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Issue Details: First known date: 1875... vol. 10 no. 119 April 1875 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1875 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Alice, G. S. C. , single work short story
Set in the Western District of Victoria in the 1850s, a roving miner falls in love with a widow's daughter. She is lost one night during a wild storm, goes mad and dies, her mother soon following. Straightforwrad. (PB)
(p. 421-423)
Selfishness, Essayez , single work short story (p. 423-424)
Called On, In Front, F. Allan Laidlaw , single work short story
A child actress dies through overwork - told by her father. Sentimental. (PB)
(p. 424)
Prejudice, Essayez , single work short story
On the want of charity in judging others. (PB)
(p. 432-433)
The Bush Larrikin, Nomad (fl. 1875) , single work prose
On his dress, horse and habits. (PB)
(p. 433)
The Poor Miner : An Australian Tale, Edwin M. Merrall , single work short story
Set on the worked out diggings at Sporting Flat, Dunolly, two large-hearted miners cede their claim to a poor miner and his starving family trying to eke out a living. Generous tale. (PB)
(p. 434-437)
At Eventide, Ecne Rolf , single work short story
Sunset after a hot Australian day in a seaside suburb witnesses the reunion of long-time pride-separated lovers. Atmospheric focus rather than narrative account. (PB)
(p. 437-438)
A Strange Dream, Patrick Shanahan , single work short story
The narrator dreams of the thief who robs him - and meets the half-mad balladeer Dan O'Toole selling his songs, other books etc. (PB)
(p. 438-440)
Branded P. O. D., J. C. M. , single work prose adventure
Phelim, an Irishman in the colonies, makes a wild ride and is mistaken for a bushranger while attempting to recapture his stolen horse. Only it is not his horse - for he was riding it himself ... (PB)
(p. 440)
The Hand of Glory, W. W. , single work short story
A London detective visiting friends - a banker and his son - becomes involved in solving the son's murder, and in doing so uncovers an avenging murdress responsible for a series of murders in England. Plot involves an ex-convict, the mudress' son. (PB)
(p. 441-446)
Behind the Bus, 'Nemo' (fl. 1875-1884) , single work short story detective
A young orphans solves a Melbourne murder through information gleaned while hitching a ride behind a city 'bus'. The victim was a gold miner collecting £10000 for the sale of his mine ... Straightforward tale, well-told. (PB)
(p. 446-447)
Two Sketches : I. In the Street; II. In the Hospital, single work short story
The injury of a street-child run over by a carriage brings together the two people she loves. Set in Melbourne: the first part told in the voice of the street child; the second by the beautiful betrayed woman she admires. Includes scenes in the Children's Hospital, and a sketch of the hard life of the child on the streets. Interesting in voice and form but tone conventional. (PB)
(p. 450-452)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Includes the seventh instalment of Marcus Clarke's novel, 'Chidiock Tichbourne; or, The Babington Conspiracy. An Historical Romance of the Days of Queen Elizabeth.', pp. 411-414.
Notes:
Includes the first instalment of 'Felicite', pp. 414-416.
Notes:
Includes the second instalment of M. Walsh's 'A Sketch of Killarney', pp. 417.
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