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Issue Details: First known date: 1872... vol. 8 no. 90 November 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.
Lost in Town, W. W. , single work short story
A digger returning to town is murdered by his 'wife' - a prostitute - and her lover for his money. The digger's mate prompts Mark Sinclair to uncover the deed. (PB)
 (p. 123-126)
Shadows?, Myson , single work prose
Reflections on the effects and teachings produced by shadows. (PB)
 (p. 126)
Husband Hunting, E. L. (Mrs) Linton , single work short story
Young, poor, beautiful Edith Causton determines to make a good marriage and goes to Scotland to find a husband. She is quickly engaged to the young, handsome and relatively rich Alick Murray - until enter Sir Lionel Ravenshall ... (PB)
 (p. 127-129)
Colonial Sketches : Castlemaine - No. 1, Gatherer , single work prose travel
Rambling social sketch of Castlemaine, its inhabitants, recreations and officials.
 (p. 130)
A True Tasmanian Tale, Tas. (J. W. K.) , single work prose
A father's mercenary obduracy sends a promising Tasmanian lawyer to his death at the New Zealand goldfields - and seals his daughter's fate at the same time. Sentimental, Anglicised romance. (PB)
 (p. 134-135)
Jealousy and Revenge : A Spanish Story, single work short story
A merchant's son working in Madrid falls for a lovely but violent tempered widow. He is rescued from her by his father who has arranged another match at home in Andalusia - but she promises revenge which she effects with poison. From the Seville criminal court records. (PB)
 (p. 136-137)
Obscure Handwriting, T. M. A. , single work prose
On its causes and consequences. (PB)
 (p. 137)
The Dog Poisoner's Fate : Every Dog Has Its Day, single work short story
An uncultivated rich new resident in the small Victorian town of Winfield takes revenge for his social ostracism in dog-poisoning - but is eventually killed by his own strychnine. (PB)
 (p. 138)
The Merchant's Test, S. C. J. , single work short story
A merchant's method for choosing an apprentice for his business tests honesty - and rewards it. (PB)
 (p. 139)
Captured, single work short story
Set near the Devil's Elbow between Barraba and Bingera on the Maitland road. A bullock-driver assists a wounded horseman to rescue his sister abducted by bushrangers. The heroine shows some independence. (PB)
 (p. 144-145)
My Evening Dream, single work prose
An editor's dreaming vision as he tries to compare an item for the next issue - the stories told by uniting the halves of letters written by the same person but at different times. (PB)
 (p. 147-148)
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