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Issue Details:
First known date:
1870...
vol.
5
no.
56
January
1870
of
The Australian Journal
est. 1865
The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1870 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Commissioner's Cousin,
single work
short story
Captain Leclerc, a Victorian goldfields Commissioner and his older jealous wife are involved in tragedy when the Captain's beautiful young niece comes to live with them ... (PB)
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The Faculty of Admiration,
single work
prose
On the generous quality of admiration of others. (PB)
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A Lucky Breakdown,
single work
short story
A buggy accident on the way home from a colonial picnic settles a lover's quarrel. (PB)
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Meeting Troubles Half Way,
single work
prose
On anxiety. (PB)
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Spite,
single work
prose
humour
On the narrator's sufferings through the spite of others from his childhood on. Lightly humorous. (PB)
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New Year's Night,
single work
short story
In a comfortable house on the banks of the Yarra, a Melbourne gentleman discovers he is illegitimate and the lady he loves is his half-sister.
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Colonial Life : A Trip to Spring Creek,
single work
prose
A 'poor gentleman, without a profession' seeks to restore his fortunes on the gold diggings. Description of the life there. (PB)
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Buried Alive,
single work
short story
A handsome young boy is locked in a cellar in Somersetshire for nearly 10 years so that his parents can claim a small inheritance he had been left. Interesting for the 'wild boy' description; supposedly based on fact. (PB)
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The Practical Education of Women,
single work
prose
On the need for women to be trained in household duties. (PB)
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