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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... no. 5258 26 September 1868 of The Empire est. 1850 The Empire
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Jane Shore, &c., single work advertisement

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Jane Shore and of George Dibdin Pitt's Susan Hopley; or, The Vicissitudes of a Servant Girl on 26 September 1868.

 (p. 1)
New Paper : Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, single work advertisement

An advertisement announcing the publication of a new 'bi-weekly journal'. The advertisement includes the newspaper's objectives, together with subscription and advertising rates.

 (p. 1)
English and European News. 'The Mail', single work advertisement

The publishers of the Times advise that they have become the proprietors of the newspaper 'hitherto known as the Evening Mail'. From 20 June 1868, the newly acquired newspaper will be known as The Mail and published twice weekly.

 (p. 1)
The Career of a Talented Scoundrel, single work biography

This article provides an account of Owen Suffolk's life in Australia (as convict, ticket-of-leave man and pardoned person); his return to England; and his continued life of crime.

It is interesting to note that this account varies dramatically from other versions on the public record. See Suffolk's AustLit record for further details.

 (p. 2)
Note: Reproduced (with an additional introductory paragraph) from the Melbourne Herald. Original publication date not yet known.
A Poet's Indignation, 'The Poet Close' , single work correspondence satire

'"The Poet Close" seeks to dispel rumours that he is responsible for 'the words of a song sung ... at the Crystal Palace on the day the Duke of Edinburgh was there'.

 (p. 2)
Note: Reproduced from Punch (London).
The Flaneur in Sydney, 'The Flaneur in Sydney' , single work prose

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention to changes in the composition of the New South Wales legislature, the minting of coins in Sydney, and residual animosity towards the Irish regarding the March 1868 assassination attempt on H. R. H. Prince Alfred. In relation to the latter, the 'Flaneur' quotes the full text of Gerald Griffin's poem 'The Orange and the Green'.

 (p. 5)
Phillip M'Carroll, Pitt-Streeti"In his Kiama speech, Parkes got out of his reach,", single work poetry (p. 8)
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