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Issue Details: First known date: 1893... vol. 28 no. 337 June 1893 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1893 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Mr. Pippincheek's Awful Dream, single work short story humour
A hen-pecked insurance clerk's nightmare of the shambles his office is reduced to by female clerks - and the outraged response of his wife. Dream brought on by too much whiskey. Mysoginist humour. Female office clerks represented knitting, flirting, decorating the office etc. (PB)
(p. 529-531)
Babette and Pierrot : A Warrnambool Story, H. O. A. , single work short story romance
Refugees from the Franco-Prussian war settle in Warrnambool, an elderly man and two adolescents, his son and a friend's daughter. The attentions of a handsome squatter and the couple's separation after the old man's death estrange them - a separation apparently cemented by the youth's return just as the girl was enacting a marriage tableau vivant to the squatter as a Christmas entertainment. Years later, after a terrible storm and his apparent death at sea, they are reunited. Roman Catholic faith emphasised. (PB)
(p. 531-533)
A Complete Letter Writer, Jesse C. Joy , single work short story romance
Romance between a very respectable bank clerk and the beautiful Miss Edgar goes awry through a formulaic proposal letter. All is successfully concluded when Mr Rightlines receives a 'Form of Acceptance' in reply. (PB)
(p. 534-535)
A Profitable Journey, single work short story crime
A railway journey and a confidence trick involving a beautiful young girl and a clumsy card player rob a young man of £100. Naivete fooled by beauty and scheming. (PB)
(p. 535-536)
It Brought Back the Umbrella, single work prose
The judicious wording of an advertisement achieves the return of an umbrella stolen in church where another fails. (PB)
(p. 536)
Lord Flirtinson's Heir, single work short story satire
Tale of a West End userer, Mr Leviticus, and his plotting to prevent the marriage of an elderly Lord and the four-fold harvest it yields him. (PB)
(p. 543-545)
The College-Porter's Story, single work short story
University tale of a graduate's chances of a fellowship nearly ruined by assisting to remove the college master's drunken brother - recently returned from Australia - from a potentially embarrassing situation. Reputation, pride and romance mix in this account told by the college porter, the drunken brother's death clearing up the misunderstanding. (PB)
(p. 545-546)
Our Own, Pearl Roberts , single work short story
Domestic tale of a husband's refusal to make his wife an allowance and the eventual growth of their love through illness. She supports him physically and financially and teaches him generosity. (PB)
(p. 546-548)
His Only Brother, Carl L. Steuben , single work short story
Tale of twin brothers of differing temperaments who share an inheritance. The debts of one force him to sell out to his brother and a precious heirloom dagger disappears when he leaves. Suspicious of theft, assassination and romantic rivalry are all eventually relieved - and the fallen brother retrieves his character and his fortune. (PB)
(p. 548-550)
A Golden-Haired Lassie, Gerrit Smith , single work short story romance
The new tenant of a haunted country estate and Daisy, grandchild of the supposed ghost, fall in love. A temporary estrangement through the tenant's sister's determination that he should marry an heiress is eventually removed - and the grandchild's inheritance makes them rich too. (PB)
(p. 550-552)
Hope, Monte Christo , single work prose
Vignettes showing hope in life and beyond the grave: mother and dying child; sweethearts parted by battle; a traveller in the desert; a dying convict ... (PB)
(p. 559)
A Bright Midshipman, single work prose
Anecdote of a rising barometer and a falling decanter on a man of war bound out of China. (PB)
(p. 559)
No. 47, Grosvenor Bunster , single work short story crime
Criminal tragedy - recidivism explained. A prisoner released from Pentridge attempts to earn an honest living for his family but is refused work. He is finally involved in a burglary but refuses to continue when he recognises the victim - a kind merchant - and is shot by his accomplice. (PB)
(p. 560-563)
The Bunyip, Monte Christo , single work short story humour myth/legend
Fishing tale set around Lake Omeo and the Mitta, Victoria. German sausage, beer and a huge crayfish contribute to his vision of the bunyip. (PB)
(p. 564)
The Event of a Life, John F. Davis , single work short story crime
Lodging-house tale. A venerable old clerk tells his tale to a fellow lodger of his youthful employment to the daughter of a Sydney hotel-keeper; her flirtation with an American and her murder. A false note led the narrator to a drunken life until her ghost shows him her body - and a dying man's confession reveals the murderer. (PB)
(p. 565-566)
Queenie, W. W. , single work short story crime
A murder of a titled Englishman settled in Melbourne with his mother, brother and servants at a Toorak Ball to celebrate his engagement is solved by Sinclair. Neither the fiancee nor her brother - incensed by the victim's claim to the title actually held by his older brother - are responsible. A beautiful family servant. 10 years older than the victim, has killed him rather than see him wed another. (PB)
(p. 567-573)
What's a Palladium?, single work prose humour
Humour - domestic sketch on words, meaning and usage. (PB)
(p. 573)
Bill Jessop, single work short story
Tale of the heroism of a Mississippi steamboat pilot who is badly burnt saving the vessel and its passengers. (PB)
(p. 574)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Includes fifth instalment of 'The Mystery of Big Oakey', pp. 523-529.
Notes:
Includes eighth instalment of 'Fernbrook's Double : A Romance of Maoriland', pp. 553-558.
Notes:
Includes the fourth instalment of Laura Jean Libbey's 'A Mad Betrothal : A Love Story of Intensely Thrilling Interest', pp. 537-543.
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