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Title |
Year |
Author |
Nationality |
Newspaper |
| A Bachelor’s Bridal | 1896 | Cameron, Mrs H. Lovett | British | Petersburg Times |
| A Bet and Its Consequences | 1869 | Unknown | Unknown | Fremantle Herald |
| A Boycotted Baby | 1892 | McDermott, P. L. | Unknown | Oakleigh Leader |
| A Boycotted Baby | 1892 | McDermott, P. L. | Unknown | Petersburg Times |
| A Bride’s Elopement | 1886 | Unknown | Unknown | Balmain Observer |
| A Brilliant Marriage | 1884 | Carlen, Emilie | Swedish | Evening News |
| A Dead Man’s Vengeance | 1888 | Bird, William John Butterworth | British | Clarence and Richmond Examiner |
| A Dead Man’s Vengeance | 1891 | Bird, William John Butterworth | British | Elsternwick Leader |
| A Dead Man’s Vengeance | 1891 | Bird, William John Butterworth | British | Oakleigh Leader |
| A Debt of Vengeance; or, Love That Lived | 1884 | Collins, Mrs E. Burke | American | Maitland Mercury |
| A Foolish Marriage | 1887 | Unknown | Unknown | Adelaide Observer |
| A Golden Dawn | 1883 | Brame, Charlotte | British | Fitzroy Mercury |
| A Life Blighted | 1887 | Petersburg, W. S. H. | Unknown | Petersburg Times |
| A Perfect Cure; Or, Mind Versus Matter | 1881 | Mirams, James | Australian | Melbourne Punch |
| A Seaside Holiday | 1899 | Eucalyptus | Unknown | Armidale Express |
| A Squatter’s Daughter: A Tale of Australian Social Life | 1887 | Egeria | Unknown | Queenslander |
| A Terrible Wrong | 1893 | Lewis, Harriet | American | Daily News |
| A Troublesome Bridesmaid | 1899 | Whittell, Ruby | Unknown | Australian Town and Country |
| A Wife with Two Husbands. A Domestic Story | 1879 | Unknown | Unknown | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| A Woman of Forty. A Monograph | 1892 | Stuart, Esme | British | Sydney Mail |
| A Woman’s Error | 1886 | Brame, Charlotte | British | Goulburn Evening Penny Post |
| Alice’s Resolve; or, An Escape from Mormon Thraldom | 1875 | Ishmael | Unknown | Sydney Mail |
| An Astounding Marriage | 1899 | Stanton, A. Coralie | British | Daily News |
| An Australian Story | 1887 | L’Acton, Lee | Unknown | Australian Town and Country |
| An Old Man’s Darling | 1886 | Dubourg, Augustus W. | British | Burra Record |
| An Old Man’s Darling | 1893 | Dubourg, Augustus W. | British | West Australian Times |
| At a Terrible Cost | 1887 | Unknown | Unknown | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| At Cross Purposes | 1897 | Landor, Owen | Unknown | Bairnsdale Advertiser |
| At Cross Purposes | 1897 | Landor, Owen | Unknown | Traralgon Record |
| Aunt Johnnie | 1893 | Stannard, Henrietta Eliza Vaughan | British | Sydney Mail |
| Bride’s Promise | 1891 | Unknown | Unknown | Bathurst Free Press |
| Bride’s Promise | 1890 | Unknown | Unknown | Laura Standard |
| By Mutual Consent | 1896 | Unknown | Unknown | Armidale Chronicle |
| Clare | 1883 | Unknown | Unknown | Fitzroy Mercury |
| Clever Lady Sophia | 1887 | Unknown | Unknown | Balmain Observer |
| Cosmo Gordon | 1884 | Unknown | Unknown | Evening Journal |
| Dark Days: A Story of Light | 1884 | Fenn, George Manville | British | Bega Gazette |
| Dark Days: A Story of Light | 1884 | Fenn, George Manville | British | Northern Star |
| Dark Days: A Story of Light | 1884 | Fenn, George Manville | British | Queenscliff Sentinel |
