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Issue Details: First known date: 1872... vol. 7 no. 84 May 1872 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1872 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Luck at Last; Or, Mat Merton's Own Mount [3], Craven , single work short story (p. 482-492)
On the Wrong Scent, single work short story
Anecdote concerning an English minister (parliamentary) searching out abuses in a government department. (PB)
 (p. 505)
On Selfishness, T. M. A. , single work prose
Selfishness is not invariably the first law of nature. (PB)
 (p. 506)
A Young Body-Snatcher, W. S. Windsor , single work short story
How two Melbourne boys save the beautiful neighbouring child, Maria - mistakenly buried alive after a fever. Childhood reminiscence, set in the 'earlier' days of Victoria, with a certain rough innocence. (PB)
 (p. 507-508)
Marrying for Money, M. R. C. , single work short story
Grace Carr's determination to marry for money is overcome by love. (PB)
 (p. 509)
My Convict Passengers : A Ship-Master's Story, single work short story
Reminiscence of the capture of escaped convicts hiding in a ship's hold. Set off the US coast near Portland, on a US ship. (PB)
 (p. 510-511)
The Fancy Shot, C. P. Ingraham , single work short story
Brother kills brother in the US Civil War. (PB)
 (p. 511)
Poor and Proud, Marion Harland , single work short story
Cherry Browne refuses to go to a ball in borrowed plumage and wins her rich lover's respect. (PB)
 (p. 519-523)
Match-Breakers, K. (fl.1872) , single work prose
On the scheming and foolishness indulged in to break others' engagements. (PB)
 (p. 528)
Wedding Presents, A City Spinster , single work short story
Family tale of the worry, rivalries and tensions created by a wedding between a rich young man and his poorer lover. Warmly humorous with a hint of spite. (PB)
 (p. 529-532)
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