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Tale of the last appearance of a comedienne at Covent Garden Theatre towards the end of the 18th century. A nobleman has proposed to her but the dead lover of her youth beckons. (PB)
Introduction to the same in London in 1864 and the benefits it offers to the skin, constitution etc. The spread of the baths through England and even into Melbourne. (PB)
A handsome young man wins the woman he loves only after losing his handsome looks and gay exuberance rescuing an old woman from a fire. Set in a small town. (PB)
Wharves of Sydney: Woolloomooloo Bay or "Cowper" Wharf; Circular Quay; 'Campbells' Wharf; "Macnamara's" at Milson's Point; "Moore's"; Cuthbert's; Darling Harbour; "Old Company's" Wharf; Illawarra Company's Wharf; the Pyrmont Bridge area. The ships, jetties, sailors and passengers are also described. (PB)
An English emigrant leaves his job in Melbourne to try his luck on the Ballarat diggings. Eventually he sends for his wife and daughters who store his earnings in their tent until they are robbed. (PB)