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Ethel Turner Ethel Turner i(A9745 works by) (birth name: Ethel Mary Burwell) (a.k.a. Ethel Sybil Turner; Ethel M. Turner; Ethel Curlewis; Mrs H. R. Curlewis)
Also writes as: Dame Durden ; Princess Ida ; The Little Laureate ; The Old Sailor ; E. S. T.
Born: Established: 24 Jan 1870 Doncaster, South Yorkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 8 Apr 1958 Mosman, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1880
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1 From : Seven Little Australians Ethel Turner , 2009 extract children's fiction (Seven Little Australians)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 283-286)
1 A Thoroughly Good Home Ethel Turner , 1997 extract children's fiction children's
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997; (p. 80-84)
1 2 y separately published work icon Walking to School : Poem Ethel Turner , Peter Gouldthorpe (illustrator), Sydney : Collins Anne Ingram Books , 1988 Z832108 1988 single work picture book children's
1 Diaries Ethel Turner , 1988 extract diary (The Diaries of Ethel Turner)
— Appears in: The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988; (p. 475-487)
1 y separately published work icon Seven Little Australians [and] The Family at Misrule Ethel Turner , Sydney : John Ferguson , 1982 23494711 1982 selected work children's fiction
1 9 y separately published work icon The Diaries of Ethel Turner Ethel Turner , Philippa Poole , Sydney : Ure Smith , 1979 Z115441 1979 selected work diary 'Ethel Turner has charmed generations of readers with her delightful children's books [...] In this collection her granddaughter, Philippa Poole, has selected the most interesting passages from the author's diaries, spanning her literary career from 1889 to 1930.' (Source: back cover blurb.)
1 A Good-Bye to "Redgum" Ethel Turner , 1937 single work prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May no. 31015 1937; (p. 13)
1 There Was a Cherry Tree i "There was a cherry tree afoam with flower", Ethel Turner , 1934 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 November no. 30232 1934; (p. 11)
1 Girlhood Memories Ethel Turner , 1933 single work prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November no. 29919 1933; (p. 18S)
1 Lady Cullen : Some Memories Ethel Turner , 1931 single work prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 June no. 29157 1931; (p. 10)
2 1 y separately published work icon Judy and Punch Ethel Turner , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock , 1928 Z833222 1928 single work children's fiction children's
1 St. Peters Pit Ethel Turner , 1927 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 August no. 27970 1927; (p. 13)
1 Waters of Wellington i "Through forty hours of wraith-white mist", Ethel Turner , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May no. 27569 1926; (p. 11)
1 Palm Beach i "God in a delicate mood parted these headlands,", Ethel Turner , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 February no. 27485 1926; (p. 11)
2 y separately published work icon Funny Ethel Turner , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock , 1926 Z830974 1926 single work novel young adult
1 Across the "Creek": X: A Wizard on a Peak Ethel Turner , 1926 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 September no. 27677 1926; (p. 13)
1 Across the "Creek" : IX. By Road and River Ethel Turner , 1926 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 September no. 27671 1926; (p. 1)
1 Across the "Creek" : VIII. Ethel Turner , 1926 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 September no. 27665 1926; (p. 13)
1 Across the "Creek" : VII. My Bored Guide Ethel Turner , 1926 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August no. 27659 1926; (p. 11)
1 Across the "Creek" : VI. The Maori of the Moment Ethel Turner , 1926 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 August no. 27653 1926; (p. 11)
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