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Source: The Australian Woman's Mirror, 17 April, 1928, p. 10
Mary Simpson Mary Simpson i(A96 works by)
Also writes as: 'Weeroona'
Born: Established: 1884 Stawell, Stawell area, Grampians - Pyrenees area, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Crossing Swords With Fate : Episodes in the Life of the Poet Adam Lindsay Gordon : A Play in Six Scenes Mary Simpson , South Melbourne : Gordon Memorial Committee , 1940 Z858606 1940 single work drama
1 Janetza 'Weeroona' , 1932 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 July vol. 53 no. 2734 1932; (p. 34)
1 The Old Shawl 'Weeroona' , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 June vol. 6 no. 28 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) Connie is devastated when she loses her great grandmother's shawl at a dance. The shawl is found, but turns out to be the wrong one. Connie's great grandmother, nicknamed, Eighty-four, reveals the story of the shawl and a special friendship.
1 The Rebels 'Weeroona' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 10 December vol. 6 no. 3 1929; (p. 6, 78 - 79) After a quarrel with her husband, John, Marcia is determined to reject married life. She flees to her newly-married young friend, Ada, only to discover she too has quarrelled with her husband, Ron, and is also planning to run away.
1 The Baby Upstairs 'Weeroona' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 September vol. 5 no. 41 1929; (p. 6, 52 - 53) Miss Anne and her landlady, Mrs Tonk, are concerned that the baby upstairs is neglected by Mervyn Clark, who they assume is his widowed father. They are mistaken, as Miss Anne finds out when she rescues the child after he falls onto the roadway.
1 Cophetua's Mission-Maid 'Weeroona' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 26 March vol. 5 no. 18 1929; (p. 6, 52 - 53) Arthur Blinken tries to persuade the mission school teacher, Kittie Goldie, to go riding with him in his motor car, but she refuses because she is taking the children on a picnic. She also believes he is interested in another girl. But Arthur finds a way of spending the day with her and a misunderstanding is cleared up.
1 1 Australian Drama : Some Thoughts Stimulated by the Australian Drama Night Held by the Australian Literature Society on August 25 John Quill , Mrs. Vernon Williams , Mary Simpson , Gerald Byrne , 1929 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 20 September vol. 1 no. 10 1929; (p. 329-330) Byrne, Simpson, and Williams discuss performances of one act plays The Copper Fire, Absalom, Charlotte and Settling the Sectarian Question in the context of a debate sparked by St. John Ervine's attack on Australian theatre in the London Observer, 21 July, 1921 and the resulting correspondence from Mary Fullerton and other Australians. Quill reports.
1 The Mother 'Weeroona' , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 December vol. 4 no. 3 1927; (p. 7, 54) A hard-working mother, long taken for granted by her family, gives way to her distress when noone thinks to give her a gift on Christmas day.
1 The Faithful Heart 'Weeroona' , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 9 August vol. 3 no. 37 1927; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Grief-stricken at the death of his mother, a boy rejects his new stepmother. His feelings change when she risks her life to save something precious to him.
1 Brander's Wife 'Weeroona' , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 31 May vol. 3 no. 27 1927; (p. 6, 56) A farmer's wife is consumed with longing for 'sunshine chintzes' with which to decorate her home.
1 Adventurers 'Weeroona' , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 August vol. 48 no. 2480 1927; (p. 35)
1 Gaol-Birds 'Weeroona' , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 10 March vol. 48 no. 2456 1927; (p. 48)
1 The Backslider Mary Simpson , 1926 single work short story satire
— Appears in: 'Tell-Tale' Stories from 'The Bulletin' 1926; (p. 14-20) Australian Round-Up : Stories From 1790 to 1950 1953; (p. 212-218)
1 Grannie's Legs 'Weeroona' , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 1 June vol. 2 no. 27 1926; (p. 6, 54 - 55)
1 Total Immersion 'Weeroona' , 1926 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 October vol. 47 no. 2436 1926; (p. 47-48)
1 y separately published work icon 'Tell-Tale' Stories from 'The Bulletin' Mary Simpson , Melbourne : E. A. Vidler , 1926 Z805325 1926 selected work short story
1 On the Outskirts Mary Simpson , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: 'Tell-Tale' Stories from 'The Bulletin' 1926; (p. 82-86)
1 The Handy-Man 'Weeroona' , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 14 July vol. 1 no. 34 1925; (p. 5, 59) A man makes a disastrous attempt to fix a leaking bath.
1 Midnight in a Library 'Weeroona' , 1925 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin : Christmas Edition , 12 December 1925; (p. 2)
1 Thwarted Desires 'Weeroona' , 1924 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 25 November vol. 1 no. 1 1924; (p. 7, 58) A woman dreams of owning a farm, but her dreams are doomed.
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