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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... vol. 3 no. 126 25 January 1868 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Breeze from the Southi"In the season when royal are roses", Waif Wander , single work poetry (p. 342)
A Life's Lie, single work short story

'Henry Gervayse marries a woman he does not love in order to protect an inheritance to which he is not entitled. Their ensuing life of falsity ends in murder and suicide. Set in England.' (PB)

(The story includes a reference to Gervayse's relatives, the rightful inheritors, who had 'recently amassed a splendid fortune in Australia'.)

 (p. 342-344)
Duxie Wilton's First Love, W. H. D. H. , single work short story

'Childhood romance set on a station in New South Wales in the late 1850s and the 1860s. A boy's first love - for the daughter of the station owner - ends with her drowning in a reservoir on the property.' (PB)

 (p. 344)
Poverty's Wishi"Far away, where grim chasms, cut wide and deep,", Patrick Shanahan , single work poetry (p. 344)
A House to Let, Arthur (Mrs.) Davitt , single work short story

'A suburban housewife from St Kilda goes into central Melbourne in search of a suitable house to let for an acquaintance. In the process she is accidentally locked in a house and witnesses the stealthy burial of a body which leads to the uncovering of a murder.' (PB)

 (p. 345-349)
Pentridge Stockade, Victoria, 'The Sketcher' (fl. 1867-1867) , single work essay (p. 349-351)
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