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Issue Details:
First known date:
1866...
vol.
1
no.
23
3 February
1866
of
The Australian Journal
est. 1865
The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1866 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Sydney Rock Oysters : Or, Natives and New Chums, a Tale of Horror,
single work
short story
(p. 256-257)Tale of a practical joke played on oyster eaters in Brisbane. Written in part in the Cornish dialect which author claims is very common in Australia, especially Ballarat, Bendigo and other mining towns. (PB)
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Werrimut : A Tale,
single work
short story
(p. 357-361)Set in Melbourne and up-country station near the Murray, this is a tale of the rescue of orphans, love, jealousy and death. (PB)
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Natural History,
single work
prose
(p. 361)Battle of the ants in a wood-pile. (PB)
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A Struggle for Life,
single work
short story
(p. 361-364)Tale of a wife's murder of her husband on the diggings at Maryborough and her capture, set during the first 'rush'. (PB)Note: Adventures of an Australian Mounted Trooper, V.
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