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Ada A. Holman Ada A. Holman i(A11589 works by) (birth name: Ada Augusta Kidgell) (a.k.a. Ada Augusta Holman; A. A. Holman; Mrs W. A. Holman)
Also writes as: Myee ; Marcus Malcolm ; Literoctopus ; Augusta ; Nardoo
Born: Established: 3 Oct 1869 Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 3 Apr 1949
Gender: Female
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1 6 y separately published work icon Memoirs of a Premier's Wife Ada A. Holman , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1947 Z265741 1947 single work autobiography
1 The New Carpet Ada A. Holman , 1939 single work short story
— Appears in: Tales by Australians 1939; (p. 137-140) Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988; (p. 154-157)
1 The Premier's Wife Ada A. Holman , 1936 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Six Queens Ada A. Holman , 1932 (Manuscript version)x400454 Z851928 1932 single work drama
1 The Three Little Dears Ada A. Holman , 1932 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Elka-Reva-Ree : A Story For Children Ada A. Holman , Sydney : Edwards, Dunlop and Company , 1931 Z999638 1931 single work picture book children's '[C]ontinues the domestic crises of Molly [from Little Miss Anzac], still accompanied by Woodeny. They include going to the beach where the inquisitive Molly has her finger caught in a wooden seat, and playing her own interminable tunes on the piano to a frantic father' (Oxford Comanion to Australian Children's Literature 214).
1 When Jack Proposed for Dad Ada A. Holman , 1928 single work drama
1 3 y separately published work icon Sport of the Gods Ada A. Holman , Melbourne : C. J. DeGaris Publishing House , 1921 Z299151 1921 single work novel
1 Remembering i "A gift I crave from God with prayers and tears:", Ada A. Holman , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Triad , 10 April 1918; (p. 21)
2 3 y separately published work icon Little Miss Anzac : The True Story of an Australian Doll Ada A. Holman , New York (City) : Frederick A. Stokes , 1917 Z999668 1917 single work children's fiction children's 'Portrays the innocent misdemeanors of Molly and her doll through an amusing, anecdotal story of the gradual destruction through "adventures" of the much-loved Woodeny. Woodeny survives a series of potential usurpers in her young owner's affections to the point where she is sans arms, legs, hair—even face' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Fiction 214).
1 "Australia!" Sighs My Heart i ""Australia!" sighs my heart 'neath alien skies:", Ada A. Holman , 1915 single work poetry
— Appears in: School Paper : Grades V and VI , September no. 205 1915; (p. 115)
1 y separately published work icon My Wander Year : Some Jottings in a Year's Travel Ada A. Holman , Sydney : William Brooks , 1914 Z999628 1914 single work autobiography travel
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