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Issue Details: First known date: 1872... vol. 8 no. 89 October 1872 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1872 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Twins of the Bush, James Lockhart , single work short story
The capture of two hardened thieves and murderers on the Victorian diggings. Set in Wangaratta and Reedy Creek in 'the year of the Ovens rush.' (PB)
 (p. 57-60)
The Treasures of the Tanga, A. (fl. 1872) , single work short story
Tale of 3 diggers - possibly ex-convicts - who discover a gold reef in Australia's Tanga Ranges but murder each other before they can enjoy the gold or pass on the secret of its location. Explorations of the area afterwards have been fruitless. (PB)
 (p. 61-62)
Corners, Myson , single work prose
On corners and their associations. (PB)
 (p. 72)
How He Was Cured, Amy Randolph , single work short story
A hypochondriac is cured with a course of his aunt's considerate 'management' and the company of a young woman. (PB)
 (p. 77-78)
A Frenchman Learning 'To Draw', Alphonse Adolphe Legrand , single work short story
Humorous phonetic-English-French letter on the different meanings of 'draw' in English. (PB)
 (p. 78)
Little Tiny : A True Story of Australian Shepherd Life, W. S. Windsor , single work short story
An ex-convict shepherd and his wife die of fever in their isolated bush-hut. 'Tiny', their six-year old daughter survives their death and a dingo attack only to die as rescue is at hand. (PB)
 (p. 82-84)
Sommerville : A Life Drama, In Ten Scenes, J. S. B. , single work short story
Childhood love between a village maiden and a young baronet grows into adulthood in a western county of England. He gives up his family and fortune to marry her - supported only by his childhood friend, the woman his parents had arranged for him to marry. She becomes a nurse and dies while the married couple recover his family's lost fortunes. (PB)
 (p. 84-87)
A Night's Adventures with Whiteboys, R. G. , single work short story
Set in Connemara, Ireland, an account of a night in a rural hut witnessing the minders of an informer and of an argumentative fellow Irish 'patriot'. A typical incident of the Irish agrarian revolt, told from the Irish landlord's position. (PB)
 (p. 90-91)
A Virginia Militia Training of the Last Generation, single work prose
Humorous description of a May-Day training in Virginia in 1835 - rural incapacities to the fore. (PB)
 (p. 96-97)
Prudence's Love Story, single work short story
The plain but good orphan sister wins the humble but worthy literary suitor her beautiful sister rejects. Selfishness is its own reward, etc. (PB)
 (p. 98-100)
A Leap for a Fortune, single work short story
A fortune-hunter transfers his marriage proposal from niece to aunt when he learns of certain business losses suffered - only to find himself worse off. (PB)
 (p. 100-101)
The Moral Universe with a Woman's Eye at the Telescope, single work short story
Cynical reserved uncle and thoughtful idealistic step-niece at last come to understand their respective orbits through the death of his divorced wife. Almost grapples with the woman question. (PB)
 (p. 102-104)
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