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Issue Details: First known date: 1931... vol. 1 no. 8 4 December 1931 of Northern Affairs est. 1931 Northern Affairs
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* Contents derived from the 1931 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dugong Hunting, Freeman Sandom , single work column
Sandom admires the efficiency of three Aboriginal men who he observed hunting and killing a dugong.
 (p. 4)
The Philosophic Muse : No. 2 - Dear Pessimisti"There is little real cause for your sorrow", Victor Kennedy , single work poetry (p. 5)
Holiday Songi"Oh! to be young and happy.", Sea Breeze , single work poetry (p. 6)
Early Townsville, Syd Swagman , single work column
Syd Swagman recounts the settlement and early history of Townsville, North Queensland.
 (p. 8)
Depression Expediencyi"If you are short of money,", Percival Valtiperce , single work poetry humour (p. 8)
'The Israelites', Syd Swagman , single work column
In times of scarcity, many owners send their sheep out to scavenge whatever food they can find along the road.
 (p. 9)
Two Christmas Eves and a Moral, Freeman Sandom , single work short story
A dairy worker observes his boss giving in to his wife's demands. Five years later he determines not to be so weak in his own marriage.
 (p. 10)
Gentlemen Planters, S. Scott Strutton , single work column
In the past, labourers from the Pacific Islands and Asia worked on sugarcane plantations, while the wealthy white owners lived like British gentlemen.
 (p. 17)
The Abandoned Homesteadi"Singing still, singing still,", Kathleen Dalziel , single work poetry (p. 17)
People and Places in the Books of '31, Victor Kennedy , single work column
Kennedy identifies what he considers to be the best Australian literature published in 1931.
 (p. 18) Section: Books and Book People
The Scrub Goes Downi"Trickling stream beneath the shadows of the palms", D. C. Abbott , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Far North in Books : No. 6 : We of the Never Never, single work review
— Review of We of the Never-Never Mrs Aeneas Gunn , 1908 single work novel ; (p. 19)
Night Watchi"Black as the pit as we rode,", S. Scott Strutton , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Better Way, S. Scott Strutton , single work short story
A man, driven to despair by his love for a married woman, wanders North Queensland as a vagrant. His life changes, however, when he is reunited with the woman he loves.
 (p. 20-21)
Sea Chantyi"A wild sea and a flooded deck,", S. Scott Strutton , single work poetry (p. 28) Section: Mainland and Barrier
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