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y separately published work icon Bark House Days selected work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1921... 1921 Bark House Days
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Parkville, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Melbourne University Press , 1964 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Old House, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls the pioneer hut which her father and uncle built, and in which she spent her earliest years.
 (p. 1-7)
The Old Schoolhouse, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls her first years attending the new bush school.
 (p. 8-16)
The First Church, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls going to church each Sunday as a child. For nineteen years, church services were held at a neighbour's house, until a separate church was built.
 (p. 17-24)
The Hill, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton fondly recalls the hill near her childhood home where she and her siblings spent much time playing as children.
 (p. 25-32)
The Valley, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls the valley where she spent her childhood, which was cleared of trees and scrub to make way for the pioneers' farms.
 (p. 33-41)
The Creek, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton fondly recalls the creek where she and her siblings played as children. The day when the creek broke its banks and flooded the family home is remembered as a day of grand adventure.
 (p. 42-49)
The Orchard, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls her family's orchard which was often plagued by birds and possums come to steal the fruit.
 (p. 50-58)
The Bush, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls the many adventures that she and her siblings enjoyed in the bush near her childhood home.
 (p. 59-69)
Mrs Dwyer McMahan, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton remembers Mrs Dwyer McMahan, a determined and admirable neighbour who bought and butchered cattle to support her sick husband and children.
 (p. 70-78)
The Old Games, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls the many games she and her siblings played as children, some common childhood games and some inspired by their environment.
 (p. 79-87)
The Coming of Visitors, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls her childhood in an isolated settler's hut, and her shyness when rare visitors arrived.
 (p. 88-95)
An Important Happening, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls a day when she and the other neighbourhood children were immunised against smallpox.
 (p. 96-104)
Minnie Grave, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton fondly remembers her family's cook, Minnie Grave, who loved to dance and suffered a broken heart before marrying a local man.
 (p. 105-113)
Itinerant Toilers, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
As a child, Fullerton and her siblings were enthralled by the tall stories told by the men who laboured on her father's farm.
 (p. 114-121)
Red-Letter Days, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton recalls some of the 'red-letter days' of her youth, including births, weddings, the opening of a new bridge, and the first day of school.
 (p. 122-130)
Miss McGregor, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
As a child, Mary Fullerton and her mother often visited Miss McGregor, a spinster with a passion for the literature of her Scottish homeland.
 (p. 131-138)
The Old Bookshelf, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton fondly recalls favourite books of her childhood.
 (p. 139-148)
John Parker, Mary E. Fullerton , single work autobiography
Fullerton remembers one of her favourite neighbours, John Parker. Parker, a bachelor, lived three miles from her childhood home. He was a tender, sentimental man, however he also believed passionately in the doctrine of original sin.
 (p. 149-157)
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