Literary work - Grace Jennings Carmichael Collection of works, Laughing Jackass Compilations, Jennings Carmichael, Australian Nurse, writer, author, journalist, 1867 - 1904, April 2026

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Historical information

This collection was research and compiled by 'Laughing Jackass Compilations, Bob Sleeman

Significance

This collection is significant because Grace Jennings Carmichael (1867-1904), the author, was a significant writer and poet and well recognised in Australia literary circles. She spent her early life in the Orbost district.

Physical description

Five spiral bound books with plastic covers, black print, blue lines on a white background.

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3394:1 Collection 1: Heads of Gold, 8 Poems, 30 x 21 cms. 25pp
3394:2 Collection 2: "Jackasses", 22 Stories, 30 x 21 cms. 27pp
3394:3 Collection 11: First published work, "Through Weal and though Woe", 5 Stories, 30 x 21cms. 96pp
3394:4 Collection 12: Kitty Donnelly; "My Schoolmate", 5 Stories, 30 x 21 cms. 26pp
3394:5 Collection 13: "The Story Teller" Hospital Children, The Journalist, The Sketcher, 78 Stories, 30 x 21 x 3.5 cms. 464pp

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Identifier

3394

Date made

April 2026

Publisher

Laughing Jackass Compilations

Production methods

Photocopied and Spiral Bound

Languages

English

Materials

Paper Plastic

Measurements

Width: 21 centimetres, Height: 30 centimetres

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Accessed 13 June 2026

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