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Issue Details: First known date: 1869... vol. 5 no. 54 November 1869 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1869 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Eastern Places and Things Worth Seeing, Tom Cringle , single work prose
Sights to be seen in India: the falls of Gairsuppah. (PB)
 (p. 146-148)
One Saturday Afternoon, Mariposa , single work short story
A family excursion through Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens on a Saturday half-holiday, then into the Domain and Observatory grounds and Botanical Gardens. Pedestrian. (PB)
 (p. 150-151)
Sperm Whaling, Henry Kendall , single work prose (p. 150-151)
Phil Caldan, D. Francis , single work short story
A legal clerk's feigned madness in a railway carriage on the way to Melbourne results in the capture of a friend he sought to assist. (PB)
 (p. 151-152)
Reserved Men, R. , single work prose
How reserve in a man commands respect in public life but isolation domestically and in friendship. (PB)
 (p. 152)
A Very Black Sheep, Hal Walstab , single work short story
The decline of a laughing reckless boy through disgrace and poverty to die an old drunken sailor - but converted to God at the last by his friend, the narrator. (PB)
 (p. 154-155)
A Woman's Thought about Women on Horseback, single work prose
On the ridiculous figure cut by the various types of women who cannot ride. (PB)
 (p. 164)
A True Story of a Match Boy, N. A. , single work short story
A 12 year-old lad leaves his father's family in their mansion on behalf of his dying mother whom they refused to recognise. (PB)
 (p. 167)
The Convict's Revenge, W. W. , single work short story
A handsome thief returns to the Rath station to avenge himself on father and daughter for turning him over to the police and prison. Assualt and rape follow ... (PB)
 (p. 170-174)
Playing with the Ghosts, B. W. N. , single work short story
A night in a haunted house ends in tragedy for young lovers. (PB)
 (p. 177)
Don Balboa, The Discoverer of the Pacific Ocean, Elric , single work prose
On Balboa, discovery and gold. (PB)
 (p. 179)
On 'The Curse of the Colonies', J. K. E. , single work prose
On temperance as the answer to a nation of drunkards. (PB)
 (p. 179-180)
Melbourne Cemetery, M. H. F. , single work prose
Description of the grounds, visitors, and thoughts prompted there. (PB)
 (p. 180-181)
Women's Friendships, Estella , single work prose
On the faithful love with which a woman reared her best friend's daughter, eventually watching over her death too. A true story. (PB)
 (p. 182)
Captain Hardshell's Sermon, single work prose humour
A Mississippi riverboat captain's sermon - humorous; phonetic spelling. (PB)
 (p. 182)
Hipped, F. E. S. , single work prose
On the writer being 'out of sorts' and averse to human companionship and exertion. (PB)
 (p. 186)
From My Seat on the Rocks, Fanny Fern , single work prose
Musings and observations by the ocean. (PB)
 (p. 186-187)
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Notes:
Includes the eleventh instalment of Ruth Hall's 'The Bee', pp. 158-159.
Notes:
Includes the second instalment of B. J. M.'s 'Diggers' Tales', pp. 156-157.
Notes:
Includes the eighth instlament of Charles de Boos' illustrated fiction, 'Fifty Years Ago : An Australian Tale', pp. 129-145.
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