Mary House and “Better than that”

Mary House and “Better than that”

by Elizabeth Lhuede A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). This post includes a poem by NSW-born Queensland poet, Mary House. Mary House (1875-1950) was a prolific poet, with the AustLit database listing 118 poems...
Nancy Francis and “The black snake”

Ruby M. Doyle and “The flame”

by Whispering Gums   A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). This post includes a short story that was published in the Sydney Mail on 24 July 1935, and is by Australian-born Ruby M. Doyle....
Maud R Liston, Childhood Memories (poem)

Maud R Liston, Childhood Memories (poem)

Another in our series of posts on authors with works published in 1924. A prolific verse-maker, Maud Renner Liston was born in Adelaide in 1875, the fourth of seven children of William Liston and Marion J Liston of Kapunda and Westbourne Park. Her work began appearing...