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Jean Devanny Jean Devanny i(A34716 works by) (birth name: Jane Crook) (a.k.a. Jane Devanny)
Also writes as: J. D.
Born: Established: 7 Jan 1894
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 8 Mar 1962 Townsville, Townsville area, Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area, Queensland,
Gender: Female
Heritage: New Zealander
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1 From : Sugar Heaven Jean Devanny , 2009 extract novel (Sugar Heaven)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 403-406)
1 Inland Jean Devanny , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Wilder Shores : Women's Travel Stories of Australia and Beyond 1992; (p. 164-167)
1 The Perfect Mother Jean Devanny , 1987-1927 single work short story
— Appears in: Happy Endings : Stories by Australian and New Zealand Women Writers 1850s-1930s 1987; (p. 200-214)
1 15 y separately published work icon Point of Departure : The Autobiography of Jean Devanny Jean Devanny , Carole Ferrier (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1987 Z367419 1987 single work autobiography
1 5 y separately published work icon Paradise Flow Jean Devanny , Carole Ferrier (editor), St Lucia : Hecate Press , 1985 Z467271 1985 single work drama
1 Developing Australia's Literature and Art Jean Devanny , 1980 single work
— Appears in: Australian Communist , no. 101 1980; (p. 68-78)
1 [Untitled] Jean Devanny , 1959 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 14 1959; (p. 14) Devanny comments on Jack Lindsay's protests against a review of Vance Palmer's Seedtime.
1 Life on Cape York Peninsula Jean Devanny , 1959 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queensland Centenary Anthology 1959; (p. 105-108)
1 [Untitled] [Overland no.14, Autumn 1959] Jean Devanny , 1959 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 14 1959; (p. 14)
1 A Wonderful Life Jean Devanny (illustrator), 1959 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 15 1959; (p. 13-15)
1 The Magic of a Barrier Reef Island Jean Devanny , 1958 single work essay
— Appears in: The North Australian Monthly , May vol. 4 no. 10 1958; (p. 27-28)
1 y separately published work icon [Untitled Letter] Jean Devanny , Townsville : 1957 Z1107919 1957 single work correspondence A letter to George Landen Dann, asking him to call on Devanny when he visits Townsville.
1 Miles Franklin Jean Devanny , 1954 single work obituary (for Miles Franklin )
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1954-1955) no. 2 1954; (p. 18)
1 Denizens of the Coral Sea Jean Devanny , 1952 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March 1952; (p. 12-15, 30)
1 Down in a Diving Bell Jean Devanny , 1952 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February 1952; (p. 12-15)
1 1 y separately published work icon Travels in North Queensland Jean Devanny , London : Jarrold , 1951 Z811359 1951 single work travel
2 15 y separately published work icon Cindie : A Chronicle of the Canefields Jean Devanny , London : Robert Hale , 1949 Z840728 1949 single work novel historical fiction
1 Torres Strait Islanders Need a New Deal Jean Devanny , 1948 single work essay
— Appears in: The Tribune , 10 March 1948; (p. 4)
1 Color Bars Hit Health on Thursday Island Jean Devanny , 1948 single work essay
— Appears in: The Tribune , 6 March 1948; (p. 5)
1 Labor Must End Thursday Island's Jim Crow Scandal Jean Devanny , 1948 single work essay
— Appears in: The Tribune , 3 March 1948; (p. 5)
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