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Issue Details: First known date: 1897... vol. 32 no. 384 May 1897 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1897 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Tale of a Shrewd Yorkshireman, single work short story
A Yorkshireman refuses to contribute to a fund for the construction of a cemetery wall - plain common sense response. (PB)
(p. 358)
How He Found Her, Frances Henshaw Baden , single work short story romance
Two educated sisters are reduced by poverty to seamstress work for a fashionable establishment. They are visited by two cousins, one selfish who wishes a dress order altered, and the other kind who takes pity on sickly May Peters and cares a little for her. A French name for business purposes, a loaned ring and another one lost, and a lace robe completed all play a part in reuniting May and her former suitor - the kindly cousin's brother who had been searching for her. Underlying theme of the poor work conditions and health of sewing girls. (PB)
(p. 358-360)
Number Nineteen, single work short story romance
A factory-girl marries her employer. Seven years later during a strike she speaks to them independently outside the factory, urging them to hold out a little longer and win rights for themselves and other workers. The platform collapses and crushes her, but her husband promises on her deathbed to meet their demands. (PB/JG)
(p. 361-362)
Pulling Through, single work short story western
Frontier tale. A Kansas stage coach outraces an Indian attack with the loss of two men on the roof - other men wounded and women safe. Understated laconic driver - not as 'pathetic' as usual. (PB)
(p. 362)
Carmen, Thistle Anderson , single work short story adventure
Riverina station adventure. Tracy Linden, an English new chum and barrister, is searching Australia for his guardian's missing son and heir. He strikes up a friendship with a gentlemanly but uncommunicative station hand, Joe. Joe loves his horse, Carmen, and the friendship grows. Linden plans to continue his search on the day Joe returns from a trip to Sydney. Joe does not return and a search party assisted by Carmen finds him wounded. He dies a few days later,revealing he is the man Linden was searching for and showing a volume of Wordsworth bearing the name of Joe's true father.(PB)
(p. 371-374)
Worth the Money, single work short story
Clerical account of a pompous churchgoer confronted in the pew he paid well for by a rare attender and his family. He is outfaced. (PB)
(p. 374)
Barron's Hill, single work short story
Tale of youthful follies. A young Englishman raised chiefly in Italy, George Vincent Barron, unexpectedly becomes heir to his guardian's estates in England. He displaces the old man's former heir - Gilbert Thorne - who attempts to strip him of his fortune by gambling. Thorne attempts to poison Barron when his scheme is discovered, but Barron survives, mends his ways, marries, etc. (PB)
(p. 374-377)
Catching the Captain, single work prose
A merchant service captain's patience is broken by an old sailor who doesn't cater to his self importance. (PB)
(p. 378)
The Whisky Flask, single work short story
A young railway traveller plays a trick on an old man who preaches abstention but has a whisky flask in his pocket. When he takes a pull on the flask the youth discovers it is a quinine mix. (PB)
(p. 382)
A Vision of the Night, single work short story
A man dreams one night on his drawing-room sofa of his neighbour the colonel, victorious in battle and wedded to his queen. The old man dies of gout and is buried with his unusual sword, a picture of his lost love and his bible - the latter more 'ought' than 'would'. (PB)
(p. 383)
Both Satisfied, single work short story
A Russian gypsy and a Jew haggle over the sale of a horse - both cheat and are cheated so both accept it. (PB)
(p. 383)
My First Football Match, Jay See , single work prose humour
A country visitor to Sydney describes his first Rugby Union match, between the Wairoas and the Invincibles at Sydney's Woodnor Park. 'Naive' description, comparisons etc. Spectator's tough; compares barracking to a corroboree; leap-frog on field scrum. One comparison of a player to a 'negro' with a chicken under his arm. Casualties of players at half-time. A dead pup thrown at an umpire and his retaliation. (PB)
(p. 384)
The House by the River, C. M. E. W. , single work short story detective
A college undergraduate holidaying and recuperating with a bachelor uncle falls in love with the delicate daughter of a neighbouring chemist. The father is often away, and the daughter begins to see ghosts. The hero is called away to London twice, but first discovers that the girl is missing. She has been tied up by the gang of couriers - counterfeiters - which her father heads. The undergraduate is wounded and tied up - but rescued by a young London detective and his men. He recovers to find his beloved missing and her father imprisoned. (PB)
(p. 385-388)
Romance and Reality, single work prose
Young lovers protestations of affection contrasted to an old bachelor's cynicism. (PB)
(p. 388)
The Amber Scarf Pin, single work short story adventure
An Englishman in Paris to purchase engagement presents for his fiancee is arrested for the murder of a count in 1881. Circumstantial evidence - a scarf pin and a rare book - point to his guilt. But interviews with the magistrate and verifying of his evidence have him set free, but not proven innocent. He is ostracised by many including his fiancee, but he becomes widely popular. A chance encounter in Berlin reveals the identity of the true murderer. (PB)
(p. 389-391)
An Amateur Cabby, single work short story
Narrative of a London society gentleman's youthful escapade - spending a night as a London cabby. He encounters abuse, is nearly recognised, and assists a forger to catch a train for double fare. Reflects on the different faces London and society shows to rich and poor. (PB)
(p. 391-392)
Mr Banks' Matrimonial Venture, Jean Dingley , single work short story romance
A confirmed bachelor and businessman meets a rich fat widow on a business trip, courts her but fails to propose before leaving town. He writes his proposal and a letter to his sister explaining the situation - but mixes up the envelopes ... and is still a bachelor! (PB)
(p. 392-393)
A Bargain in a Bicycle, single work short story humour
In diplomatic form. One husband advises another to buy a bicycle for his wife's health - then offers to sell the one his own wife has for half-price. (PB)
(p. 393)
Saul's Awakening, W. W. , single work short story detective
The family doctor, fearful that his friend's slow son had been the cause of his mother's and now her sister (his proposed step-mother's) deaths by poison, quickly becomes suspicious of the boy's caretaker. Cousin to his father, and disappointed in her love for him, she had murdered both her rivals and intended to blackmail the father by blaming the son. The boy awakens from his years' long stupour and proves her guilt. (PB)
(p. 394-399)
The Bicycle Thief Again, single work short story
A bicycle bragart asked to prove his ability steals the bike. (PB)
(p. 399)
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