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Issue Details: First known date: 1893... 1893 The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Bulletin , 1893 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Last of Six, Delcomyn , single work short story
A Trepang fisherman near Cooktown encounters survivors of prison break from New Caledonia, including a woman, her dead husband, and the corpse of the man she says murdered her husband and also practiced cannibalism. The corpse keeps returning with the tide.
 (p. 1-7)
A Cup of Cold Water, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 8-18)
A Haunt of the Jinkarras : A Fearsome Story of Central Australia, Ernest Favenc , single work short story adventure science fiction

'A Haunt of Jinkarras deals with the discovery of a primordial race that dwells entirely underground.' 

Source: L.W. Currey, Inc. https://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/167311/ernest-favenc/the-last-of-six-tales-of-the-austral-tropics 

 (p. 19-28)
The Rumford Plains Tragedy, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 29-34)
Verflucht Spirit-Led, Ernest Favenc , single work short story mystery (p. 35-49)
Tranter's Shot, Binghi , single work short story (p. 50-53)
The Spell of the Mas-Hantoo, Boocyea , single work short story (p. 54-62)
The Track of the Dead, D [Favenc] , single work short story (p. 63-66)
The Mystery of Baines' Dog, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 67-80)
Pompey, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 81-83)
Malchook's Doom: A Nicholson River Story Malchook's Doom - A Story of the Nicholson River, Binghi , single work short story (p. 84-90)
The Hut-Keeper and the Cattle-Stealer The Cook and the Cattle-Stealer Sandy Macpherson's Christmas Ride, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 91-101)
Note: With title: The Cook and the Cattle-Stealer
The Parson's Blackboy How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character, Jack Fruit , single work short story humour (p. 102-107)
A Lucky Meeting, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 108-117)
The Story of a Big Pearl The Story of the Big Pearl, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 118-121)
The Missing Super , Binghi , single work short story (p. 122-126)
That Other Fellow : A Tale of the Seventies, Dramingo , single work short story (p. 127-141)
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Works about this Work

Miscellaneous Graham Stone , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 101-104)
— Review of The Invasion W. H. Walker , 1877 single work novel ; The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story ; Ashes : A Tale of Two Spheres Hume Nisbet , 1890 single work novel ; The Harlequin Opal Fergus Hume , 1893 single work novel ; A Son of Perdition : An Occult Romance Fergus Hume , 1912 single work novel ; The Gentleman Who Vanished : A Psychological Phantasy Fergus Hume , 1890 single work novel ; My Weird Wooing David Fowler , 1888 single work novel ; The Clairaudient : A Story of Psychical Research C. Ernest Robin , 1896 single work novel ; Aerial and Terrestrial Transit : An Inquiry Thereinto by a Paid Select Committee of Members of Parliament, Elected by Members of Parliament : Qualifications:- Strictly Non-professional : A Series of Records of Their Distinguished Labours. Varney Parkes , 1895 single work novel ; Recognition : A Mystery of the Coming Colony Sydney H. Wright , 1895 single work novel ; The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia Kenneth Mackay , 1895 single work novel ; Artabanzanus : The Demon of the Great Lake : An Allegorical Romance of Tasmania William M. Ferrar , 1896 single work novel
Beyond the Wattle: Recent Perspectives on Australian Colonial Literature Michael Ackland , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin , Second Quarter vol. 23 no. 2 1999; (p. 116-127)
Untitled Paul Eggert , 1998 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 44 1998; (p. 18-20)
Ripping Yarns Turn Academic Carrie Dawson , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 52-53)
— Review of The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story
Tropical Tales 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 44 1998; (p. 38)
— Review of The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story
Publications Received 1893 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 August 1893; (p. 403)
— Review of The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story
Untitled 1893 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 18 July 1893; (p. 73)
— Review of The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story
Untitled 1894 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 1 September vol. 14 no. 759 1894; (p. Red Page)
— Review of The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story
Untitled 1894 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 15 September 1894; (p. 498)
— Review of The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story
Miscellaneous Graham Stone , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 101-104)
— Review of The Invasion W. H. Walker , 1877 single work novel ; The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics Ernest Favenc , 1893 selected work short story ; Ashes : A Tale of Two Spheres Hume Nisbet , 1890 single work novel ; The Harlequin Opal Fergus Hume , 1893 single work novel ; A Son of Perdition : An Occult Romance Fergus Hume , 1912 single work novel ; The Gentleman Who Vanished : A Psychological Phantasy Fergus Hume , 1890 single work novel ; My Weird Wooing David Fowler , 1888 single work novel ; The Clairaudient : A Story of Psychical Research C. Ernest Robin , 1896 single work novel ; Aerial and Terrestrial Transit : An Inquiry Thereinto by a Paid Select Committee of Members of Parliament, Elected by Members of Parliament : Qualifications:- Strictly Non-professional : A Series of Records of Their Distinguished Labours. Varney Parkes , 1895 single work novel ; Recognition : A Mystery of the Coming Colony Sydney H. Wright , 1895 single work novel ; The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia Kenneth Mackay , 1895 single work novel ; Artabanzanus : The Demon of the Great Lake : An Allegorical Romance of Tasmania William M. Ferrar , 1896 single work novel
Untitled Paul Eggert , 1998 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 44 1998; (p. 18-20)
Beyond the Wattle: Recent Perspectives on Australian Colonial Literature Michael Ackland , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin , Second Quarter vol. 23 no. 2 1999; (p. 116-127)
Introduction Cheryl M. Taylor , 1997 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Tales of the Austral Tropics 1997; (p. xiii-liv)
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