| Dark Days: A Story of Light | 1884 | Fenn, George Manville | British | South Bourke and Mornington Journal |
| Dick Stalwart: An Oxonian | 1882 | An O. C. | Unknown | Brisbane Courier |
| Dick Stalwart: An Oxonian | 1882 | An O. C. | Unknown | Queenslander |
| Did I love Her? An Australian Novel | 1882 | A Hobart Young Lady | Australian | Illustrated Sydney News |
| Done in Secret. A Story of Two Border Marriages | 1887 | Pae, David | British | Narracoorte Herald |
| Donna Quixote | 1879 | McCarthy, Justin | British | Evening Journal |
| Drops of Brandy | 1885 | Old Saltbush | Unknown | Illustrated Sydney News |
| For Woman’s Love | 1891 | Southworth, Mrs E. D. E. N. | American | Queanbeyan Age |
| Forbidden Fruit | 1888 | Bruce | Unknown | Australasian |
| Forget-Me-Not | 1890 | White, Fred M. | British | Barrier Miner |
| Forget-Me-Not | 1896 | White, Fred M. | British | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| Found Out | 1885 | Mathers, Helen | British | Australian Town and Country |
| Freebench. A Tale of South African Life | 1880 | Smith, James Walter | British | Adelaide Observer |
| Freebench. A Tale of South African Life | 1880 | Smith, James Walter | British | Evening Journal |
| Half Round the World to Find a Husband. A Comedy of Errors | 1896 | Crommelin, May | British | Capricornian |
| Half Round the World to Find a Husband. A Comedy of Errors | 1896 | Crommelin, May | British | Morning Bulletin |
| Hard Lines | 1895 | Smart, Hawley | British | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| He Knew He Was Right | 1869 | Trollope, Anthony | British | Australasian |
| Her Colonial Cousin | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | Camperdown Chronicle |
| Her Colonial Cousin | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | Euroa Advertiser |
| Her Colonial Cousin | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | McIvor Times |
| Her Colonial Cousin | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | Narracoorte Herald |
| His Ghostly Wife | 1895 | Unknown | Unknown | Bendigo Advertiser |
| How We Parted | 1870 | Unknown | Unknown | Fremantle Herald |
| In Search of a Wife: A Tale of the Day | 1887 | Ross, Charles H. | British | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| Knowing Birds. A Novelette of the Period | 1874 | Unknown | Unknown | Melbourne Punch |
| Love’s Conquest | 1898 | Unknown | Unknown | Queanbeyan Age |
| Love’s Influence | 1891 | Unknown | Unknown | Bathurst Free Press |
| Love’s Influence | 1891 | Unknown | Unknown | Laura Standard |
| Lumley the Painter | 1891 | Stannard, Henrietta Eliza Vaughan | British | Sydney Mail |
| Miriam’s Three Chances | 1873 | Unknown | Unknown | Fremantle Herald |
| Mrs Holterby’s Troubles: A Tale of the Day | 1876 | Ellis, Edward | Australian | Illustrated Sydney News |
| My Lady’s Lovers | 1891 | Unknown | Unknown | Goulburn Evening Penny Post |
| Mystery of the Red House: An American Story of Thrilling Interest | 1888 | Bryan, Mary Edwards | American | Evening News |
| Nellie’s Romance | 1870 | Love, Lucy | Unknown | Emerald Hill Record |
| Nil Desperandum! An Australian Novelette | 1882 | Lord, M. R. Stafford | Unknown | Adelaide Observer |
| Nil Desperandum! An Australian Novelette | 1882 | Lord, M. R. Stafford | Unknown | Evening Journal |
| Pretty Miss Vane | 1899 | Unknown | Unknown | Cobargo Chronicle |
