Betty Paterson Betty Paterson i(A45301 works by) (a.k.a. Mrs. K. Newman; Mrs. A. Wiltshire; Elizabeth Deans Paterson; Elizabeth Paterson)
Also writes as: Blue Ribbon
Born: Established: 18 Mar 1895 Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Jul 1970 Middle Park, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon World of babies Betty Paterson's World of Babies Betty Paterson , Melbourne : Nelson , 1968 Z836589 1968 single work children's
1 y separately published work icon Susan's Tale Evelyn Fullerton , Melbourne : Hall's Book Store , 1950-1959 Z1012922 1950-1959 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon These Golden Days Lorna Douglas , Betty Paterson (illustrator), Fitzroy : Morris and Walker , 1950-1959 Z830263 1950-1959 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Little Bells and Other Verses for Children Joye Taylor , Wellington : Whitcombe and Tombs , 1947 Z1908257 1947 selected work poetry children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Quackleduck : Stories Esmee Rice , Melbourne : Georgian House , 1947 Z1290001 1947 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Princess of the Water-Lilies Leila Pirani , Melbourne : W.H. McKechnie , 1946 Z1353362 1946 single work children's fiction children's
1 Friends of the Bush : A Bush Playlet for Children Harold Charles , Esther Paterson (illustrator), Betty Paterson (illustrator), 1945 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Australian Nursery Rhymes, and the Playlet, Friends of the Bush 1945; (p. 9-24)

King Kangaroo, Queen Emu and the other native bush fauna and flora introduce themselves. Finally, King Kangaroo introduces their 'guiding star': 'Our good old friend/ the Native Black/ heard is true to us as gold,/ Although his country has been sold.'

'The Abo' explains his state of dispossession:

I have no land, I have no home;
No hunting ground 'neath heaven's dome,
No nulla, boomerang, or spear,
But memories of my land most dear;
And of the lovely scented gums.
But where I grew, the city hums.
Poor Aborigine am I,
I've nothing left to do but die.

The play concludes with a full-cast refrain: 'He's nothing left to do but die.'

1 y separately published work icon Australian Nursery Rhymes, and the Playlet, Friends of the Bush Harold Charles , Esther Paterson , Betty Paterson (illustrator), Melbourne : J. Roy Stevens , 1945 Z1514072 1945 selected work poetry drama children's
1 y separately published work icon The Imp and the Fairy Leslie Deans , Melbourne : Victory Publicity , 1945 Z831190 1945 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Everybody's Babies Leila Pirani , Betty Paterson (illustrator), Melbourne : s.n. , 1944 Z1356548 1944 single work picture book children's A picture book in which Pirani responds to Paterson's drawings of babies. She makes up names and fictionalised habits for the various babies in the sketches.
1 A Comedy of Babies Isla Reiss , Betty Paterson (illustrator), 1940 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 2 September vol. 76 no. 894 1940; (p. 981-983)
1 y separately published work icon [Untitled] Betty Paterson (illustrator), Esther Paterson (illustrator), Melbourne : 1940-1949 Z1500453 1940-1949 selected work poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon The Magic Mouse G. Hermon Gill (editor), Esther Paterson (illustrator), Betty Paterson (illustrator), Melbourne : W.H. McKechnie , 1940-1949 Z1159187 1940-1949 single work picture book children's fantasy
1 Ribbon Ends Betty Paterson , 1936 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 8 December 1936; (p. 35)
1 My Mouf-Organ Betty Paterson , 1935 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 December 1935; (p. 5)
1 y separately published work icon Baby Rhymes Blue Ribbon , Glasgow : Jackson, Wylie , 1934 Z1354596 1934 selected work poetry
1 The Lyre Bird i "Down in the cool and shady dell", G. Hermon Gill , 1933 single work poetry
— Appears in: Table Talk Annual , 9 October 1933; (p. 10)
1 I 'Splained i "My Mummy said (I heard her say", G. Hermon Gill , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: Table Talk , 4 February 1932; (p. 32)
1 Emily Mott i "Emily Mott was very bold,", G. Hermon Gill , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: Table Talk , 20 August 1931; (p. 33)
1 My Daddy i "My Daddy says when he was small", G. Hermon Gill , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: Table Talk , 23 July 1931; (p. 31)
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