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Issue Details:
First known date:
1897...
27 March
1897
of
The Queenslander
est. 1866
The Queenslander
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* Contents derived from the 1897 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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In Western Australiai"Oh, glaring wastes of the sun-dried sand,",
single work
poetry
(p. 681)
Note: In Column: Literature
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Annals of Aurum : 'Tommy',
single work
short story
(p. 681)
Note: In Column: The Storyteller
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The Yellow Chicki"A yellow, yellow chicken ran",
single work
poetry
children's
(p. 683)
Note: In Column: Children's Corner
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Wild Country and Wild Tribes XII : A Tour in North Queensland,
single work
essay
(p. 685)Meston describes picturesque and romantic mountains, as well as dense 'scrub,' in the coastal region between Cooktown and the Daintree. He states that the country at the mouth of the Bloomfield River is haunted by crocodiles and by many other species and that the local tribes are cannibals. He and Mr Schwarz, the missionary, return to the Aboriginal camp on the Annan River. Meston refers to recent attacks on homesteads and to reprisals which punished 'some of the wrong people.'Note: In Column: The Sketcher
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Ruinedi"Yes, Mary, my darling, to-morrow we go;",
single work
poetry
(p. 688)
Note: In Column: Flotsam and Jetsam
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