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Issue Details: First known date: 1875... vol. 10 no. 123 August 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.
The Peddler, A. S. , single work short story mystery
Set in NSW, a pedler and his daughter find shelter in a friendly farmer's house - but the peddler's sudden disappearance brings a charge of murder to the family ... Simple tale, slightly unusual subjects. (PB)
 (p. 652-654)
Suspicion, Essayez , single work prose
The powers of doubt to cause happiness.(PB)
 (p. 654-655)
A Quiet House, An Old Contributor , single work short story
The cost to children's health is always keeping them quiet, obedient and studious. (PB)
 (p. 655-656)
One-Eyed Billy, Edwin M. Merrall , single work short story
On the Aborigines of the Warego tribe - their customs, social relations, etc. Depicts them as degraded savages. Anecdotes of Old Billy predominate, including his death - in self-defence. (PB)
 (p. 657-659)
Ralph Mayhew's Diary, Europa , single work short story
Records the 14 months from the narrator's arrival in Melbourne with his friend Duke from England; their acquaintance with local relatives and the parasite family (to one of whom the Duke becomes engaged), country picnics, balls etc. - concluding with Ralph's own marriage. Pleasant and humorously written. (PB)
 (p. 659-663)
Too Late, Essayez , single work prose
On taking opportunities and making our own fates. (PB)
 (p. 664)
The Waif of the Camp, John Jonas Jnr , single work short story
Jerky account of the narrator's wanderings - spending a £500 legacy, auctioneering, and gold-digging on the Crystal Valley fields where he and his mates 'adopt' an eight-year-old orphan. (PB)
 (p. 670-671)
The Stolen Deed, W. W. , single work short story
A case set 'in one of our largest towns, and in one of the finest houses in its most aristocratic quarter.' The second wife of a rich merchant confined to a mental asylum attempts to recover a stolen deed of gift granting her his property ... (PB)
 (p. 671-678)
An Aloe Blossom, single work short story
A woman unable to speak her heart, regarded as a statue by society, at last confesses her love as the steamship in which she is travelling to England sinks. (PB)
 (p. 679-681)
Some Thoughts About the Drama In Australia, Essayez , single work prose
General on the quality of theatre presented in Australia. (PB)
 (p. 684)
The Character of Showmen, single work prose
Reprinted from the Morning Adventurer, a humorous response to criticism of English showmen and country fairs. (PB)
 (p. 684)
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