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Issue Details: First known date: 1907... 14 December 1907 of The Queenslander est. 1866 The Queenslander
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Julius Jenkins's Christmas Alligator Julius Adolphus Jenkins's Christmas Alligator, Louis Becke , single work short story humour
A young bank clerk, newly arrived from England, is shocked by the lax habits of the Townsville inhabitants. When he falls in love with a local girl she tells him that her father makes fun of him and will never let her marry a 'duffer'. She asks him to prove himself by shooting a crocodile.
 (p. 45)
Note: With title: 'Julius Jenkins's Christmas Alligator.'
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