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Issue Details: First known date: 1869... vol. 5 no. 52 September 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.
The Black Hole of Calcutta, single work short story
Account of the origin of this phrase in the terrible prison endured by 146 British soldiers for 12 hours, 23 only surviving. (PB)
 (p. 15-16)
A 'Model' Dream, Theresa Tasmania , single work short story
A dream visit to Port Arthur, Tasmania - its physical beauty and the oppressive Model prison. (PB)
 (p. 22-24)
Young America, David Macrae , single work prose
On American children - precocious but children nevertheless. (PB)
 (p. 24)
On a Cattle Tracki"Where the strength of dry thunder splits hill-rocks asunder,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 24)
Familiar Spirits, F. E. S. , single work prose
On books and the companionship they offer. (PB)
 (p. 31)
Rat-Tat, M. H. F. , single work short story
On the postman's visit to a group of Melbourne neighbours, and the narrator's observations of their interrelationships. Slightly wordy, occasionally humorous romance of a poor widow reunited with her father, and a scheming marriage-seeker. (PB)
 (p. 34-37)
Woman's Rights and Woman's Mission, single work prose
On the need for perfect freedom of choice, and liberty of development for women to discover what they are competent to do. Examples of women succeeding outside the home. (PB)
 (p. 38-39)
Peace, Be Still, 'A'ry , single work short story
A whaling captain's story to his sons of a lone survivor picked up amidst the ice of the southern ocean. He survived through not drinking alcohol. (PB)
 (p. 39)
A Plea For Wives, Jonquil , single work prose
On wives' need for entertainment and intellectual stimulation. (PB)
 (p. 40)
Our Last Crushing, Waif Wander , single work short story
Set on the McKinnon diggings, an attempted robbery of smelted gold and the ill-fortune suffered by the thief. (PB)
 (p. 41-43)
On Being Understood, F. E. S. , single work prose
On the lack of sympathy and understanding shown by the world to aspiring youth. (PB)
 (p. 44)
The Modern Old Maid, Fanny Fern , single work prose
On the happy creature the Old Maid has become - self-sufficient and intelligent - through Women's Rights. (PB)
 (p. 44-45)
The Absconding Debtor, Charles Martel , single work short story crime
A chase over ice at night effects the rescue of the debtor and the money on his person. (PB)
 (p. 49-52)
Mrs Anstruther's Diamonds, B. W. N. , single work short story romance

Drawing-room romance. A false accusation of robbery is the means of bringing estranged lovers together, especially after the thief's capture. (PB)  

 (p. 58-59)
The Splitter's Hut, Primrose , single work short story romance
On the romance of a handsome young splitter and his pretty refined wife in the Australian bush, a comfort to both for lost loved ones - a seduced lover and a dead father. (PB)
 (p. 59-60)
Familiar Spirits II, F. E. S. , single work prose
On book collecting and ballads. (PB)
 (p. 112-113)
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