X. Y. Z. (fl. 1868-1880) X. Y. Z. (fl. 1868-1880) i(A72709 works by)
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1 In Country and Town X. Y. Z. (fl. 1868-1880) , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , July vol. 15 no. 182 1880; (p. 595-599) A storm during a return train trip to Melbourne introduces the political journalist/narrator to a beautiful country girl curious to learn about the city. Three years later he sees her giving evidence at an inquest - now a barmaid. Slow. (PB)
1 Lost and Found X. Y. Z. (fl. 1868-1880) , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , June vol. 15 no. 181 1880; (p. 537-540) Interesting reflective tale of the discovery of the bones of a horse and rider lost in the bush in 1857 by a group of young picnickers in November 1878 near Mynella in the Pyrenees, Victoria. The man was an educated digger on his way to Ararat. Includes lengthy musings on the numbers who died in the bush in Australia's early days. (PB)
1 Ingratitude X. Y. Z. (fl. 1868-1880) , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , April vol. 15 no. 179 1880; (p. 424-427) Slow tale of a Melbourne clerk and the daughter of a bankrupt Sandhurst businessman swindled by his clerk who meet on a Victorian train one frosty winter's morning. (PB)
1 How We Won the Election X. Y. Z. (fl. 1868-1880) , 1868 single work short story satire
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 7 March vol. 3 no. 132 1868; (p. 437-438)

'A plot whereby the Victorian miners, in the district of Loafingdon, who support Mr Bribewell's candidature, delay some of the squatters supporting Mr Fleecem with the ruse of a - false - gold rush. Satiric.' (PB)
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