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Early editors of the women's section and social pages of the Queenslander and Brisbane Courier were Mary Hannay Foott ('La Quenouille' ) 1886-1896; Alice Ham ( 'Hafra') 1896-1897; Isabel Weale ('Delphia') 1897-1902.
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In addition to novels and novellas by Australian authors, the Queenslander regularly published serialised versions of English novels by popular authors such as Anthony Trollope and B. L. Farjeon. Novels by popular nineteenth century American authors such as Mary Kyle Dallas were also published.
Contents
- Since the Years Began, single work novella (p. 12) Section: Christmas Supplement
- A Squatter's Daughter: A Tale of Australian Social Life, single work novella (p. 89) Section: The Storyteller
- Yundthul and the Blind Chief, single work children's fiction children's (p. 278)
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The Proud Chairs: A Story of an Easter Egg,
(p. 493)
Note:
This issue was published on 31 March 1888.
- A Wet Day and its Professional Result, single work novella (p. 649) Section: The Storyteller
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Joe's Escape,
single work
fiction (unclassified)
Note:
Published on 17 December 1887.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Savouring of the Australian Soil : On the Sources and Affiliations of Colonial Newspaper Fiction
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Periodicals Review , vol. 37 no. 4 2004; (p. 75-97) -
Just a Weekly Compendium? : The Independence of the Queenslander
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia Bulletin , vol. 28 no. 1-2 2004; (p. 172-183) -
The Beginnings: Women and Journalism in the 1880s
1998
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Shameless Scribblers : Australian Women's Journalism 1880-1995 1998; (p. 1-13) -
The Victorian Diggings
1971
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Overlander Songbook 1971; (p. 38) Edwards discusses Thatcher's works and the process of collecting them from various sources. -
On an Old File
1939
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 March vol. 60 no. 3084 1939; (p. 39)
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Just a Weekly Compendium? : The Independence of the Queenslander
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia Bulletin , vol. 28 no. 1-2 2004; (p. 172-183) -
The Oldest Compositor in the Commonwealth
1906
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 16 June vol. 62 no. 15110 1906; (p. 13) -
The Victorian Diggings
1971
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Overlander Songbook 1971; (p. 38) Edwards discusses Thatcher's works and the process of collecting them from various sources. -
The 'Queenslander' : New Series
1895
single work
column
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 29 January 1895; (p. 2) -
Our Wayzgoose
1887
single work
column
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 22 August 1887; (p. 6)
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
Has serialised
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The Girl Opposite,
single work
novel
mystery
Leonard Tenterdon has been covertly examining the girl who lives on the corner opposite his house. One evening, he collides violently with her in the street, but she flees. Passing her door, he notices it open ... and the dead body of a man stretched on the floor inside, with a bloodied hatpin in the shape of a dagger next to him.
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A Hundred Pounds : A Novelette,
single work
novel
E. Morris Miller comments: 'The scenes of the novel were laid mainly in Scotland and there was a slight contact with Australia towards the end.'
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His Natural Life,
single work
novel
'Scarcely out of print since the early 1870s, For the Term of His Natural Life has provided successive generations with a vivid account of a brutal phase of colonial life. The main focus of this great convict novel is the complex interaction between those in power and those who suffer, made meaningful because of its hero's struggle against his wrongful imprisonment. Elements of romance, incidents of family life and passages of scenic description both relieve and give emphasis to the tragedy that forms its heart.' (Publication summary : Penguin Books 2009)
- The Compact The Strange Adventure of George Vallance, single work novella
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The Burning Mountain of the Interior
The Secret of the Australian Desert,
single work
children's fiction
children's
adventure
'Initially written for The Queenslander as The Burning Mountain of the Interior, this 'Australian tale of adventure' sees a party of explorers travel into the desert in search of gold, some alleged hot springs, and a volcano. The group also hopes to discover the fate of Ludwig Leichhardt expedition. 'After some travail, they discover an unknown race located in a fine-looking country commanding vast gold reserves. The members of this race are distinct from the Aborigines around them, and constitute the degraded remnants of an ancient civilisation once occupying the Australian interior. By the end of the novel, this unknown race is destroyed by [the] erupting volcano, and the explorers are left to inherit their wealth of gold.'
Source: Bellanta, Fabulating the Australian Desert.