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Issue Details: First known date: 1884... vol. 20 no. 233 October 1884 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1884 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
In the Darkness, single work prose
Before and after a battle charge; the cost of suffering and death to the soldiers and their relatives. (PB)
 (p. 68)
His Next Engagement, single work short story
The old violoncello player in an orchestra plays his last engagement and wanders back to his lonely room, comforted only by memories and death. (PB)
 (p. 69-70)
Incarcerated, Henri (fl. 1884) , single work short story romance
May Carlton mistakes her brother's dusty visitor for a tramp and locks him in the cool spring-house until the mistake is discovered. Slight, pleasant romance. (PB)
 (p. 70-71)
The Monk's Lesson, single work prose
On uprooting passions while they are still small and young. (PB)
 (p. 71)
The Deathstone, W. W. , single work short story
Tale of young penniless Ned Lyttleton of good English family and a trooper in the Victorian police force. His first country posting is near friends of his family whose daughter he falls in love with. His rival, the dark-skinned St Roche, tries to scare him with a deathstone from a South Pacific island but is himself killed by a kanaka pursuing him truly with a deathstone for seducing his sister - who makes a dusky appearance too. Concluded by Mark Sinclair in his addenda. (PB)
 (p. 72-81)
The Old Oak Tree's Story, L. Harvey Watts , single work short story
An oak tree's experience of life saves a village girl from a hasty runaway marriage - through the history of her mother's life. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 82-83)
Made Him Tired, single work short story
Dialogue between a husband and wife after going to bed about leaving clothes near the windows at night - and the wife's proof of her point. Domestic argument. (PB)
 (p. 83)
The Peacock Screen, single work short story
A screen displayed in a society drawing-room prompts a beautiful woman to confess the two years spent in a Berlin gaol for the crime of her foster-sister. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 84-86)
The Story of an Old Man's Dream, 'Nemo' (fl. 1875-1884) , single work short story detective romance
Detective story and romance set in Wiltshire, England. Sir Charles Waresley's dream of his own robbery and murder prompt him to send for help through the young and trusted Amy Dalton. The detective arrives disguised as a clergyman, solves the crime, reveals himself as the baronet's nephew and heir and proposes to Amy. Lengthy for the content; competent. (PB)
 (p. 87-93)
The Lime-Kiln Club, single work prose
An 'agitator' [unionist] is expelled from membership of the club for ceasing to work and stirring up trouble and resentment amongst working men. Very anti. (PB)
 (p. 100)
Condemned to Death, single work prose
A condemned man's sufferings from the time his sentence is pronounced. Moral: 'religion is his only comfort'. Sketchily developed. (PB)
 (p. 101)
An Amateur Carpenter, Bill Nye , single work short story
Humorous account of the achievements of the self-taught home carpenter. (PB)
 (p. 101)
A Lesson in Good Breeding, single work prose
An elderly gentleman lectures a young lady on not taking advantage of the chivalry due to her but to be considerate. (PB)
 (p. 101)
The Wrong Umbrella, James Macgowan , single work short story
A thief is caught finally when he steals an umbrella from an evening party and it is traced. A much larger crime committed while in service as a valet cannot be proved against him. (PB)
 (p. 102-104)
Brussels Lace, single work short story romance
Romance begun in Brussels and successfully concluded in London after a poor art student unknowingly exposes his beautiful companion's smuggling to the border customs agent, and narrowly avoids being arrested for debt himself. Lightly entertaining. (PB)
 (p. 105-106)
Plenty of Time, Sarah Hart , single work short story
Boys' moral tale of not procrastinating with work so that later pleasures are missed. (PB)
 (p. 112-113)
A Bad Boy and a Telephone, single work short story
A business clerk comes near to losing his position and his fiancee through her apparently constant telephone calls to his office. The culprit is finally traced in her hostess's younger brother. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 130-131)
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