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Issue Details: First known date: 1876... vol. 12 no. 136 September 1876 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1876 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wounded, Ecne Rolf , single work short story
A doctor reunites a British husband and wife separated by jealousy and mutual pride. Society tale; Australia really a backdrop providing only a wounded parrot as a symbol of wounded love. (PB)
 (p. 6-8)
Cupid's Generalship, single work short story
Society romance : English class concerns transported to Collins Street and St Kilda, Melbourne where colonial snobbery is exposed and gentility rewarded. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 9-13)
The Scientific Gentleman, single work short story
Humorous sketch of an old scientific gentleman who marries unwilling Lavinia Velours, having first disposed of his rival, and later of his mother-in-law, with approved scientific method. (PB)
 (p. 14)
In Memoriam, T. B. C. , single work prose
Vignettes of a grandmother who migrated after her husband's murder and died an old woman in a new land. (PB)
 (p. 24)
Consulting an Echo, single work prose
On people who only ever hear themselves reflected from those around them. (PB)
 (p. 24)
Condemned by a Bracelet, Waif Wander , single work short story detective (p. 25-33)
Women as Architects, Grace Le Breton , single work prose
Women's architecture is in fashion designing; comments on increasing complexity due to invention of sewing machine and need to keep dress-makers in business. Also that every labour saving device ultimately creates more labour. (PB)
 (p. 31)
Buried Alive; or The Diamond Ring, single work short story
On the Spanish island of Mahon, a merchant's son is buried prematurely after catching fever in Valencia. Only his fiancee's determination to keep a vow reveals that he is still alive. Story told to the narrator by a friar from a Capuchin convent between Villa Nueva and Port Mahon.
 (p. 31-33)
Tit for Tat, Delta , single work prose
Set in the Waikato district of NZ during the Maori wars, the story of a Maori chief, Tamiti Waka, who saves a surgeon's life in return for his own. Factually based; includes an account of a military attack. (PB)
 (p. 34-35)
Sammy's Kite, single work short story
A boy's lost kite solves the riddle of a missing will. Set in the country around the Goulburn River. (PB)
 (p. 35-36)
Occupation, Essayez , single work prose
On the benefits of work to physical and mental well-being. (PB)
 (p. 46)
To Our Subscribers, single work prose
On Volume 12 of The Australian Journal, stresses their preference for Australian content. (PB)
 (p. 52)
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