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Issue Details:
First known date:
1872...
vol.
7
no.
83
April
1872
of
The Australian Journal
est. 1865
The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1872 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Luck at Last; Or, Mat Merton's Own Mount [2], single work short story (p. 121-127)
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The Man Otter,
single work
short story
The story of a strange monster living in a crater lake on Ben Lomond, Tasmania. A gold miner accompanies an ex-convict to the lake to which, around 1840, the convict and a fellow escapee had fled - and where the companion had been killed by the monster. (PB)
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A Trip to a Station,
single work
prose
Sheep station routine for the colonial experience youth - payment, rations, duties, eg. sheep drafting etc - on the Riverina, and fellow station hands, bushrangers etc. An account of walking from the station to Echuca, on the Victorian border, a trip of 300 miles - in 1868-69 is included. (PB)
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The Grand Duchess and her Lover : A True Story of the Russian Court,
single work
short story
In 1838 in St Petersburg, Princess Maria, elder daughter of Czar Nicholas, falls in love with the grandson of Napoleon, and persuades her father to accept the match. (PB)
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Luck,
single work
prose
On the life of the lucky man - and also the unlucky. (PB)
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Random Ruminations,
single work
prose
I. On the presence of flowers. II. Professions of Friendship. III. Building castles in the air. Commonplace thoughts. (PB)
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Practical Advice,
single work
short story
A dervise's [dervish's?] advice to the king of Tarkary saves his life. (PB)
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Family Stealing,
single work
prose
On bringing up children and dealing with their 'sins'. (PB)
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