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4y The Cripple in Black London : Skeffington , 1930 Z7662 1930 single work novel historical fiction
'A story of passionate love and implacable hatred. ... And ink could not be black enough in which to write those words, for this is strong stuff that Mr. Timms has given us. Balsamo is a cripple of Genoa, a mild, self-effacing personality, whose anguish at the loss of Marie Pleyel, the girl he loves, turns him into a man of wild, unscrupulous daring, a fiend, who will stop at nothing in his desire to triumph over his enemies and gain his revenge.'
Source:
'The Book World', The World's News, 25 June 1930, p.33.
Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938 -
26y Mystery Ship Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1930-1939 Z1497721 1930-1939 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1930-1939
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36y The Crystal Skull London : Philip Allan , 1936 Z1127933 1936 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939
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41y Jenifer's Husband Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1936-1937 Z1019254 1936-1937 single work novel romance Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1936-1937
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42y Marietta Is Stolen London : Leonard Parsons , 1922 Z1100369 1922 single work novel romance Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937
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45y The Disquieting Sex 1932 Z1388234 1932 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1947
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51y Cattle Camp 1931 Z1224572 1931 single work novel 'This is a typical Bush story, with brisk, vigorous action. A convincing novel, dealing with life on a Queensland cattle station. The War incidents are told with true dramatic instinct, full of action.' Publisher's 'blurb', All About Books, 5(3) 1933, p.47. Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
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52y Three Goats on a Bender Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1934 Z92198 1934 single work novel humour Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939
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88y Carole's Career Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938 Z1430756 1938 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
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100y Young April Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1900-1999 Z1566933 1900-1999 single work novel romance Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1900-1999
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105y The Shadow-Tree London : Andrew Melrose , 1936 Z1027064 1936 single work novel 'A thoughtful and understanding study of an Australian family, with the scene set first in the Southern Highland district of New South Wales, and later in New Guinea.' - Publisher's blurb, back cover, All About Books, 1 December 1936. Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
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106y My South Sea Sweetheart London : Hurst and Blackett , 1921 Z1144713 1921 single work novel travel adventure Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
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119y The Game Darrells The Game Darrells : A Novel Sydney : Macmillan , 1933 Z576645 1933 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939
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125y Hemp : A Story of Old Landmarks and of Yesterday Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1933 Z484179 1933 single work novel historical fiction Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937
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126y Brave Music : A Chronicle of Lives and Times Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1934 Z56225 1934 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937
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145y The Happy Vagabond Sydney : Cornstalk Publishing , 1928 Z306863 1928 selected work short story A collection of short stories centred around the wanderings of a tinker and a vocalist in New South Wales. Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937
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156y Southern Cross Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1940 Z1023547 1940 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1940
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171y Earth's Quality Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1935 Z367321 1935 single work novel historical fiction A 'substantial novel thought highly of by contemporary critics, deals with the influence of an Australian pastoral property on the lives of three generations of the Weldon family'. (Source: The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, 1994) Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1940
- y The Chains of Yesterday Sydney : Sydney Newspapers , 1930-1939 Z815821 1930-1939 single work novella Sydney : Sydney Newspapers , 1930-1939
- y Isn't Life Queer? Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1934 9132585 1934 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1934
- y Footsteps Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1935 Z1436552 1935 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1935
- y The Man Hamilton London : Ward, Lock , 1928 Z100526 1928 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1935
- y Marry for Love Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1936 Z1448024 1936 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1936
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Hills of Hate
Sydney
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Cornstalk Publishing
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1925
Z1447778
1925
single work
novel
The story of a feud between two country families.
Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1936 -
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Conflict
Sydney
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Angus and Robertson
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1934
Z45126
1934
single work
novel
historical fiction
'The opening book deals with life in Nice amongst the fishermen, and the reader is taken to the court of Louis XIV of France, and afterwards to England in the time of Charles II. The characters stand out in a life-like manner, and the grim life on the boats of the pirates in the Mediterranean is depicted in a manner which holds the reader's attention. The descriptive writing is a masterpiece, particularly the portion descriptive of the destruction of the 'red fleet.' The underworld of Paris and the part played by Monsieur le Rat is a vivid bit of writing that haunts the reader.'
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'Review', Illawarra Mercury, 13 July 1934, p.10.
Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937 -
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Whitehall
Sydney
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Angus and Robertson
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1931
Z1180374
1931
single work
novel
historical fiction
'Mr. Timms's spirited historical romance deals with that period in the second half of the seventeenth century when Louis XIV, of France, was doing his utmost by dint of proffered bribes and promises to persuade his cousin of England, King Charles II, to proclaim his country's conversion to the Catholic Faith, and, what was even more important, to embroil his country with Holland, and thereby give Louis a better opportunity to proceed with his projects against Spain, and towards his own ultimate aggrandisement as the virtual Dictator of Europe. Against this deep-laid scheme for the betrayal of England, Sir William Somerset, known among his intimates as 'The Falcon,' a semi-piratical seafarer of high courage and determination, his beautiful young wife, Anne, the Earl of Wendale, and various other patriotic Englishmen and women are involved. The story runs a vapid and exciting course, which ends in the complete discomfiture of Louis and his chief emissary in England, the dissolute Chevalier de Toqueville, and the happy reunion of Sir William and his wife after their temporary parting and estrangement owing to a misunderstanding. The character of Charles II, Buckingham, Rochester, Falmouth, and other members of the Court circle are well drawn, and the dialogue throughout is natural and unstrained.'
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'Some Recent Fiction', The West Australian, 6 June 1931, p.4.
Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937 - y Race the Sun : A Novel London : Constable , 1936 Z811644 1936 single work novel adventure Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1937
- y In the Path of Thunder Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938 Z1227537 1938 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
- y Forever Morning : An Australian Romance Sydney : Australian Authors Publishing Co. , 1931 Z475395 1931 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
- y The Laughing Buccaneer Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1935 Z266204 1935 single work novel Laughing Buccaneer Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1938
- y The Fathers Have Eaten Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939 Z1227660 1939 single work novel romance Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939
- y The Wind on the Water London : Thornton Butterworth , 1938 Z40097 1938 single work novel Widowed Fran marries a publican after World War II and moves herself and four-year-old daughter Mary to the small town of Brown's Town. Although she feels at home in the town on the edge of the Mallee, she struggles with her relationship with both her husband and her mother-in-law. Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939
- y Marriage Made on Earth London : Hutchinson , 1939 Z807617 1939 single work novel Sydney : Australian Consolidated Press , 1939