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Issue Details: First known date: 1872... vol. 7 no. 87 August 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.
A Catch at Cricket: Or, a Matched Ended in a Match [2], Craven , single work short story (p. 651-653)
Married, Lilly Lee , single work short story
Kate marries for money and is suitably rewarded - losing both her true love and money.
 (p. 654-655)
Adolphus Biggles's Adventures, W. S. Windsor , single work short story
Romance of suburban Melbourne - begun in a train to Windsor and resolved in a St Kilda college. Interesting for the strain of vulgarity which undercuts the accustomed courtship narrative - a little clumsily. (PB)
 (p. 656-659)
Red and Ready : A Model Novel in Five Chapters, Ring-Tail Possum , single work short story
Abbreviated account of first love - lost - and ruddy wife gained. Set in Melbourne, the narrator having literary as well as romantic pretentions. (PB)
 (p. 659)
Insufficient Effects, J. S. Henry , single work prose
On a businessman's recovery of funds from the cheque account of a defaulter. (PB)
 (p. 671)
Tom Burke's Perilous Swing : A Whaling Recollection, single work short story
A sailor on a whaler bound for Rio rescues a beautiful velvet hat and nearly loses his life. (PB)
 (p. 677-678)
Was She False?, F. H. B. , single work short story
Charles Ashby learns at last what jealousy means when a doctor attends his betrothed most assiduously on a mountain holiday ... (PB)
 (p. 678-679)
Only a Rose, H. P. S. (Harper) , single work short story
A rose parts young lovers but is treasured until it sees their reconciliation. [England or the US.] Sentimental. (PB)
 (p. 680-681)
Temper and Temperament, B. A. , single work prose
On the formation of character in little trials - like missing a passage aboard ship because of the late arrival of baggage and not losing temper. (PB)
 (p. 683)
The Ghost in the Garden, W. W. , single work short story
Bianca Brand determines to marry Mr Bowers - blackmailing him with his murder of his wife. All is foiled when Mrs Bowers appears. (PB)
 (p. 684-689)
Under Chloroform, F. J. (fl. 1872) , single work prose
Account of the effects of chloroform needed for an operation, and the doctor who administered it. Set in the northern hemisphere. (PB)
 (p. 694-695)
Making Both Ends Meet, single work prose
On making and saving money - as practised in society. (PB)
 (p. 697)
Having One's Own Way, single work prose
On the hard lessons learned in having our own way. (PB)
 (p. 698)
A Chapter for Gentlemen, Fanny Fern , single work prose
On women's need to dress fashionably because that is what men are attracted to. (PB)
 (p. 704)
The Pawned Watch : A Sketch from Life, S. C. J. , single work short story
A mother and son - separated by her second marriage - are reunited through her pledge of a watch at a pawn brokers. (PB)
 (p. 707-708)
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