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Issue Details: First known date: 1867... vol. 3 no. 108 21 September 1867 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1867 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Willie Pringle's Wooing, Donald Cameron , single work short story
Humorous tale of a taciturn Scotsman's wooing. (PB)
 (p. 55-56)
Cookery for Husbands, single work prose
Short essay on the refusal of husbands to assist their wives in choosing a desired dinner; includes an extract from 'Apple Fritters' from a forthcoming cookery book where every recipe was to be the subject of a short romance. (PB)
 (p. 56)
A Curious Horse-Race, single work short story
Brief tale of a family who occupy the new untenanted land brought by John Brown, formerly governor of Rhode Island, to establish a settlement. Includes the story of a race between one of the family's daughters and a local youth in which he lost the race, twice, but won the girl. (PB)
 (p. 56)
Cousin Charlie, Waif Wander , single work short story
Sisters, Maria and Susan Elderby, daughters of a clergyman in a small village, are awaiting the return of a rich cousin from abroad. Susan sells her hair just before he arrives in order to assist a needy widow and son - but all ends happily. (PB)
 (p. 57-59)
How I Became a Cannibal, Clarice Carlton , single work short story
The story opens in 1860 at an army encampment at Kawara, where the narrator recalls an incident with the 'Maories' about 20 years before. Sailing around the world the ship he was in reached NZ and he went ashore with a crew of men in a high swell. On landing they were captured by 'Maories' and forced to partake of a feast on a young girl. Only the narrator escaped alive. (PB)
 (p. 60-61)
Won Back, Lilly Lee , single work short story
A woman convinces her lover to murder his wife to set himself free.
 (p. 61-62)
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