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Issue Details: First known date: 1874... vol. 9 no. 105 February 1874 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1874 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Curlew's Watch, W. W. , single work short story
The call of a curlew in a tree by the Goulburn River helps the son of a murdered couple prove the guilt of the new occupier of the land - by pretending to be a swagman and then a prisoner. (PB)
 (p. 299-305)
How Miss Glen Was Engaged, single work short story
Mercy Glenn works to help support the family after her father's death, but her employer in the clothing factory where she is a machinist rewards her virtue by marrying her. (PB)
 (p. 324)
The Wedding Dresses, A Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter , single work short story
A lighthouse-keeper's daughter is lured from her post by three girlfriends who want to look at their wedding dresses, and her return is prevented by their brother who tries to blackmail her to marry him. Light; no real tension. (PB)
 (p. 325-326)
The Deformed Heiress, Anna Shields , single work short story
A deformed heiress takes a summer job teaching in a small township to discover whether anyone could love her for herself alone. Predictable but pleasant. (PB)
 (p. 326-327)
Roads, Myson , single work prose
Literal and metaphoric meanings of the word. (PB)
 (p. 327)
A Fairy Invisible Cap for Wives, single work prose
Showing that it is better most wives cannot accompany their husbands unseen. (PB)
 (p. 328)
A Story of Life-Insurance, Mary Kyle Dallas , single work short story
A case of a small-town lawyer who swindles an insurances company out of £2000 by his supposed death. (PB)
 (p. 329)
The Blind Brother of Cardyn Priory, single work short story
On the love between two brothers brought up at an English Priory (their father's estate) and of the tragedy that follows when the heir marries and dies, and his bride comes to love another man. Gothic touches. (PB)
 (p. 339-343)
Home Courtesy, single work prose
Short discourse on the gentle atmosphere of a courteous family household. (PB)
 (p. 343)
How to Do a Main Liquor Law, single work prose
Humorous anecdote of the means used to evade Maine's anti-liquor Law of 1852-1853. (PB)
 (p. 344)
Buried Alive, single work prose
Accounts of historical wives buried alive who are claimed by their lovers, and have their marriage contested in court. Basically factual style though dramatisation included. (PB)
 (p. 345)
How to Punish Paul Pry Press Reporters, Gail Hamilton , single work prose
Finds the reason for France's greatness in her respect for the individual, particularly in the protection of privacy from the press. (PB)
 (p. 345)
The Duchess of Magenta, Madame McMahon, Wife of the French President, single work prose
Dramatised biographical study. (PB)
 (p. 346)
Victorian Spiritistic Mediums, Gustavus Wrinkle , single work short story
Set in an up-country township, 'not a hundred miles from Ararat', in 1874 - a satiric account of spiritualist encounters. (PB)
 (p. 347)
Spoons and Sparks, Bow Oar , single work short story
Two friends compete athletically and attentively for the hand of the beautiful Miss Wentworth, only to find she is already engaged. Breezy with the atmosphere of a 'Boys Own' tale. (PB)
 (p. 349-350)
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