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Issue Details:
First known date:
1890...
20 December
1890
of
The Tasmanian Mail
est. 1877
Tasmanian Mail
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* Contents derived from the 1890 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Card Only : A Tale of Christmas and the West Coast,
single work
short story
Spurned years before in England by the woman he loves, Hugh Seagrave broods in a mining camp on the West Coast of Tasmania. As he learned of her impending engagement after opening what he believed to be a Christmas card, Hugh refuses to open any festive mail - and throws his only card in the fire without reading it. While most of the other miners leave for Hobart for the holiday, Hugh is determined to remain in camp by himself until his friend Gerald Leigh breaks his arm and Hugh decides he must accompany him to Hobart. tender reunion where Agnes explains how she was led to believe that the dastardly coward Morris Cameron saved her from the fire which destroyed her manorial home, when her saviour was actually Hugh Seagrave and that the 'engagement card' was part of plot by spiteful relatives to deliberately separate the couple. They kiss and make up.Note: Appears as part of the Mail's annual Christmas Supplement.
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A Christmas Phantasy,
single work
short story
fantasy
(p. 3-4)
Note: Appears as part of the Mail's annual Christmas Supplement.
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Mick and the Mermaidi"Oh, children, I know such a beautiful cave were",
single work
poetry
(p. 5)
Note: Appears as part of the Mail's annual Christmas Supplement.
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The Wearied Souli"From Paradise, where wait the souls of men,",
single work
poetry
(p. 8)
Note: Appears as part of the Mail's annual Christmas Supplement.
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