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Issue Details: First known date: 1867... vol. 2 no. 84 6 April 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.
The Midnight Watch, W. W. , single work short story

A police detective discovers a murder committed two years previously through the intuition of his horse, the perseverance of the victim's wife, and a midnight vigil. (PB)

 (p. 500-503)
Mrs Brown on Improvements, single work short story humour
Comic; on efforts made to 'improve' the poor. (PB)
 (p. 504)
If I Could Know, single work short story
An author writes of the wives starving and dying for lack of love, and though he cannot see the good he does yet his task is to continue. (PB)
 (p. 507-508)
Nobody's Child : How It Was Found in a Cable, Grosvenor Bunster , single work prose
The recovery of a baby and a dog from a boat, and their nurture by a rough ship's crew in 1848.
 (p. 508-509)
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