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Issue Details: First known date: 1877... vol. 12 no. 146 July 1877 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1877 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A True Wife, A. R. , single work short story
A wife's financial reforms when her husband informs her of his business difficulties. (PB)
 (p. 551-552)
The Artist's Picture, single work short story
A struggling artist and his wife adopt an abandoned girl and she rewards their honest care when she marries well. Predictable, brief. (PB)
 (p. 565)
An Eventful Night, A. S. , single work short story
In Dunedin, a boarding house lodger discovers another boarder covered with blood, is accused of murder and spends the night in gaol. Cheery tale of circumstantial evidence. (PB)
 (p. 566-567)
My Usual Luck, single work short story
A mix-up in Christmas gifts - a stuffed turkey for a stuffed cat - gains one bachelor a favoured welcome and loses the other a prospective legacy. Lively if a little forced. (PB)
 (p. 568)
The Forger Foiled, single work short story
Marion Ingles accepts a position as companion to a rich and beautiful Mrs Marwick of Kew, Melbourne, and discovers her to be estranged from her husband. She also discovers that they are sisters, that Mr Marwick and her own former lover, and that Mrs Marwick is already married to a forger ... (PB)
 (p. 569-575)
Alone, single work short story
A woman waiting for her husband to return from work mistakes a robber for him, and coincidence and courage protect her during her night-long vigil. (PB)
 (p. 576-577)
The Early Train, single work prose
A married man has a restless night through his own fear that he will miss the train to New York. Suburban domestic humour. (PB)
 (p. 577)
The Broken Desk, A. S. , single work short story
A bank clerk wrongfully charged with theft is only proved innocent after the death of his cousin five years later and the discovery of the missing bank notes in his desk. Rachael Selwyn remains true to him throughout. (PB)
 (p. 578-579)
A Drawn Game, single work prose
Two quarrelling neighbours outfox each other and restore their friendship. (PB)
 (p. 580)
Murder Will Out, A Lawyer , single work short story
A widower is cleared of the murder of his infant son by a nurse who will not perjure herself to protect a scheming doctor. Includes trial account. Probably US. (PB)
 (p. 580-581)
A Blighted Life, M. C. V. , single work short story
Turgid tale of the miseries wrought in a woman's life and the life of her children by two unwise marriages. Probably US. (PB)
 (p. 604-605)
Better Late Than Never, single work short story
An accident teaches a young woman that she does indeed love the man she has rejected. Set in a small village, very generalised. (PB)
 (p. 605-606)
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Notes:
Includes the fourth instalment of 'The Demon of Brockenheim; Or, The Enchanted Ring', pp. 541-551.
Notes:
Includes the third instalment of Europa's 'Saved at the Brink', pp. 553-560.
Notes:
Includes the second instalment of Riley's 'Out Oars', pp. 562-565.
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