Audrey Argall (later Argall-Glasgow, 20 December 1898 – 22 June 1981) was a New Zealand freelance writer and magazine editor.[1]

Early life and family

Born in Coromandel on 20 December 1898, Argall was the daughter of Albert Edward Argall, a gold mine manager, and Mary Selina Argall (née Clymo).[2][3] In the 1920s and 1930s, Argall lived in the provincial New Zealand town of Paeroa, where she helped her aunt run a nursing home.[1][4]

Writing and editing

Argall wrote fiction and poetry in her spare time. In 1931, she won a short-story competition run by the magazine Australian Woman's Mirror, with her entry Farewell Pioneer, an historical romance.[5]

In 1932, Argall was invited to edit a new magazine, the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, which was launched in December of that year.[6] She wrote articles for the magazine and edited it. The publishing company struggled with the venture, however, and it was sold to local politician Ellen Melville after a few months and then to Vernon Dyson, whose wife Hedda Dyson took over the editorship.[1]

Later life and death

In 1968, Argall married William Glasgow in Auckland. She died in Auckland on 22 June 1981, and her body was cremated at Purewa Crematorium.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "First issue of New Zealand Woman's Weekly". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 24 December 1898. p. 1. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Albert Edward Argall". Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Auckland Provincial District). Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company. 1902. p. 484. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Argall-Glasgow, Audrey (November 1981). "Paeroa and surroundings in the 20s and 30s". Ohinemuri Regional History Journal (25). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Stephen (1996). New Zealand English Language Periodicals of Literary Interest. p. 24.
  6. ↑ Macdonald, Charlotte. "Women and men – parallel worlds: mid-20th century". Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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