Children's Literature - Book Contents Enid Mary Blyton (18971968). Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958). Frances HodgsonBurnett (1849-1924). Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) (1832-98). http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/contents.asp?ref=0631211411&site=1
ACC Ozwords Mary Grant Bruce (18781958) wrote the Billabong Books. One publishedin 1911 was titled Mates at Billabong. Visit the website at http://www.crosswordclub.org/ACCsite Site/OzWords/billabong.html
Extractions: Billabong n , a cut-off loop of a river, replenished only by floods. The word derives from billa - creek and bong - dead: meaning a portion of a river that is no longer running. The word (as bilabang ) comes from the Wiradjuri language which is one of the largest language groupings in New South Wales. Wiradjuri country in the central southern region of NSW includes some of the larger river systems of New South Wales including the Murray, the Murrumbidgee, the Lachlan and the Macquarie. The word is first recorded in 1836 by TL Mitchell in his Three Expeditions Eastern Australia as follows: "The name this stream receives from the natives here, is Billibang." In The Australian Language , 1966, Sidney J Baker at p320 states that the word billa has given us billy (hence billycan, billypot) and the word bang survives in the slang go bung , to fail, to become worthless. The word has been glimpsed in the colourful phrases: "I've tasted better stuff in a billabong full of dead wallaroos" or "It's as interesting as a billabong full of dead goannas" and "as Australian as the billabongs". The word was featured in the famous Waltzing Matilda by AB Banjo Paterson: Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong;
Australian Books Shearing In The Riverina. Mary Grant Bruce 18781958. Mates At Billabong. JosephFurphy 1843-1912 AKA Collins, Tom. Such Is Life. Adam Lindsay Gordon 1833-1870. http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Books/BooksA.html
The Chronological Article And Book Archive Soon). Joe Wilson and His Mates Henry Lawson (Coming Soon). Matesat Billabong Mary Grant Bruce (18781958) (Coming Soon). Robbery http://www.freewebz.com/matthewshistory/library/articles.html
Extractions: The Chronological Article and Book Archive Welcome to the Chronological Article and Book Archive. This page is for various articles and books relating to my family, Australian history and other articles of a background nature. Please feel free to pass on for consideration any article that you think will be of relevance to the site. A recent feature of this page is the inclusion of a directory of further articles and books of historical interest. I'm into history, so there will be further additions along the way. Some of these historical works are now available in a printed format. The cost charged for these works covers the cost of producing them only. An extra charge will be given for postage and handling. Payment must precede the mailing of printed material. What's On This Page: Archive Directory: Family Related Samuel Lilley and the Mulwee School Samuel Lilley and Ruby White 1930s and 1940s: Arthur Matthews - War Poetry and compositions Around November 20th: Arthur Matthews ... Dunkirk - Codename "Dynamo": Arthur Matthews
Index Stories, Listed By Author, Part 2 pseudonym Bruce Fairlie; Bruce, IAN; Bruce, Mary Grant (18781958); Bruce,ROBERT T. BRYANT, Bruce; BRYANT, DG; BRYSON, MRS. BUCHAN, CHARLES; http://users.ev1.net/~homeville/paper/q2.htm
Extractions: and Pocket Libraries Index Previous Table-of-Contents BARRY, WESLEY BARTER, LAURA ... BATCHELOR, RICHARD A. C. ; see pseudonym Arthur Mayne BATE, SAM The Roast Beef That Talked BATEMAN, FREDERICK ... BATEMAN, ROBERT (Moyes Carruthers) (1922-1973); see under Anon. BATES, LIEUTENANT BATTEN, H(arry) MORTIMER Childhood in an Indian Teepee ... BATTEN, P(eter) W(oodruff) (1893-?); see pseudonyms Peter Woodruff Richard Worth BATTERBY, REV. T. BATTSON, R. K. ... BATTY, BEATRICE ; see under Anon. BAUCHOP, JAMES BAVERSTOCK, K. BAWDEN, NINA ; pseudonym of Nina Mary Mabey Kark BAXTER, E. H. BAXTER, GEORGE OWEN ; pseudonym of Frederick Faust BAYFIELD, WILLIAM J(ohn) (1871-1958); see under Anon. ; see pseudonyms Allan Blair Gordon Carr Allan Maxwell ; see also Mark Osborne When Conscience Sleeps BAYFIELD?, W. J. ; see under Anon. BAYLEY, BARRINGTON J(ohn) (1937- ); see under Anon. BAYLISS, FRED W. BAYLISS, T. J. BAYNE, MARIE (fl. 1908-59) BAYNE, PETER ; pseudonym of Ernest Brindle BEACH, CHARLES ; see under Anon.
