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Issue Details: First known date: 1875... vol. 11 no. 124 September 1875 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1875 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Mad Miner, Edwin M. Merrall , single work short story
Set on the small U. T. (Ultima Thule) diggings, an account of the advent and habits of the Mad Miner - revealed after his death in truer colouring. Interesting tale of nobility lost.(PB)
 (p. 10-12)
A Doctor's Story, single work short story
Mysterious summons to a gentlewoman's house in Sydney reveal a sad tale of a dead daughter and a mother's madness. (PB)
 (p. 12-13)
Tim Mulvaney's First Love, Patrick Shanahan , single work short story
Tale in Irish accent of the quarrelling Mulvaneys and of Tim's first disappointment in love on the New Year's Day Easyville picnic. (PB)
 (p. 18-20)
Charlie Hearne's Fate, W. W. , single work short story
Set on a near-deserted diggings. Charlie Hearne, a worthy young man determined to marry the common daughter of a drunkard mother, disappears one night. And it is his beloved's mother who seems most deeply involved in his disappearance. (PB)
 (p. 20-25)
My City Lover, A. R. , single work short story
A Victorian old maid discovers the true intentions of her fiancee during a trip to Melbourne to buy her wedding outfit. (PB)
 (p. 25-26)
The Education of Women, Essayez , single work prose
Women should be educated for home influence and maternal training. (PB)
 (p. 29)
The Flying Post : From the Danish, single work short story
A romance conducted by whirlwind takes six years to unravel itself. Begun by a romantic young lawyer's fancy. (PB)
 (p. 30-33)
Wild Mr Will : A Story That Was Hushed Up, single work short story
During a Christmas party an old housekeeper tells the story of an attempted robbery in the noble house where she was working in 1819 - and of the terrible death the robber endured. (PB)
 (p. 33-34)
Severity, Essayez , single work prose
The ill-effects of severity on the development of character. (PB)
 (p. 35)
Nora Boyle, single work short story
Wild romance of a stormy night on the Scottish moors. A serving maid abducts her mistress' child, the price of her false lover's promise to marry her. Finding the baby dead she has a change of heart ... is it too late? (PB)
 (p. 35-38)
Master and Mistress, single work prose
Suggests that servants be employed to look after the house and the mistress freed to look after the children. Points out the heavy burden of a woman's duties. (PB)
 (p. 38-39)
The Beecher-Tilton Scandal, single work prose
Item reprinted from the N. Y. Nation. Refers to the scandal which ruined the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's reputation. (PB)
 (p. 50)
The Late John Dunn, single work prose
On the Irish actor John Dunn (John O'Donohue) and particularly his colonial career e. g. in Bendigo and Melbourne. More a personal than professional commentary. (PB)
 (p. 51)
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