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Issue Details:
First known date:
1899...
4 February
1899
of
The Queenslander
est. 1866
The Queenslander
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Notes
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Contains the eighth instalment of Old Bushman's Kooralgin, (p. 209)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1899 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Publications Received,
single work
review
— Review of Dinkinbar 1898 single work novel ; Sprays of Language : In Leaf and Flower 1898 single work poetry ; Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine 1898 selected work short story ;(p. 211) Section: LiteraryThe reviewer describes Dinkinbar as Australian in plot and scenery describing how the English characters are changed by their experiences in the Australian bush.
The reviewer says of Sprays of Language in Leaf and Flower that what the book of poems 'gains in feeling it loses in technique'.
The reviewer introduces Tales of the Riverine and Half-Crown Bob as short stories which are mainly about the doings of the Darling River steamboats and their crews. It is described as strongly written with a touch of pathos and satire.
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