Issue Details: First known date: 1882... 1882 Jumbo's Hand : A Reminiscence of the Diggings
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Tale of the discovery of gold by two diggers at Ballarat, its attempted theft by an Aborigine, and the severing of his hand in the process. The hand was kept by the narrator, preserved in spirits (Action tale, thinly developed, with a bizarre twist.) (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 17 no. 203 April 1882 Z1042819 1882 periodical issue 1882 pg. 447-448
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