Marjorie Buckingham
Marjorie Buckingham | |
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| Born | 15 October 1913 Melbourne, Australia[1] |
| Died | 1 August 2003 (aged 89)[1] Melbourne, Australia[1] |
| Occupation | writer lecturer minister |
| Genre | Christian fiction children's literature school stories |
Marjorie Buckingham (15 October 1913 - 1 August 2003) was an Australian writer of children's books and Christian fiction.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Marjorie Buckingham was born on 15 October 1913 in Melbourne, Australia.[1] Her father was a minister.[2] She attended Cairns State High School.[4] She won a prize for prose in The Australasian when she was 17.[5]
Career
[edit]Buckingham taught shorthand, typing and secretarial skills at the Girls' Commercial School in Melbourne.[1] The school was one of the institutions which later became the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and Buckingham was appointed senior lecturer there.[1] She taught at the institute for 32 years.[1] She was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Australian Institute of Private Secretaries.[1]
Buckingham later became a minister in the Churches of Christ.[2] Her church was at Bambra Road in Caulfield, Victoria.[6]
The Port Lincoln Times said of her books "Marjorie Buckingham made a very fine and impressive entrance among authors of books which churchgoing and religious folk love in the world of light and heavy romance. She wrote one called "All These Things" a quote from the famous text "In all these things we are more than conquerers". The typical girl of 18 who had been raised in church and Sunday School ethics simply loved, adored and devoured it".[7]
Books
[edit]- In All These Things (1949, New Life Publications)
- Broad is the Way (1953, Oliphants), described as "suitable for teenage girls"[8]
- They Shall Be Mine: A School Story (1954, Oliphants)
- The Adventures of Tina and Tim: A Story for Girls and Boys (1954, Oliphants)
- Strait is the Gate (1956, Oliphants)
- This My Son (1960, Oliphants)
- Many Waters (1965, Oliphants)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Marjorie Buckingham". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Handasyde, Kerrie (2021). God in the Landscape: Studies in the Literary History of Australian Protestant Dissent. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-350-18148-9. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Saxby, Henry Maurice (2002). Images of Australia: A History of Australian Children's Literature, 1941-1970. Scholastic Press. p. 433. ISBN 978-1-86504-456-9. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Successful Scholar". The Johnstone River Advocate. 1 May 1934. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Competitions Results". The Australasian. 6 December 1930. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Usher, Jim (10 January 1955). "Church of the Week". Melbourne Argus. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
At Caulfield Church of Christ you will meet Marjorie Buckingham, well known author of many religious books
- ^ Stevens, Aubrey (22 April 1954). "I Love These Books". Port Lincoln Times. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Laker, JHC (19 March 1954). "Suggestions for the Family Bookshelf". Morpeth Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Deslandes, Elizabeth (1981) Fastened to the Rock: Reflections on the Life of Marjorie Buckingham (Vital Publications)
- The Sunday Companion, 26 September 1953, article on Buckingham
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