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Issue Details:
First known date:
1937...
17 June
1937
of
The Queenslander
est. 1866
The Queenslander
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* Contents derived from the 1937 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Colour Schemesi"I wonder what the world will be", single work poetry (p. 3)
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How Sturt Found the Heart of Australia : Ends the Cherished Legend of a Vast Inland Sea,
single work
prose
(p. 3,36)This, the twelfth in a series on pioneers and explorers of Australia, tells of Charles Sturt and especially of his explorations of Central Australia.
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Banana Skin,
single work
short story
(p. 8)Police discover a local thug, Lefty, dead on the pavement. He apparently slipped on a banana skin. Johnny, a journalist, is suspicious though and investigates by questioning Lefty's girlfriend, Daisy, and some other small time criminals. He comes to the conclusion that Rossi, Daisy's new boyfriend, has murdered Lefty. He returns to Daisy's place where Rossi attacks with a knife which Johnny kicks off him. Rossi slips on a banana skin and cracks his head on the edge of the iron bedstead.
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Is Dairying in Australia Inefficient? : Professor Wadham Says It with Music,
single work
prose
(p. 42)'Taurus', at a conference on dairy cattle, listens to a speech on over-capitalisation, production and cattle diseases and the inefficiency of dairy farmers.
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