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Issue Details: First known date: 1898... vol. 85 no. 2789 31 December 1898 of The Warwick Argus and Tenterfield Chronicle est. 1864 The Warwick Argus
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The Birthday Pearl, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

On his birthday, Bob Panton, skipper of a pearling vessel, has each man open an oyster, to see what luck the new year will bring. The new hand turns up an enormous, pear-shaped pearl, which Bob names the 'Birthday Pearl'. But the next morning, both the new hand and the Birthday Pearl are missing.

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Note: Without author attribution.
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