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Issue Details: First known date: 1927... vol. 4 no. 3 13 December 1927 of The Australian Woman's Mirror est. 1924-1961 The Australian Woman's Mirror
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1927 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Secret Drama, Charles Turner , single work short story
A convict escapes on a stormy night. While the governor and his warders are out searching for him he arrives at the governor's house, where the governor's wife provides him with new clothing and their secret is revealed.
 (p. 6, 58 - 59)
The Mother, 'Weeroona' , single work short story
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.
 (p. 7, 54)
Flowers and a Flapper, M. C. Potter , single work short story
A flapper is boarding with three unmarried, elderly ladies. The youngest of them lends the young woman some flowers, which she has kept in a drawer for many years, to decorate her dress for a dance. Her generosity has a wonderful outcome.
 (p. 8, 60)
'Footsteps Echoing'..., Fairlie Taylor , single work short story
An orphan corresponds with the matron of the orphanage where she used to live. The correspondence lasts for many years and traces the girl's fortunes, including an apparently doomed love affair.
 (p. 9, 56 - 57)
An Excellent Match, Gilbert Mant , single work short story
A couple who have known each other all their lives are expected by their families to marry. They become engaged, but both fall in love with someone else.
 (p. 10, 52 - 53)
The Jungle Child, Serena Dayle , single work short story
A neglected and motherless child is picked up from the street and taken to the seaside for a picnic. He hides in a cave and is left behind, but found later by a young widow who has recently lost her two-year-old son.
 (p. 11, 51)
Something Like Love!, Willowee , single work column (p. 13, 55)
Life and Lovei"This do I ask of life, that I may go", Margaret Curran , single work poetry (p. 14)
Compensationsi"These things are left to me:", Myra Morris , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Empty Hearti"'Shut the door of your heart,' Prudence cried,", Rufa Douglas , single work poetry (p. 16)
A North-Wind Dayi"Something out there in the dusty sky", S. A. , single work poetry (p. 17)
Spring-Cleaning Australia! : Dr. Jean White-Haney, Nettie Palmer , single work column
Nettie Palmer interviews Jean White-Haney, whose work involved searching for a means of destroying the prickly pear.
 (p. 18)
An Anthology of Our Own, Edith Mary England , single work column
England objects to the belief that men make better poets and calls for an anthology of women poets.
 (p. 23)
Untitled, Mabel Forrest , Franziska , single work review
— Review of Poems Mabel Forrest , 1927 selected work poetry ; (p. 24) Section: Let's Talk About Books
Apologies to Tennysoni"Sunshine and early morn", Jane Comstock , single work poetry (p. 28)
Little Hearti"Now on her grave are the leaves by", V. K. T. , single work poetry (p. 31)
Nobody Knows Himi"Everyone says that this boy of mine", D. S. (fl. 1928) , single work poetry (p. 39)
My Little Onei"Close in my arms my little one lies,", Rikki T. , single work poetry (p. 50)
Tadpolesi"I caught seven little taddies,", J. B. Howie , single work poetry (p. 51)
If Babies Grew in Cabbagesi"If babies grew in cabbages,", V. K. T. , single work poetry (p. 52)
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