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Issue Details: First known date: 1869... vol. 4 no. 51 August 1869 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1869 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lost Ella, W. W. , single work short story crime
Events set on a station in the Murray River district include love, jealousy, attempted murder, and a girl's rescue by Aborigines. (PB)
 (p. 720-725)
Laura, T. T. , single work short story
A father intercepts letters from his daughter's lover of whom he does not approve and only reveals the secret when she is at death's door. Set in St Kilda, by the sea. (PB)
 (p. 726-727)
The Apparition at the White Gate, Henry Kendall , single work short story
Revelation of a woman's murder through ghostly manifestations by a pool near Wollongong, NSW. (PB)
 (p. 727-728)
Polly's German Master, Theresa Tasmania , single work short story
Boarding school escapades of two girls at a colonial establishment and the prevention of a potentially disastrous elopement. (PB)
 (p. 730-733)
Thady Maloney's Wedding, M. H. F. , single work short story
A practical joke played on an ugly Irishman on the Victorian diggings involving impersonation of a woman and preparations for a sham wedding with a drunken bride. Humorous. (PB)
 (p. 738-742)
A Bit About 'Busses', Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work prose travel
Omnibuses - their discomforts, construction, drivers, passengers and general running in Sydney. (PB)
 (p. 742-744)
Unlucky Friday, Ensign (Late Royal Irish) O'Donoghue , single work short story
A British regiment sets sail for North America from Cork, Ireland, with tragic consequences for a mysterious young Sergeant Smith and his wife who must be separated. Lively dialogue; interesting in terms of relations between army and sailors. (PB)
 (p. 746-750)
A Chapter on Men, T. M. A. , single work prose
On the advantages of temperance in all things. (PB)
 (p. 750-751)
In The Bus, Waif Wander , single work short story
Incident over a squashed bonnet and a lost pocket-book on a Melbourne omnibus. (PB)
 (p. 762-763)
The Dreams of Hope, T. M. A. , single work short story
The fortunes of a poor but genteel couple who land in Victoria seeking work and eventually progress to the diggings.
 (p. 764)
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