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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Oxford Book of Australian Short Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Oxford Book of Australian Short Stories : Introduction, Michael Wilding , single work criticism (p. ix-xvii)
Human Repetends, Marcus Clarke , single work short story crime fantasy
This story was first published in the Australasian, 14 September, 1872, with the title 'Human Repetends'. This version of the story, which includes a character called Marston, has been republished several times in anthologies and selections. A second version of the story, with a different beginning and featuring a character called Hylton, was first published in the posthumous selection Sensational Tales with the title 'A Mysterious Coincidence'. This version has been republished under both titles.
 (p. 1-9)
Note: With title: 'Human Repetends'
Challis the Doubter Challis, the Doubter : The White Lady and the Brown Woman, Louis Becke , single work short story (p. 10-14)
Squeaker's Mate, Barbara Baynton , single work short story (p. 15-26)
The Union Buries Its Dead, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Describes a bush funeral.
 (p. 27-30)
Conversation in a Pantry, Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 31-35)
The Child of the Children, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 36-47)
A Study in Gluttony Juliet McCree Is Accused of Gluttony, Ethel Anderson , single work short story satire (p. 48-60)
N'Goola, Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work short story (p. 61-69)
Dry Spell, Marjorie Barnard , single work short story (p. 70-75)
Hear My Prayer, Eleanor Dark , single work short story (p. 76-85)
A Harmless Affair, Christina Stead , single work short story (p. 86-101)
Trees Can Speak, Alan Marshall , single work short story (p. 102-105)
Mother, Judah Waten , single work short story (p. 106-116)
First Love, Hal Porter , single work short story (p. 117-126)
The Man Who Bowled Victor Trumper, Dal Stivens , single work short story humour (p. 127-129)
Lardi, Paddy Roe , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 130-134)
Clay, Patrick White , single work short story (p. 135-151)
Requiem, Peter Cowan , single work short story (p. 152-153)
The Weeping Fig, Judith Wright , single work short story (p. 154-158)
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