Large volume containing various stories, many partial., Date unknown
Scope and Contents
Collins 1976 diary. Forty two stories, many partial. Titled and/or begins with 'The Giant's bath' , "My father was a bridge builder...", "Miss Peak was a one coloured woman living in a one coloured way...", " "Gillian" said Mrs Leslie. "Will you go down to the shop for me"...", "Kelly used to cut the lawn for the two ladies next door...", 'Villains and Heros', "Mrs Polly and her grand daughter Selina...", "On the edge of the woods...", "Where are you going said Mum...", 'Troubles of the town of Trickle', 'As Luck Would Have It', 'The Dragon's Birthday', "Mrs Brown grew an great big onion...", "Mr and Mrs Bubble had a baby...", "In the Big building were ten floors and two lifts...", 'The Upstairs Cat and the Down Stairs Cat', "The Crocodile has just moved in...", "There was a certain street where the grass grew...", 'The School Lunches', 'The Wizards House of Many Windows', "The clown goes to school...", "Don't cut the grass...", "Terrible comes over the hill...", "One day mouse sat in her house...", "When I went through the Red Door...", "Once our street was grey and brown...", "The mouse met a cat...", "The Snails home was in his snail shell...", Mr Clown came to town...", 'The Haunting', "The front gate at Jim's house was a very grand one...", "Mr Pomeroy went to his seaside cottage...", "Comfort Rod was on the edge of town...", "During the day Mrs Spark was a children's librarian...", "Once upon a time, though it wasn't our time, their lived a girl that was forced to work for a wicked witch...", "Father was going to work...", "Jack and his mother were off to town...", "Mr and Mrs Castle had three children...", "Little Mr Grimble resided in a thimble...", "This is the season when plums are found. Plums on the roof top...", "Black door Black door open wide...", "Different colours Different views...", "The bat is blind but the worm will turn...", "If I had a needle I'd sew you a wonderful cake...", Planning for a story about two children running away from enemies in outer space. Another section from 'The Haunting', "There once was a ship called "The Pork Chop" ...", "There once was a very wicked looking ship called "The Pork Chop" ...", "Between a supermarket and a scientific Library...", "Old woman sees a piano put out to dump...".
Dates
- Creation: Date unknown
Creator
- Mahy, Margaret (Person)
Extent
1 Volumes ; 32 x 22
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Arch 0429 box 35 - Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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