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Issue Details:
First known date:
1899...
vol.
56
no.
1258
16 December
1899
of
The Queenslander
est. 1866
The Queenslander
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Notes
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Contains the first instalment of Bulloo's Kangatook, or Tom Bromley's Schooldays (p.1194)
Contains the fifteenth instalment of Archer's Recollections of a Rambling Life (p.1193)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1899 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Gift : A Legendi"In a quaint old German valley, where the soft, green hills look down", single work poetry (p. 2) Section: Christmas Supplement
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A Chinese Charter Party,
single work
short story
adventure
A man gives up on his mining company and joins an old shipmate on a trading trip to China, only to discover they are carrying 250 Chinese corpses.
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The Ghost of Blengfell Falls,
single work
short story
Drovers stop their cattle at a waterfall on Christmas Eve. During the night the herd takes fright; it stampedes and some of the men are trampled.
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New Dobson,
single work
short story
humour
Dobson is injured in a riding accident, which requires the removal of part of his brain. This results in a personality change, resulting in the title 'New Dobson'.
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The Prospectorsi"When the white sun scorches the fair, green land in the rage of his fierce desires,",
single work
poetry
(p. 14)
Note: Poem appears in the Christmas Supplement section of the issue.
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Captive and Captor,
single work
short story
An Aboriginal man steals another man's girl and for this crime the station hands to try to capture him.
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The Blue Mountainsi"Above the ashes straight and tall,",
single work
poetry
(p. 21)
Section: Christmas supplement
Note: Extract, 4 verses only: 2, 3, 4 and 7.
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After Alli"The brooding ghosts of Australian night have gone from the bush and town;",
single work
poetry
(p. 23)
Section: Christmas Supplement
Note: Extract
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Marget's One Ambition,
single work
short story
Two sisters marry German men but tragedy strikes and within two years both women are widows with sons.
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Santa Claus Out West,
single work
short story
children's
A man's death leaves his wife and two daughters in poverty. When a young woman opens a toy emporium the little girls are delighted.
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Kangatook, or, Tom Brombey's Schooldays,
single work
novella
children's
adventure
Tommy is sent to a large city boarding-school for boys where he meets an old friend, Willie. During the holidays the boys go to sheep and cattle stations where they have several adventures.
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