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Author |
Title |
Newspaper |
Nationality |
Year |
| Barry, John Arthur | The Last Voyage of Martin Vallance: A Sea Story of To-Day | Launceston Examiner | Australian | 1898 |
| Besant, Walter | The World Went Very Well Then | Sydney Mail | British | 1886 |
| Besant, Walter | The World Went Very Well Then | Newcastle Morning Herald | British | 1888 |
| Black, William | An Adventure in Thule | Morning Bulletin | British | 1883 |
| Black, William | An Adventure in Thule | Capricornian | British | 1883 |
| Black, William | An Adventure in Thule | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1885 |
| Black, William | The Four Macnicols | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1884 |
| Bulloo | Wammoo: A Tale of Adventure | Queenslander | Unknown | 1899 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Benalla Ensign | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Horsham Times | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Border Watch | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Singleton Argus | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Kapunda Herald | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Gympie Times | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Shoalhaven Telegraph | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Queensland Times | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Riverine Grazier | Australian | 1885 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Devon Herald | Australian | 1884 |
| Cameron, Donald | Orinora: A Pacific Idyl. Episodes in the Life of a Millionaire | Port Adelaide News | Australian | 1885 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Alexandra and Yea Standard | British | 1890 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Traralgon Record | British | 1891 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Portland Guardian | British | 1890 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Euroa Advertiser | British | 1891 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Oakleigh Leader | British | 1890 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Bacchus Marsh Express | British | 1890 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Port Elliot Southern Argus | British | 1891 |
| Collingwood, Harry | The Missing Merchantman | Port Adelaide News | British | 1891 |
| Davidson, J. O. | Chan Ok; A Romance of the Eastern Seas | Adelaide Observer | American | 1891 |
| Davidson, J. O. | Chan Ok; A Romance of the Eastern Seas | Evening Journal | American | 1891 |
| Delphia | A Holiday Adventure | Queenslander | Australian | 1897 |
| Delphia | The Mermaid | Queenslander | Australian | 1898 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Camperdown Chronicle | Australian | 1898 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Evelyn Observer | Australian | 1899 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Northern Argus | Australian | 1899 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Petersburg Times | Australian | 1899 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Riverine Grazier | Australian | 1893 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Dungog Chronicle | Australian | 1894 |
| Dexter, Ivan | In the Wake of Fortune: An Australian Story | Brisbane Telegraph | Australian | 1894 |
| Fenn, George Manville | Aboard the Sea-Mew | Illustrated Sydney News | British | 1869 |
| Fenn, George Manville | Aboard the Sea-Mew | Melbourne Leader | British | 1869 |
| Gilmore, John, Rev. | The Ramsgate Lifeboat: A Rescue | Launceston Examiner | British | 1861 |
| Gilmore, John, Rev. | The Ramsgate Lifeboat: A Rescue | Bacchus Marsh Express | British | 1868 |
| Gilmore, John, Rev. | The Ramsgate Lifeboat: A Rescue | Fremantle Herald | British | 1867 |
| Gossip | The Voyage of the Monsoon | Sydney Stock and Station Journal | Unknown | 1898 |
| Grassie, James | Narrative of the Loss of The Fame | Border Watch | Australian | 1873 |
| Haggard, H. Rider | Beatrice | Clarence and Richmond Examiner | British | 1890 |
| Haggard, H. Rider | Beatrice | Manaro Mercury | British | 1890 |
| Haggard, H. Rider | Beatrice | Riverine Grazier | British | 1890 |
| Haggard, H. Rider | Beatrice | Newcastle Morning Herald | British | 1890 |
| Hake, Thomas St. E. | The Old Barge | Queenslander | British | 1892 |
| Hake, Thomas St. E. | The Old Barge | Traralgon Record | British | 1892 |
| Hayward, William Stephens | Love’s treason, or, The two privateers | Evening News | British | 1874 |
| Henty, G. A. | Orange and Green. A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick | Melbourne Advocate | British | 1888 |
| Henty, G. A. | The Plague Ship | Newcastle Morning Herald | British | 1892 |
| Henty, G. A. | The Plague Ship | Brisbane Telegraph | British | 1888 |
| Henty, G. A. | The Plague Ship | Brisbane Week | British | 1888 |
| Ichor | A Coffee-Planter’s Dollar | Australasian | Unknown | 1886 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Hawkesbury Advocate | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Kiama Reporter | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Cobar Herald | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Molong Argus | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Bowral Free Press | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Manning River Times | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Jerilderie Herald | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Dungog Chronicle | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Wellington Times | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Gwydir Examiner | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Inverell Argus | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Macleay Chronicle | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Last of the Pirates; Or, Doom Driven: A Romance of the End of Ocean Outlawry | Moree Examiner | American | 1899 |
| Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss | The Sea Recreant. The Romance of an Honored and a Dishonored Name | Riverina Recorder | American | 1893 |
| Jocelyn, H. W. | The Adventures of Paul Loring | Australian Town and Country | Unknown | 1896 |
| Maclachlan, T. B. | True Tales of the Buccaneers | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1899 |
| Nicholls, F. Saunders | The Marvellous Island | Sydney Mail | Australian | 1888 |
| Old Boomerang | Buried in the Sea; or, The Ups and Downs of Ben Bruce | Sydney Mail | Australian | 1872 |
| Pae, David | The Foster Brother; or The Orphan of the Wreck | Maitland Mercury | British | 1872 |
| Patterson, Howard | The Captain of the Rajah | Newcastle Morning Herald | American | 1899 |
| Patterson, Howard | The Captain of the Rajah | Bendigo Advertiser | American | 1898 |
| Perry, George B. | Uncle Peter’s Trust | Adelaide Observer | American | 1888 |
| Perry, George B. | Uncle Peter’s Trust | South Australian Chronicle | American | 1888 |
| Perry, George B. | Uncle Peter’s Trust | Evening Journal | American | 1888 |
| Pullen, C. | Wrecked among Malay Pirates | South Australian Chronicle | Unknown | 1889 |
| Russell, Dora | Beneath the Wave | Gippsland Times | British | 1889 |
| Russell, Dora | Beneath the Wave | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1878 |
| Russell, Dora | Beneath the Wave | Evening News | British | 1887 |
| Russell, Herbert | Under a Cloud. The Story of a Lost Memory | Brisbane Telegraph | British | 1897 |
| Russell, Herbert | Under a Cloud. The Story of a Lost Memory | Brisbane Week | British | 1897 |
| Russell, W. Clark | A Sea Queen | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1883 |
| Russell, W. Clark | A Sea Queen | National Advocate | British | 1899 |
| Russell, W. Clark | A Sea Queen | Melbourne Age | British | 1883 |
| Russell, W. Clark | A Voyage at Anchor | Australian Town and Country | British | 1899 |
| Russell, W. Clark | Betwixt the Forelands | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1889 |
| Russell, W. Clark | Jenny Harlowe | Australasian | British | 1889 |
| Russell, W. Clark | List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident | Australasian | British | 1892 |
| Russell, W. Clark | Marooned | Sydney Mail | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Death Ship, A Strange Story | Brisbane Telegraph | British | 1889 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Emigrant Ship | Melbourne Age | British | 1893 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Alexandra and Yea Standard | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Portland Guardian | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Euroa Advertiser | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Kyabram Union | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Oakleigh Leader | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Elsternwick Leader | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Benalla Ensign | British | 1888 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Bacchus Marsh Express | British | 1889 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Oakleigh Leader | British | 1891 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Elsternwick Leader | British | 1891 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Frozen Pirate | Daily Telegraph | British | 1889 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Pirate Ten: A Salt-Water Romance | Bendigo Advertiser | British | 1895 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Pirate Ten: A Salt-Water Romance | South Australian Chronicle | British | 1895 |
| Russell, W. Clark | The Pirate Ten: A Salt-Water Romance | Evening News | British | 1895 |
| Simpson, Kate A. | Eileen-Na-Roon | Brisbane Week | Unknown | 1897 |
| Smith, James Walter | Lingualonga. A Free-Trade Epic | Adelaide Observer | British | 1885 |
| Spears, John R. and Dix, R. S. | The Strange Fate of Merton Prayther | North Queensland Register | American | 1895 |
| Suisted, Mrs James | Adrift in Antarctic Seas | Western Mail | New Zealand | 1896 |
| Suisted, Mrs James | Adrift in Antarctic Seas | Brisbane Telegraph | New Zealand | 1896 |
| Tael, C. | A Shipmate of Flinders | Adelaide Observer | Unknown | 1898 |
| Uncle Bobby | Tanoroa and Macdonald. Or The Wreck of the Pericles | Numurkah Leader | Unknown | 1899 |
| Underwood, Captain | Recollections of a Pioneer | Adelaide Advertiser | Australian | 1878 |
| Underwood, Captain | Recollections of a Pioneer | South Australian Chronicle | Australian | 1878 |
| Unknown | Missing. The Romance of an Atlantic Liner | National Advocate | Unknown | 1893 |
| Unknown | Shoals and Quicksands | Hay Standard | Unknown | 1892 |
| Unknown | Shoals and Quicksands | Goulburn Herald | Unknown | 1892 |
| Unknown | The Breakwater Light | Western Mail | Unknown | 1893 |
| Unknown | The Breakwater Light | Euroa Advertiser | Unknown | 1894 |
| Unknown | The Young Midshipman | Maitland Mercury | Unknown | 1888 |
| W. H. B. | Annie of the Lighthouse | Fremantle Herald | Unknown | 1868 |
| Ward, Herbert D. | The Captain of the Kittiewink | Maitland Mercury | American | 1892 |