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Issue Details: First known date: 1875... vol. 10 no. 121 June 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.
An Inexperienced Bachelor, single work short story
Humorous account of a conversation between two ladies overheard and misunderstood by the bachelor in the next room. Their prodigious appetites are eventually explained. (PB)
 (p. 537)
The Midnight Ride, single work short story romance
Edward Ray travels from New Orleans to Oregan with his employer's daughter awakening a mutual love that seems hopeless once the journey is over. A chance to help his employer regain a share of that year's fur trade prompts him to undertake a perilous ride among Indians and rival agents ... Subject not equalled by style. (PB)
 (p. 537-539)
Better Than a Pillow, Penn Polytail , single work short story
Dramatised description of an invention to increase a baby's comfort in the heat - a hammock. Unexciting, functional. (PB)
 (p. 539-540)
Love's Young Dream, single work short story
Conventionally told account of Charlie Vincent's proposal to an old love within a week of marrying another. Love's young dream is dispelled. (PB)
 (p. 540-542)
Try, M. Walsh , single work short story
On cultivating the gifts within us. Includes quotes, anecdote, and a short fable of the eagle raised with geese. Very little original matter in this very short piece. (PB)
 (p. 542)
On the Power of Saying No, F. C. S. , single work short story
On the strengthening of the will. (PB)
 (p. 542-543)
The Substance and the Shadow, J. G. , single work short story

Set in Sydney, the tale of a father and a son whose ambition in the respective world of money and of intellect cause their untimely deaths. Warns against speculation. Sermonical. (PB)

 (p. 543-547)
Light Out of Darkness, single work short story
A temporary blindness after a shooting accident reunites quarrelling lovers. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 548-549)
Power, Essayez , single work prose
On the uses and abuses of power. (PB)
 (p. 557-558)
Would She or Not?, single work short story
A wife believing herself neglected begins a flirtation with Chauncey Waldo. Colonial dometic tale. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 558-560)
The Terrace Walk, W. W. , single work short story
The murder of a station owner in Victoria is traced to his second wife and her lover. Her plans are already frustrated by a new will, she is caught in a fire ... (PB)
 (p. 560-566)
Gregory's Stepfather, single work short story
A scheming sanctimonious widower marries a happy widow, making their respective sons step-brothers. His treatment of her causes his wife's early death and through her forced will he believes himself in possession of all her wealth ... Light style. (PB)
 (p. 566-568)
A Spiritual Manifestation, single work prose
A rejected suitor takes advantage of the mediumistic beliefs of his beloved's father to persuade him to change his mind. Light humour. (PB)
 (p. 568-569)
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