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Issue Details: First known date: 1932... vol. 1 no. 9 8 January 1932 of Northern Affairs est. 1931 Northern Affairs
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* Contents derived from the 1932 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Telephone Girl's Lamenti"I'm sick of saying 'Number, please?'", Sea Breeze , single work poetry (p. 7)
Treasure Ships in Barrier Waters, Frank Reid , single work column
Reid believes that coins and other valuables found on sunken ships in the Great Barrier Reef suggest they pre-date British colonisation of Australia.
 (p. 11)
Fish and Gelignite, Freeman Sandom , single work column
Sandom describes the difficulty of putting a stop to the illegal practice of using gelignite to kill fish.
 (p. 12)
The Philosophic Muse : No. 3 - The Night Nursei"A soft light shines on each snow-white bed", D. C. Abbott , single work poetry (p. 13)
Twang, Syd Swagman , single work short story
Zamut accidentally kills the daughter of a Chinese friend when he breaks in to his friend's house to steal some opium to feed his own addiction. Zamut soon suffers the worst effects of withdrawal, however, when his friend exacts his revenge.
 (p. 13)
In Ganglandi"Where the 'fellow' and his 'sheiler'", O'Beau , single work poetry (p. 14)
Playwriting in Australia, Victor Kennedy , single work criticism
Kennedy argues that Australian writers require more encouragement to write plays, which are commonly seen to be inferior to novels and poetry. He includes a lengthy review of Keith F. Bean's play, Eternal Footman.
 (p. 16) Section: Books and Book People
The Far North in Books : No. 7 : Light Counterlunch, single work review
— Review of Light Counter Lunch : Funny Cairns in Pars and Pictures Holger Wilhelm Blom , 1933 single work poetry ; (p. 17)
Untitled, Frank Reid , single work column
Brief biographical paragraph about Young Stewart, who travelled as a swagman throughout North Queensland, collecting stories which were published in various newspapers.
 (p. 17)
Jack McLaren, Claude de Tropic , single work column
Biographical details about Jack McLaren, who left his plantation in Cape York to move to London after his literary work enjoyed success.
 (p. 17)
The Cattle Duffer, Frank Reid , single work short story
A trooper tracks a wanted cattle thief into the North Queensland wilderness.
 (p. 18-19)
The Butcher-Birdi"Once down at Doon Doon where the green hills are,", Edgar M. Johnston , single work poetry (p. 19)
Romance of the Swagi"Does the uninstructed swagman", Syd Swagman , single work poetry (p. 26) Section: Mainland and Barrier
On the Airi"Last night I called on a wizard -", Freeman Sandom , single work poetry (p. 32)
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