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Issue Details: First known date: 1870... vol. 5 no. 56 January 1870 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1870 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Commissioner's Cousin, W. W. , single work short story
Captain Leclerc, a Victorian goldfields Commissioner and his older jealous wife are involved in tragedy when the Captain's beautiful young niece comes to live with them ... (PB)
 (p. 269-275)
The Faculty of Admiration, single work prose
On the generous quality of admiration of others. (PB)
 (p. 283)
A Lucky Breakdown, Ivey Armytage , single work short story
A buggy accident on the way home from a colonial picnic settles a lover's quarrel. (PB)
 (p. 286-290)
Meeting Troubles Half Way, T. M. A. , single work prose
On anxiety. (PB)
 (p. 292)
Spite, T. M. A. , single work prose humour
On the narrator's sufferings through the spite of others from his childhood on. Lightly humorous. (PB)
 (p. 295-296)
New Year's Night, Lilly Lee , single work short story
In a comfortable house on the banks of the Yarra, a Melbourne gentleman discovers he is illegitimate and the lady he loves is his half-sister.
 (p. 296-297)
Colonial Life : A Trip to Spring Creek, Cymon , single work prose
A 'poor gentleman, without a profession' seeks to restore his fortunes on the gold diggings. Description of the life there. (PB)
 (p. 297)
Buried Alive, Theresa Tasmania , single work short story
A handsome young boy is locked in a cellar in Somersetshire for nearly 10 years so that his parents can claim a small inheritance he had been left. Interesting for the 'wild boy' description; supposedly based on fact. (PB)
 (p. 300-302)
The Practical Education of Women, single work prose
On the need for women to be trained in household duties. (PB)
 (p. 303-304)
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