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Issue Details: First known date: 1896... vol. 1 no. 12 9 July 1896 of The Free-Lance est. 1896 The Free-Lance
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1896 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Policeman Mashing a Nursegirli"While admiring the girl from head to her heels,", Nerna , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Shocki"Beneath a spreading gum tree's shade,", Peter Dunning , single work poetry (p. 3)
Note: Published without final line.
Alice Leamari"Fair Alice, sweet Alice,", single work poetry (p. 5)
Call of the Sea Windsi"The winds of the sea are come to me", Cicada , single work poetry (p. 6)
Purely Personal, single work column
A column reporting snippets of personal information on Victorian identities. This column mentions new poetry by Professor Harry Brookes Allen (published in the University of Melbourne's Alma Mater) and writing by Ethel Turner, Louise Mack and Mary Gaunt.
 (p. 7)
In Full Figi"'Oh you do look nice today' he said,", P. M. , single work poetry humour (p. 10)
Note: Illustrated by Lionel Lindsay.
Untitledi"In pain and in silence we parted,", single work poetry (p. 11)
Men Were Deceivers Everi"She plucked a rose from its rough, thorny stem", Shaw Gordon , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Days of Long Agoi"There was a time I used to know,", Jayessar , single work poetry (p. 12)
Flood and Feeling, H. A. Conant , single work short story romance (p. 14)
Henry Lawson Goes West, Steele Grey , single work column
John Steele Robertson (writing under his pseudonym 'Steele Grey') recounts a meeting in Melbourne with Henry Lawson on the day of the latter's departure for Western Australia.
 (p. 14)
A Bout with a Madman, Shaw Gordon , single work short story (p. 15)
Henry Lawson - An Amende, Ellen Joy Todd , single work correspondence
Mrs Ellen Todd takes offence at Steele Grey's description (in 'Henry Lawson: A Fellow Poet's View') of Louisa Lawson as a 'currency lass'. Todd outlines Lawson's editorship of the Dawn and extols her other virtues (including raising her son, Henry Lawson). In response, the editor of the Free-Lance apologises for any offence caused by the use of the term, explaining that it 'is generally understood (by vide Rolf Boldrewood among others) as meaning simply an Australian-born girl'.
 (p. 15)
Note:
  • Written as E. J. Todd.
  • Reprinted due to a typographical error in the first publication on 2 July 1896.
My Grafti"Now some likes a nice tunnel where no water drips,", H. A. Conant , single work poetry (p. 15)
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