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Issue Details: First known date: 1869... vol. 4 no. 46 March 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.
Homeward Bound : A Romance of the Sea, single work short story
The husband of a recently married couple on their way to England to meet his family dies on the voyage. The ship's doctor determines to marry the widow and pursues her in England. She, however, meets another and marries him shortly after her return to Australia. The doctor does not lose all as he marries the sister of the deceased and returns to Australia also. Interesting reactions of native born Australians to England. (PB)
(p. 385-392)
The Poisoner, Mary Fortune , single work short story
The daughter of an Italian doctor and family residing in an up-country township poisons her mother as she had poisoned her sister a few years before in France. Her father's suspicions lead to her discovery, only just in time to prevent his death. (PB)
(p. 402-407)
A Polynesian Bride, Lamont , single work short story
On a brief marriage and escape from an 'untutorable' island girl. (PB)
(p. 407)
William Brown's Courtship, T. M. A. , single work short story
Humorous tale of a bachelor's resolve to be married and escape the discomforts of the single life. His attempted courtship of Mrs Adeliza Stumps proves unsuccessful but life in lodgings solves his problems. (PB)
(p. 408)
Fettered, Lilly Lee , single work short story
A woman is claimed by her husband after deserting her for seven years, on the eve of marrying her true love. She is driven to madness.
(p. 410-411)
The Frontier Cross, Nemo (fl. 1867) , single work short story
Set on the border of France and Spain in 1779, a story of smuggling, love, jealousy, duelling and death. (PB)
(p. 411-413)
A Clever 'Stroke', single work short story
Anecdote of a city merchant who outnegotiates the Jewish trustees of a burial ground and receives his desired price. Setting not specified - probably the US. (PB)
(p. 415)
The Moon Is in the Cloudless Skyi"The moon is in the cloudless sky,", George Vowles , single work poetry (p. 415)
Tit for Tat, Theresa Tasmania , single work short story
A female flirt who destroys love affairs in a small town is repaid when her own lover becomes engaged to another. Setting unspecified. (PB)
(p. 418-420)
Across the Straits, single work prose
Description of a holiday in Tasmania: the voyage; Georgetown; the coast; Launceston and surrounds; and Mount Wellington. (PB)
(p. 420-423)
Factory Girls' Rights : A Lecture, Newman Noggs , single work prose
Supposed address on the subject of factory girls - nonsensical, in negro diction [but with reference to the Yarra.] (PB)
(p. 422)
Ever Faithful, Hal Walstab , single work short story
A British ship's first officer falls in love with a 17 year-old girl on her way to India. Though she marries another he remains constant. (PB)
(p. 422-423)
Grandpapa's Letters, A. K. , single work prose
The 'love' story of a female spider, the magic and miracles of nature which surpass family tales. Written in the form of a grandfather's letters to his family in Australia. (PB)
(p. 424)
A Christmas Quarrel, And What Came of It, H. C. R. , single work short story
A romance set in Sydney - Bondi, Watson's Bay and the Gap, and on the Harbour. (PB)
(p. 429-431)
Aunt Bridget's Old Dress, single work short story
A young wife who tenderly nurses her husband's aged aunt inherits her old dress - and the riches it contains. Sentimental tale of true loving wife. (PB)
(p. 431-432)
The Wounded Guide, Tom Cringle , single work prose
Reminiscence. Short account of Western India in 1845 and a guide attacked by a tiger in his youth. (PB)
(p. 432)
Amenities of Boarding-House Life, F. E. S. , single work prose
On the vicissitudes of the regular lodging house as experienced by a bachelor especially the landlady. (PB)
(p. 432-433)
How I Died, And What It Felt Like, F. W. , single work prose
Reminiscence. Description of an ill man's accidental overdose of opium - anasthesia, and near death. (PB)
(p. 433-434)
A Memorable Ride, J. L. Taylor , single work short story
Procrastination overcome through the near death of a bush couple's children in a cottage fire. Includes a frantic buggy ride to reach them. (PB)
(p. 434-435)
Bell Raymond's Choice, single work short story
A lady marries a sailor and through his ill-health they are reduced to poverty. Her wish for fine clothes nearly brings about the loss of his life. Set on the English coast. (PB)
(p. 436)

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Notes:
Includes the third instalment of Ruth Hall's 'The Bee', pp. 413-414.
Notes:
Includes the eighteenth instalment of Nemo's 'Isabella of England : A Tale of the Olden Time', pp. 393-402.
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