The Western Mail Christmas Story Competition
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

The Western Mail Christmas Story Competition accepted stories with an Australian setting. The winning entries were published in the  newspaper's special Christmas issues.

Prize money was first prize (£6); second prize (£3) and third prize (£1). (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3213781)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1905

winner The Remarkable Discovery of Habakkuk Jones G. H. Wright , 1990 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Gate of Dreams : The Western Mail Annuals, 1897-1955 1990; (p. 88-90)

Year: 1899

winner The Timber Getters E. Baldwin Hodge , 1899 single work short story
— Appears in: The Western Mail (Perth) , 9 December 1899; (p. 3-4) The Gate of Dreams : The Western Mail Annuals, 1897-1955 1990; (p. 155-158) Eliza Baldwin Hodge : Works, 1894-1899 2016;
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