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Issue Details: First known date: 1872... vol. 8 no. 88 September 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 Common Tale, James Lockhart , single work short story
Set on the way to the Otago goldfields. A shanty-keeper rapes his bar-maid who is the beloved of a gold-digger. She runs off with her employer to Otago, taking the digger's gold, but though visibly a fallen woman - she arranges for the digger to avenge her honour. Rough tale and interesting. (PB)
 (p. 1-7)
The Sage's Reproof, single work prose
Brief anecdote of an Eastern sage's wisdom. (PB)
 (p. 7)
The Rose Geranium, M. K. D. , single work short story
Two lovers in Maine are separated by a misunderstanding but eventually come together again when Will is wounded in the Civil War. Lost flower motif. (PB)
 (p. 12-13)
At the Risk of Life, single work short story
A forbidden romance is accepted when the poor lover rescues his prospective father-in-law from a murderous thief - saves his money and exposes the criminal's identity. (PB)
 (p. 14-16)
Fanny Fern on the Servant Question, single work prose
On reforming the present system of employment and character references. (PB)
 (p. 16)
Outsides, Myson , single work prose
On finding happiness within and not in exterior circumstances. (PB)
 (p. 21)
Spiffin's Luck, R. Wilson , single work short story
Two poverty-stricken friends find fortune and love through a night at Princess Theatre and the loss of a lady's fan. (PB)
 (p. 25)
Feroz and Leila : An Eastern Tale, single work short story
The tale of a Hindu monarch's death, the sacrifices of his daughter and her rescue by a courageous Prince. The cunning of a Brahmin priest and the bravery of The British Resident are portrayed also. (PB)
 (p. 26-27)
How Fido Made His Master's Fortune, F. H. B. , single work short story
Set on an Atlantic ocean steamer to Liverpool - dog rescues boy, master wins mother's hand. (PB)
 (p. 29-30)
The Midnight Burial, W. W. , single work short story
Tale of Trooper Martin set near Castlemaine. Martin lodges in a storm in the Black Forest with a beautiful woman and her old mad mother - who is in fact her murdering husband. A digger's body confirms the truth ... (PB)
 (p. 34-39)
On Laughs And Laughers, Alba [fl. 1872] , single work prose
On characters revealed in laughter. (PB)
 (p. 39)
The Comet Seekers, Icon , single work prose humour
Humorous sketch of two bushmen seeking in the skies for the comet expected on 15 August 1872 - which had not appeared. (PB)
 (p. 40)
A Lancashire May Queen, single work prose (p. 42)
The Lover's Sacrifice, Quondong , single work short story
A Sandhurst clerk of good background sacrifices the £100 pounds to convalesce in Queensland from consumption to save his Ballarat fiancee from the consequences of her brother's embezzlement. Money is not the only cost ... (PB)
 (p. 43-45)
What'll You Drink?, single work short story
On the adulteration of all forms of alcohol. Narrated as a discussion between two friends at a railway bar. (PB)
 (p. 46-48)
Our Annual Gossip, single work prose
Editorial on the Australian Journal, its likely change of ownership, a smattering of its history, and a general discussion of editors. (PB)
 (p. 54)
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