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Issue Details: First known date: 1876... vol. 12 no. 137 October 1876 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1876 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lottie Gray, M. K. D. , single work short story
Little tale with many changes of direction - on the fates of Lottie and the brothers Handel, both of whom love her and only one of whom she can marry. Australian setting, domestic life, drunkenness and fidelity. (PB)
 (p. 64-65)
A Visit to Toy Town, single work prose
Children's moral tale on the way to toy town with Goodchild via Lesson-book Lane, Reading Road, Spelling Stile etc. (PB)
 (p. 73)
Trifling With a Heart, single work short story
An old maid tells a story of her youth to persuade a friend's daughter not to neglect a faithful lover or refuse his attentions. Very moral tale for unmarried maidens! (PB)
 (p. 74-75)
Barney Mulcahy's Butterfly, Waif Wander , single work short story
Humorously cruel tale of two middle-aged Irishmen - now Victorian farmers - who consider marrying an aging but reputedly well-to-do old maid - until she sings and is revealed in her natural charms. (PB)
 (p. 76-79)
An Election Story, single work prose
An election for congress in the Nipantuck district is lost to second cousins through two newspaper editors mistaking their identities. Brief inflated parody. (PB)
 (p. 79)
The China Shepherds : A Story for Children, single work short story
A child's dream of a romance between the Dresden shepherd and shepherdess on the front parlour mantel who come to life, and the old back parlour shepherds who would stop them. Simple charm. (PB)
 (p. 80)
A Chinaman's Childhood, Kong Hi , single work prose
Reminiscence. On family life in his village, education, and a journey to the coast. (PB)
 (p. 80-81)
The Four and Twenty Enchanted Blackbirds, single work short story
Fairy tale of 26 princes and princesses each named after letters of the alphabet - and the plot by brother Z and an old witch to give him the kingdom. Very entertaining. (PB)
 (p. 81-83)
The Adventures of a Sealskin Jacket, Nellie Carnesie , single work short story
1875 and an English country house party is the setting for a poor clergyman's daughter's first meetings with gay society. Light-hearted romance. (PB)
 (p. 83-88)
The Engaged Girl, single work prose
Delineation of her appearance and brief social importance. (PB)
 (p. 95)
Expectation, Essayez , single work prose
On anticipation. (PB)
 (p. 105)
Forgiven Too Late, W. W. , single work short story
Set around Swanston street and in East Melbourne, a wife discovers her husband remarried and with the help of a gentlemanly ex-prisoner of Melbourne gaol determines on revenge. Forgiveness comes too late to prevent his death. (PB)
 (p. 671-678)
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