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Issue Details: First known date: 1875... vol. 10 no. 122 July 1875 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1875 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Superstition, Essayez , single work short story
Superstitions due to want of education in part only; also some doubt if not true. (PB)
 (p. 607)
Through Fire and Water, single work short story humour
Set in England, two near-penniless army officers (younger brothers in noble families) concoct a scheme to catch a rich middle-aged old maid. A four foot deep mill-pond and a paint-box frustrate their plans ... Humorous. (PB)
 (p. 607-611)
The Wronged and the Wronger, Patrick Shanahan , single work short story
A famous artist loves and seduces an Easyville maiden but cannot marry her because he is already married. She bears a child and dies, he follows years later ... the child remains. Small oddities (e. g. the lovers speak Spanish and English) but a conventional tale. (PB)
 (p. 611-612)
Martha, The Gipsy, single work short story
A story of the terrible workings of a gipsy's curse on a London family. (PB)
 (p. 613-616)
John Dunn's Revenge, W. W. , single work short story
Set in Victoria's Western District in post-gold rush days, the murder of a child by a villainous stockman and the reunion of a wanderer and his mother. (PB)
 (p. 617-623)
Losing a Dog, Birdseye , single work prose
Mr McGump's vain attempts to get rid of his faithful dog. (PB)
 (p. 629)
Consideration, Essayez , single work prose
On considering others' feelings. (PB)
 (p. 638)
The Snow Maiden : A Legend of the Alps, single work short story myth/legend
A Frenchman scaling a high peak in the Swiss Alps meets a beautiful white maiden and - falling in love with her - brings her down to the valley to live with him. But she melts in his arms. (PB)
 (p. 651-652)
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Notes:
Includes the first instalment of 'The Adventures of Hercules Hardy', pp. 585-592.
Notes:
Includes the third instalment of 'The Belle of the Snowy River : A Tale of Love and War', pp. 592-596.
Notes:
Includes the third instalment of 'John Falconer's Courtship; Or, True as Steel', pp. 597-603.
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