| Sir Roger’s Ward | 1896 | Unknown | Unknown | Maryborough Chronicle |
| Society, Friendship and Love | 1886 | Badham, Miss E. A. | Australian | Illustrated Sydney News |
| Sworn to Avenge | 1895 | Unknown | Unknown | Daily News |
| Sworn to Avenge | 1895 | Unknown | Unknown | Inquirer |
| The Abbot’s Pool | 1869 | Unknown | Unknown | Melbourne Leader |
| The Bane and Antidote; or Ten (10) Mothers-In-Law | 1882 | Unknown | Unknown | Melbourne Punch |
| The Double House | 1880 | Craik, Dinah Maria | British | Fremantle Herald |
| The Fool of Fate | 1894 | Tennyson, Mary H. | Unknown | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| The Hidden Gem | 1881 | Cleveland, Estella | Unknown | Maryborough Chronicle |
| The Ladies of Yeothorpe | 1886 | Unknown | Unknown | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| The Lily of Mordaunt | 1884 | Sheldon, Mrs Georgie | American | Maitland Mercury |
| The Lost Dowry; or, Kate Cronin’s Fortune. A Tale of Cork | 1878 | Hoey, Mrs Frances Cashel | British | Melbourne Advocate |
| The Luck of Lorraine | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | Maryborough Chronicle |
| The Mellunas. A Novel – Drama, In Acts and Chapters | 1876 | Unknown | Unknown | Melbourne Punch |
| The Middle-Aged Lover. A Story | 1884 | Fitzgerald, Percy H. | British | Burra Record |
| The Missing Bridegroom | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | Singleton Argus |
| The Mortlake Peerage | 1882 | Southee, T. E. | Unknown | Capricornian |
| The Mystery of Karina Donimirska | 1893 | Wagnalls, Mabel | American | Elsternwick Leader |
| The Mystery of Karina Donimirska | 1893 | Wagnalls, Mabel | American | Oakleigh Leader |
| The Mystery of Karina Donimirska | 1893 | Wagnalls, Mabel | American | Petersburg Times |
| The Mystery of Karina Donimirska | 1893 | Wagnalls, Mabel | American | Queenscliff Sentinel |
| The Mystery of Karina Donimirska | 1893 | Wagnalls, Mabel | American | West Australian Times |
| The Prudent Man in Search of a Good Wife: A Plagiarism | 1893 | Unknown | Unknown | Emerald Hill Record |
| The Rival Claimants | 1891 | Lewis, Harriet | American | Fitzroy City Press |
| The Rival Claimants | 1889 | Lewis, Harriet | American | North Australian |
| The Romance of Cynthia Dene | 1897 | Unknown | Unknown | Daily News |
| The Sexton’s Secret | 1889 | Edgecombe, Sibella B. | Unknown | Adelaide Observer |
| The Three Programmes; Or, The Great Divorce Case | 1876 | Smyley, Luke | Australian | Melbourne Punch |
| The Weapons of Mystery | 1899 | Hocking, Joseph | British | Adelaide Observer |
| The Weapons of Mystery | 1896 | Hocking, Joseph | British | Evening News |
| The Weapons of Mystery | 1893 | Hocking, Joseph | British | National Advocate |
| The Widow’s Wager | 1897 | Ashleigh, Rose | American | Newcastle Morning Herald |
| The Wife’s Secret | 1880 | Dunn, Sarah | British | Goulburn Herald |
| Three Nights of Horror. A Tale Founded on Fact | 1875 | Unknown | Unknown | Melbourne Punch |
| Tried and True | 1896 | Unknown | Unknown | Barrier Miner |
| Two False Moves | 1890 | Middlemass, Jean | British | Maitland Mercury |
| Why Did She Marry Him? | 1870 | Unknown | Unknown | Fremantle Herald |
| Wife or Widow | 1882 | Unknown | Unknown | Fremantle Herald |
| With Her Whole Heart | 1883 | Tempest, Leigh | British | Bendigo Advertiser |
| Workers in the Dark | 1898 | Unknown | Unknown | Daily News |