Cirrus@Austlit

When a reclusive tin miner is hurt during a partial mine collapse, his rescue is effected by the determined efforts of his mate and a young, sensitive woman.

Mrs. Rawson proclaims her loathing of cockroaches and men who stutter and proceeds to give an example of why.

A haughty young woman's brilliant horseriding skills bring her into contact with the man she eventually falls in love with.

A young Islander woman gives a man some pearls in payment for helping her to escape her island, where she faces a forced marriage. Once at sea she dies, and the young man faces danger from a shipwreck and from a murderous Chinese sailor who seeks to steal the pearls.

Before leaving for active military service, a young man unofficially proposes to a young woman. On his return, he disguises himself to play a practical joke on her, then offers her a ring.

A sailor regrets not being able to visit his wife and newborn baby. However, a mystery on board ship is to his advantage.

A 'ne'er-do-well' is offered work on a station, where he seeks to relieve the monotony of the bush through drinking rum. However, it transpires that alcohol is the least of his demons.

A man rejects his fiance for a younger woman, but soon realises that he has made a mistake.

A young woman succeeds in convincing her widowed best friend, who is also an internationally famous pianist and mother of a precociously gifted child, to come and stay on her Western Queensland cattle station. The child's encounter with a mystery man leads to unanticipated consequences for all.

A passenger ship is torpedoed by a German submarine and all survivors must board the lifeboats. For the occupants of one boat, the four days spent together prove to be a test of character with surprising results.

A young Queensland woman takes a trip via ship and rail to visit her relatives in Adelaide for a few weeks. Whilst there, she also finds the man she will marry.

A request sent to the editor from a small group of concerned South Australians for financial support to preserve 'Dingley Dell', the former home of poet Adam Lindsay Gordon.

A Chinese man is captured by a group of Aboriginal men.

The Aboriginal inhabitants of a beautiful valley are ruthlessly killed by a white squatter whose only concern is raising cattle. However, despite gaining the valuable land, things mysteriously start to go wrong for him.

A Christmas in the bush consists of a sumptuous feast innovatively using the minimal supplies available and bush food. The delights offered by a cool billabong enhance the festivities.

Little fair-haired Una, an only child living on her parents' isolated station, is taken by local Aborigines who believe she is The Great White Giggibinni, Spirit of the Children, who can cure the illness that is killing their children. It is ten years before her parents discover her whereabouts and set about reclaiming her.

Spot's antics keep his owners, twelve-year-old twins, amused and exasperated. However, he proves his worth when a little girl is in imminent danger of being trampled by a bolting horse.