y separately published work icon Australian Chimes and Rhymes anthology   novella   poetry   prose   short story  
Note: Edited, printed and published by W. H. Williams, 83 Queen Street, Melbourne.
Issue Details: First known date: 1884... 1884 Australian Chimes and Rhymes
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:W. H. Williams , 1884 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Watchingi"I am watching, watching lonely", single work poetry (p. 1)
Christmas Dayi"Fair flowers around our feet are springing", Orita , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Merry Christmas Wished to All, K. G. , single work prose (p. 3-4)
David Grant's Repentance, G. Dumas , single work short story (p. 4-5)
By the River, Bramble , single work short story (p. 6-7)
By the Sweat of His Brow, William Senior , single work short story (p. 8-10)
Note: Written as W. Senior.
Muriel and I, Rowland Morrison , single work novella (p. 11-12)
Max Rae : The Little Newsboy, Bramble , single work short story (p. 14-15)
A Story of the Diggings, More than Thirty Years Ago, Indi , single work short story (p. 17-21)
Mabel and Kitty : A Tale for the Young, Bramble , single work children's fiction children's (p. 21-22)
A Bush Sketch, Overlander , single work short story (p. 22, 24)
The Police Court Lawyeri"An' please, yer washups, my client", single work poetry humour (p. 25)
Colloquy Between Baron Beef and Plum Pudding, single work prose humour
A short dialogue between the beef and plum pudding over their respective merits as Christmas fare. The dialogue ends with '[Policeman at the gate sings "How happy could I be with either!" and this puts an end to the colloquy]'
 (p. 25)
What Charley Burnside Gained on Cup-Day, single work short story (p. 26-28)
The Story of a Pair of Slippers, single work short story (p. 29)
The Cry of a Dyspeptic Childi"It may be a fugue, a cantata, a march, a", single work poetry (p. 32)
Kind Wordsi"Never hesitate a moment", single work poetry (p. 32)
Holy Christmas Dayi"O glorious Christmas Day", single work poetry (p. 32)
Welcome to Christmasi"Christmas is welcome in every land,", single work poetry (p. 32)
Our Long Agoi"The past is past, O love of mine,", single work poetry (p. 32)
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