Stories, Listed By Author Bruce, Mary Grant (18781958) (chron.) * An Australian Morning,(ss) The British Girls Annual, 1914 1913; * Friends, (ss) The http://users.ev1.net/~homeville/paper/s102.htm
Index Translate this page Robert, 1812-1889 AKA Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911 Gutenberg Brownson, Orestes Augustus,1803-1876 Gutenberg Bruce, Mary Grant, 1878-1958 Gutenberg Bryant, Sara http://www.elbooks.sk/angautB.html
Used Books, Rare Books, Antiquarian Books - Antiqbook A Bruce BIBLIOGRAPHY. A guide to identification and value of the books writtenby Mary Grant Bruce (18781958). 8333, BURNET, JOHN; EDITOR. - USEFUL TOIL. http://antiqbook.com/boox/gan/index.shtml
EBOOKS - ALPHABETICAL LIST ~ B Browning, Robert, 18121889. Brownson, Orestes Augustus, 1803-1876. Bruce, Mary Grant,1878-1958. Bryant, Sara Cone, 1873-. Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922. http://www.globusz.com/authors_b1.html
This Is Project Gutenberg. This List Has Been Downloaded From Robert, 18121889 Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 AKA Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911 Brownson,Orestes Augustus, 1803-1876 Bruce, Mary Grant, 1878-1958 Bryant, Sara Cone http://autumnmist.homeip.net:81/E-Books/- PROJECT GUTENBURG AUTHORS.TXT
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Mastery Of The Air, The. http//gutenberg.net/, txt,htmeng. Bruce, Mary Grant,1878-1958, 1002119. Mates At Billabong. http//gutenberg.net/, txt,htm-eng. http://hzeid.free.fr/tm.htm
Australiana At Project Gutenberg Of Australia dinner is getting cold, so we had better postpone our investigationsfor a more convenient opportunity. . Mary Grant Bruce (18781958) http://gutenberg.net.au/pgaus.html
Extractions: treasure-trove n treasure found hidden with no evidence of ownership. Home PG Library of Australiana Works in the 'public domain' in Australia Australian Explorers ... Site Map The Project Gutenberg Library of Australiana - Australian writers, works about Australia and works which may be of interest to Australians. The following titles form part of the more than 10,000 etexts freely downloadable from Project Gutenberg and Project Gutenberg of Australia. All are in the 'public domain' in Australia unless specified. Follow the links to read more about the authors and titles and to read and/or download the etexts. The etexts are listed by Author. Click here for an Alphabetic List of Titles Roald AMUNDSEN (1872-1928) Go to the South Pole site for more information about South Pole exploration. Up to this moment the observations and our reckoning had shown a surprising agreement. We reckoned that we should be at the Pole on December 14. On the afternoon of that day we had brilliant weathera light wind from the south-east with a temperature of -10[degree] F. The sledges were going very well. The day passed without any occurrence worth mentioning, and at three o'clock in the afternoon we halted, as according to our reckoning we had reached our goal.
Victorian And Edwardian Collection Bruce, Mary Grant, 18781958. Glen Eyre London ; Melbourne Ward, Lock, 1912. Bruce,Mary Grant, 1878-1958. Mates at Billabong London Ward, Lock, 1911. http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/vande/bvande.htm
Women's History Project - Mary Grant Bruce Mary Grant Bruce. Australian (1878 1958). In her own lifetime, Mary GrantBruce who was born at Sale, in the state of Victoria, Australia http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mghslib/projects/stwh10.html
Extractions: Australian (1878- 1958) In her own lifetime, Mary Grant Bruce who was born at Sale, in the state of Victoria, Australia on 24 May 1878, was regarded as Australia's most popular author. She dominated Australian children's literature for the first half of this century. Her Irish born father, Eyre Lewis Bruce, was a pioneer surveyor in Gippsland, part of Victoria. In 1870 he had married Mary Whittakers, the daughter of William Whittakers. Mary as a little girl spent much time at Heyfield, a Gippsland cattle station (ranch) managed by one of her uncles, Charles Whittakers. No doubt her childhood experience of life on both properties provided the general background for the early "Billabong" books, at least. As a child, Mary Grant Bruce was devoted to her father and to her older brother Patrick, who died tragically in 1885, as a result of a shooting accident. Mary was sent to stay with her grandparents at Fern Hill on an extended visit. It was here that she began to write poems and stories at the age of the seven. She received a firm grounding in language from her mother, but her formal schooling began at the age of ten, in a private school run by Miss Beausire who encouraged her to enter the examination of the Melbourne Shakespeare Society, she won First price on 1895, 1897 and 1898.
Extractions: Home Browse Search Previous ... Next This page supported by Related Entries Online Sources Archival/Heritage Sources Published Sources Author and Journalist Born: 24 May 1878 Sale, Victoria, Australia. Died: 2 July 1958 Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England. The author of the Billabong series of books, Mary Grant Bruce began writing poetry and short stories at the age of seven. Later she became editor of her school magazine. After completing her matriculation Bruce moved to Melbourne where she worked as an editor and wrote weekly stories for the Leader childrens page. Her first book A Little Bush Maid , originally a serial, was published in 1910. Between 1910 and 1942 she published 37 childrens novels. During her career Bruce was a contributor to Blackwood's Magazine, Morning Post, Daily Mail, Windsor Magazine, Cassell's Magazine, Strand, Argus, Age, Herald (Melbourne), Australasian, Leader, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Mail, Lone Hand Auckland Weekly Press, Woman's World, West Australian
Literary Encyclopedia: List People (B) 1730 1794. Bruce, Mary Grant (Bruce, Mary Grant Born Minnie Grant Bruce).1878 - 1958. Bruno, Giordano (Bruno, Giordano ). 1548 (?) - 1600. http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?no=450&golist=true&init=B
