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Issue Details: First known date: 1871... vol. 7 no. 76 September 1871 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1871 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sam Bush, the Sandhurst Engineer, M. K. D. , single work short story
The romance between Annie and Sam, a Victorian engineer, is nearly ended by Annie's cousin's gossip. An accident and a family loss to Sam resolve the dispute. Plain, honest tale. (PB)
 (p. 15-16)
One Woman's Mission, single work short story
Rose Anthon's voicing of her belief in woman's mission in the world causes Roger Thorpe to change his mind about proposing to her - being afraid of Amazons. An empty year apart teaches Roger that he truly loves her, and Rose that her mission is housekeeping. Conservative little tale with a tiny hint of the variety of women's calling. (PB)
 (p. 27-28)
The Two Meetings, single work short story
A carefree young clerk in London meets the woman he comes to love in the chapel at which his sister and brother-in-law worship. He eventually emigrates to Melbourne to make enough money on the diggings or in the city to marry. Just as he is ready to send for her, he sees her wraith in a cloud of smoke in the country near Melbourne. Wordy and occassionally sermon-like but still humanly interesting. (PB)
 (p. 29-32)
Mistaken Philanthropy, Fanny Fern , single work prose
On changes she would make to reformatory institutions for young women to help make virtue attractive. (PB)
 (p. 32)
Poor Jack Booth, single work short story
The murder of a new chum who had soldiered with the narrator in India for years. The murder, disguised as a suicide, occurred in a bush hut about 90 miles from Melbourne. (PB)
 (p. 47-48)
Neighbourhood Slander, single work prose
The gossip of the ladies of Glen Vale is revealed as fiction during a journey. (PB)
 (p. 48)
A Word for the Children, single work prose
On the advantages of including children in adult society. (PB)
 (p. 49)
The Thousand-And-Second Tale of Scheherazade, Edgar Allan Poe , single work short story myth/legend
How Scheherazade continues her tale of SInbad on the 1002nd night, trying her king's patience so that after saving her life by her tales she is finally hung for the last. Includes a mention of ladies bustles. (PB)
 (p. 50-52)
About High Heels, A Bachelor , single work prose
Addressed to Helen to persuade her to wear low heels. (PB)
 (p. 55)
Working, Trading and Cheating, Gail Hamilton , single work prose
Defending the trader who makes more money than the honest workman. He takes the risks and the workman has the choice to turn trader. Protestant work ethic. (PB)
 (p. 57)
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Notes:
Includes the first instalment of W. W.'s 'The Bushranger's Autobiography', pp. 34-40.
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Includes seventh instalment of Ik Marvel's 'Dream Life', pp. 44-45.
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Includes second instalment of serial fiction 'The Sons of Iscariot; Or, The Legacy of A Traitor. A Romance', pp. 17-26.
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