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Issue Details: First known date: 1866... vol. 7 no. 315 14 July 1866 of The Sydney Mail est. 1860-1938 The Sydney Mail
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Widow Giles's Little Grocery Shop, Old Boomerang , single work short story
The story introduces the widow Giles as a model grocer of the 1860s. Her shop, and her ability to provide for her five children, was made possible by her late husband's fortunate decision to give up drinking and take out a life insurance policy.
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