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Issue Details: First known date: 1878... 1878 of Australian Ladies' Annual est. 1878 Australian Ladies' Annual
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Miss Carmichael This Book, the Work of Australian Ladies, Is (with her permission) respectfully dedicated.
  • In a Preface, the editor F. R. C. Hopkins writes: 'Should, however, this present edition receive the approbation of our ladies (first) and the public (afterwards), I promise a more interesting "Annual" next year' (vi). No second volume appeared.
  • Contents indexed selectively. Also contains some contributions by New Zealand women.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1878 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Rubria Ghost, Tasma , single work short story (p. 1-12)
To My Husband : With the Present of a Swiss Clocki"Tis four-and-thirty years, Love", Louisa Anne Meredith , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Some of Australia's Claims on Her Women, H. N. B. , single work essay (p. 14-22)
Bird-dom : A Memento of 1878i"In ways apart my path doth lie,", Sylvia , single work poetry (p. 22-31)
The Three Troopers, T. P. (Mrs) Hill , single work short story (p. 32-43)
The Cockatoo : A Leaf from "Grandmamma's Australian Verse-Book."i"I'm an impudent Cockatoo!", single work poetry (p. 43-44)
The Poet's Houri"Not far back from the busy street,", Margaret Chesholt , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
The Empty House, Little Rosebud , single work short story (p. 46-53)
The Islanderi"An island in the Australasian seas", Mrs J. A. Bode , single work poetry (p. 53-63)
The Mystery of David Renshawe's Life, Constance Craig , single work short story (p. 63-70)
By the Campfirei"Ah, 't was but now I saw the sun flush pink on yonder placid tide;", A. C. , single work poetry (p. 70-72)
Concerning the Forthcoming Melbourne Cup, Tasma , single work essay (p. 73-81)
The Children's Crusade (A.D. 1212)i"An old man sits beside a well,", Mary Card , single work poetry (p. 82-90)
A Day Dream, Ecne Rolf , single work short story (p. 104-112)
What Was It?, Kate Dampier , single work short story (p. 112-123)
A Romance of Coma, Mura Leigh , single work short story romance (p. 123-133)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

A Work in Progress Doug Mackenzie , 2007 single work prose
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , March no. 353 2007; (p. 26-31)
A Work in Progress Doug Mackenzie , 2007 single work prose
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , March no. 353 2007; (p. 26-31)
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