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Mary Steele Mary Steele i(A41484 works by) (a.k.a. Mary de Chair Steele)
Born: Established: 1930 Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 3 y separately published work icon Blotsville Mary Steele , Flemington : Hyland House , 2002 Z971727 2002 single work children's fiction children's Old Mrs. Abigail Chattery stood at her farm gate and stared at the new houses from the estate spilling over the hill. 'Blots on the landscape, all of you!' she shouted. 'BLOTS!' Other citizens of Blotsville are also becoming increasingly uneasy. What is their slipper Mayor, H.P. Burpwistle, up to in the name of 'progress'? An unlikely group forms. Mrs. Chattery and old Mr. Blunt, their two wily pet birds Galahad and Sulf, young Max and Pippi Bitzer and their parents (who own the pet shop), band together and mount an eccentric campaign to show that true progress is measured by people's happiness.(Libraries Australia record).
1 2 y separately published work icon Beside the Lake : A Ballarat Childhood Mary Steele , South Melbourne : Hyland House , 2000 Z668612 2000 single work autobiography

Children of the clergy carry a burden of expectation, for other people assume that they have been born with all Christian virtues fully developed. For this reason it was something of a handicap being the daughter of the fifth Bishop of Ballarat, the expectations being even higher. Life in a clerical household during the 1930s and 1940s is presented here not as an exercise in sombre piety but as an account of normal, often hilarious 'goings-on' at Bishopscourt. (Libraries Australia record).
1 2 y separately published work icon Tenterhooks Mary Steele , South Melbourne : Hyland House , 1997 Z833866 1997 single work children's fiction children's
1 The School Visit i "'Can you come at ten o'clock?' the school librarian said.", Mary Steele , 1996 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 1996; (p. 27-28)
1 6 y separately published work icon A Bit of a Hitch A Bit of a Hitch and Other Stories Mary Steele , South Melbourne : Hyland House , 1995 Z832937 1995 selected work children's fiction children's

'JUST IMAGINE...You're baby-sitting a clutch of very unusual eggs and they start to hatch. The whole town wants to meet the imaginary Aunt you invented! You get a phone call from a complete stranger on the other side of the world! A day-old chick thinks you're its mum and won't leave you alone! You will find these and many other hitches inside this book. Mary Steele's tales are packed with everyday people finding themselves in the strangest situations. Sometimes hilarious, often thought-provoking, A Bit of a Hitch is another serving of eccentricity and delights from this award-winning author.' (Publication summary)
1 5 y separately published work icon Featherbys Mary Steele , South Melbourne : Hyland House , 1993 Z796568 1993 single work novel young adult Jess thinks she is facing a boring vacation, when she and her friends discover Featherbys.(Libraries Australia record)
1 3 y separately published work icon Citizen Arkwright Mary Steele , South Yarra : Hyland House , 1990 Z913579 1990 single work children's fiction children's
1 Aunt Millicent Mary Steele , 1989 single work short story
— Appears in: Dream Time : New Stories by Sixteen Award-Winning Authors 1989; (p. 59-78)

An eccentric family invent for themselves a fascinating aunt.
2 3 y separately published work icon Mallyroot's Pub at Misery Ponds Mary Steele , Melbourne : Hyland House , 1988 Z869440 1988 single work children's fiction humour children's 'Misery Ponds is a wretched place, somewhere in the flat, empty outback in the middle of Australia. The Mallyroot family have lived in the pub there ever since Great-Grandpa Ebenezer built it 100 years ago. When Ma & Pa decide to rake up customers, things don't look too promising. Enter Hiram B Rumbleburger & his li'l wife Bluebird, from the good old US of A, who show Ma & Pa the way to become part of Australia's booming tourist industry.' Their first visitors are a group of Japanese kite flyers.(Source: Back cover)
1 5 y separately published work icon Arkwright Mary Steele , Melbourne : Hyland House , 1985 Z830852 1985 single work children's fiction children's The story of a crusty old sea captain and his pet South American anteater who retire to live in a cottage in the Australian bush.(Libraries Australia record)
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