prose
— Appears in: Prose Writing for Australians : An Anthology of Feature Articles and Short Stories 1985; (p. 11-13)
1 y separately published work icon Australian Women at War Patsy Adam-Smith , Melbourne : Nelson , 1984 7418550 1984 single work biography

'When Patsy Adam-Smith wrote Australian Women at War in 1984, her aim was to tap into thememories of all the ‘brave, modest, forgotten women’ while they were still alive, in order to honour them. Now, for the first time, this iconic volume is republished for an entirely new generation of readers.

'This magnificent work is a history of how Australian women have responded to war – from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. Recording the achievements of our women for all time, it tells of their bravery, self-sacrifice, endurance and devotion. Australian Women at War is a tribute to Australian women.' (Publication summary from 2014 edition)

1 2 y separately published work icon The Anzacs Patsy Adam-Smith , West Melbourne : Nelson , 1978 Z1065868 1978 single work non-fiction

'Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so fast there was not time for escape or burial. And when Gallipoli was over there was the misery of the European Campaign. Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best-seller about the First World War. Soldiers sought her out to tell her why they went, what they saw, and how they felt about that great holocaust. Their simple accounts are more vivid than any novel; the years have not dimmed their memories of lost comrades and the horrors of war. These are the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men - and they strike to the heart. The Anzacs remains unrivalled as the classic account of Australia's involvement in the First World War.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Three Novels Patsy Adam-Smith , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , no. 67 1977; (p. 79-80)

— Review of The Last Enemy Hugh Mason , 1976 single work novel ; Thoroughly Decent People : A Folktale Glen Tomasetti , 1976 single work novel
1 The Bluestone Three - Tiered Wedding Cake Patsy Adam-Smith , 1974 single work short story
— Appears in: Festival and Other Stories 1974; (p. 48-54)
1 All Those Empty Pages Patsy Adam-Smith , 1974 single work correspondence diary
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , October vol. 4 no. 14 1974; (p. 25-52)
A compilation of extracts from returned soldiers' diaries and letters.
1 y separately published work icon Romance of Australian Railways Patsy Adam-Smith , Adelaide : Rigby , 1973 Z512518 1973 single work
1 y separately published work icon Across Australia by Indian-Pacific Patsy Adam-Smith , Melbourne : Nelson , 1971 Z958884 1971 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon Folklore of Australia's Railwaymen Patsy Adam-Smith , Macmillan , 1969 Z512417 1969 single work
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