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Constance Mackness Constance Mackness i(A25412 works by)
Born: Established: 17 Jun 1882 Tuena, Crookwell - Boorowa area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 13 Dec 1973 Corinda, Corinda - Sherwood - Chelmer area, Brisbane - South & South West, Brisbane, Queensland,
Gender: Female
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1 The Granadilla Pie Constance Mackness , 1950 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 2 October 1950; (p. 5-7)
1 y separately published work icon Daffy-Down-Dilly Constance Mackness , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock , 1937 Z1257281 1937 single work children's fiction children's Alison must take over as guardian to her young brother and sister when her father dies. She decides to move the family to Sydney and economically provides a happy home.
1 The Ambush : Another Tale About the Eternal Triangle Constance Mackness , 1935 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 October 1935; (p. 5) A woman takes her children to the gardens and sees her husband there with a young woman.
1 y separately published work icon Clown of the School Constance Mackness , London : Ward, Lock , 1935 Z1259685 1935 single work children's fiction children's

The story focuses on Mary Trevor, 'an incorrigible

thirteen-year-old Fourth Former at Fairview College, a girls' school in

Hornsby, in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney. Mary plays the fool in her

classes and is such a disruptive influence that the Head, Miss Maxwell,

enlists the help of prefect Rosalie Melrose to try to reform Mary.

Rosalie decides to take Mary along with her when she visits her Uncle

and his family'. Source: Bonza Schooldays.
1 y separately published work icon The Young Beachcombers Constance Mackness , London : Ward, Lock , 1934 Z1259678 1934 single work children's fiction children's
1 Todd's Tuppeny Constance Mackness , 1932 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 November vol. 67 no. 800 1932; (p. 1327-1328)
1 Two at the Oculist's Constance Mackness , 1930 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 14 August 1930; (p. 6) Man and woman blindfolded in 'oculist's' waiting-room play guessing game over looks, and discover they are not young and personable but a 73 and 50-year-old mother and son.
1 Matilda or Marjorie Constance Mackness , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 October 1929; (p. 6)
1 y separately published work icon Di-double-di Constance Mackness , Sydney : Cornstalk Publishing , 1929 Z830885 1929 single work children's fiction children's A boarding-school story set in Hornsby, Sydney, that follows two friends, Buzz and Monkey, as they become involved with the people who live next to the school. 'Here lives Mrs Dornton, a domineering woman who has made slaves of her family, including her invalid son, Clive. The latter provides the romantic interest in the book when he eventually marries one of the girls' favourite teachers. A healthy spirit of fun runs through the book; and the friendly relationships between teachers and pupils are more than in most books of this nature' (Saxby, A History of Australian Children's Literature 1841-1941, p. 161).
1 2 y separately published work icon Miss Billy Constance Mackness , Sydney : Cornstalk Publishing , 1928 Z1257054 1928 single work children's fiction children's 'Willa Morton [...] is the unselfish slave of her mean but wealthy parents and many brothers and sisters. Willa is saved by Mr and Mrs Morton's convenient deaths and a romance with the son of a drunken station bookkeeper' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 277).
1 1 y separately published work icon The Blossom Children Constance Mackness , London : Ward, Lock , 1927 Z1255494 1927 single work children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon The Glad School Constance Mackness , Sydney : Cornstalk Publishing , 1927 Z830012 1927 single work children's fiction children's 'The Glad School centres on the adventures and misadventures of two madcap friends, Frances "Wuzzie" and Dorothy "Twinkle", who are both fond of pranks. The story starts with their midnight feast being interrupted when one of their schoolmates, dressed as a ghost, steals their food. The girls are determined to discover the culprit and seek retribution, though they target two innocent girls before discovering the real culprit. The Glad School contains many chapter-length vignettes of school life and activities.' It is set in the Presbyterian Girls' College in Warwick where Mackness was Headmistress. Source: Bonza Schooldays.
1 1 y separately published work icon Growing Up Constance Mackness , London : Ward, Lock , 1926 Z830591 1926 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Miss Pickle : The Story of an Australian Boarding School Constance Mackness , London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press , 1924 Z830009 1924 single work children's fiction children's 'Miss Pickle centres on the arrival of Lola Sinclair, a new girl, at a Sydney church boarding school, known as "the College". Lola's roommate is Trix Carr, called "Miss Pickle" by classmates and teachers alike, due to her propensity for mischief making. Brillant and virtuous, Lola forms a strong friendship with Trix, influencing her to do well in class. Miss Pickle focuses on the development of the friendship between Lola and Trix'. Source: Bonza Schooldays.
3 5 y separately published work icon Gem of the Flat Constance Mackness , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1914 Z468180 1914 single work children's fiction children's Twelve-year-old Gem lives with her gold-fossicking grandfather at Needy Flat, a rough and poverty-stricken place on the New South Wales central tableland. Orphaned in infancy, Gem has been raised almost entirely by her grandfather, and has had little contact with other children. Gem is bossy and quick and wilful, and she and her grandfather express their mutual affection via playful taunts and banter. Gem and her grandfather decide she should attend school, since her grandfather has taught her all that he can. And so Gem comes to attend the one-teacher school, run by Frank Gray, the new school master, and meet the other students. Meanwhile, a bushranger is on the loose in the vicinity.
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