The Pawnbroker's Drawer 1 single work   short story  
Is part of The Pawnbroker's Drawer Indi , 1883 series - author short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1883... 1883 The Pawnbroker's Drawer 1
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Family tale set in England and Australia. A lady's visit to a Melbourne pawnbroker results in the purchase of a wedding ring and during a visit to Ballarat she meets the mother of the woman named in the ring. With the help of the ring, the woman's parents are at last able to discover her fate and rescue their poor child from a factory and her husband from drink.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 19 no. 220 September 1883 Z1015809 1883 periodical issue 1883 pg. 26-28
Last amended 18 May 2021 08:43:10
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
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