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1 The Deacon's Christmas Turkey J. C. , 1881 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 17 no. 199 1881; (p. 209) Two boys are frustrated in their attempt to steal the deacon's prize Christmas turkey. Slight. (PB)
1 Magdalene's Mistake J. C. , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 15 no. 180 1880; (p. 484-487) Magdalene Faucit arrives in a Victorian goldrush town determined to avenge the death of her sister and nephew through Ralph Somerton's cruelty and desertion. She plays piano in the local theatre until she wins his love, then spurns and leaves him. He follows her to prove her mistake ... Pleasantly told, if improbable. (PB)
1 A Tragic Joke J. C. , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , March vol. 14 no. 166 1879; (p. 344-345) A college quarrel between a poor student and the rich idler who accused him of stealing a bank note from his desk. Death nearly results from another's practical joke. Sketchy. (US?) (PB)
1 Brown's Sweetheart J. C. , 1878 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 14 no. 162 1878; (p. 140-141) A bachelor's story of his love for a girl portrayed on a locket - and when he finally discovers its owner how she told him it was her grandmother. Thin story, with derogatory references to an old maid. (PB)
1 Mending a Broken Heart J. C. , 1878 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 13 no. 156 1878; (p. 458) Sketch of a sister's sacrifice of her true love to marry the villain who knows of her brother's purported forgery - and the illness that intervenes. (PB).
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