More newly discovered Australian fiction

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More fiction by newly discovered Australian authors

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A South Australian Mona: A South Australian Tale 1896 Bunyip
Round the World: Notes of Travel in Out-of-the-Way Places 1879 South Australian Advertiser
A Sydney School Girl Bill. A School Girl’s Story 1899 Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer
An Australian Born Lady Western Homes. A Love Story, under Fictitious Names 1871 The Herald (Fremantle)
Barnet, H. C. The Sea Serpent 1889 Western Mail
Bevan, Edward An Australian Tale of a Perfected Phonograph 1888 Illustrated Sydney News
Bowling, E. J. A Christmas Eve at Callaghan’s 1903 Windsor and Richmond Gazette
Sodger Jock 1895 The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser
The Fishermen of Crail: Or, A Pirate’s Gold: A Hogmanay Night on the Inchkeith Rock 1894 Clarence and Richmond Examiner
The Fishermen of Crail: Or, A Pirate’s Gold: A Hogmanay Night on the Inchkeith Rock 1893 The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser
The Ghost of Bamboo Gully; or, The Headless Woman of Murder Creek 1893 The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser
Congreve, Henry John A Strange Career and a Bright Christmas 1883 Adelaide Observer
Jim Dogan, the Old Soldier 1884 Adelaide Observer
Mochtz; or, How Teetulpa Saved Them 1886 Bunyip
Mother Emm, the Fortune-Teller, or Blighted Schemes 1884 Adelaide Observer
Nan, the Dance Girl: A True Tale in One Chapter 1886 Bunyip
Nell; Or Grampian Mysteries 1886 Adelaide Observer
Nell; Or Grampian Mysteries 1886 Evening Journal
Red Ruff, or A New Year’s Deliverance 1890 Bunyip
Saved by an Eclipse 1884 Adelaide Observer
Silky Richard: A Tale in One Chapter 1886 Bunyip
The Christmas Reef. Or The Fortunes of Tom and Sandy 1882 Adelaide Observer
The Christmas Reef. Or The Fortunes of Tom and Sandy 1882 Evening Journal
The Devil’s Elbow and Rabey Crelone’s Christmas 1904 Bunyip
Was It Illusion? 1883 AdeAdelaide Observer
Corinda Who Was the Thief? A Story Founded on Fact 1892 Clarence and Richmond Examiner
Crabbe, Winifred The Priest and the Prisoner 1899 Bendigo Advertiser
Eucalyptus A Small Banking Transaction 1893 Clarence and Richmond Examiner
Rose Summers. A Romance of the Early Days of the Clarence River 189 Clarence and Richmond Examiner
Frank Jim’s Yarn and Its Sequel 1894 Barrier Miner
Gray, Captain East Courting By Proxy 1899 Armidale Chronicle
Courting By Proxy 1899 Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer
Courting By Proxy 1899 Delegate Argus and Border Post
Courting By Proxy 1899 Molong Argus
Courting By Proxy 1899 Northern Star
Courting By Proxy 1899 Queanbeyan Age
Courting By Proxy 1899 The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales
Courting By Proxy 1899 The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette
Courting By Proxy 1899 The Muswellbrook Chronicle
Courting By Proxy 1899 The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle
Courting By Proxy 1899 Wellington Times
Courting By Proxy 1899 Western Grazier
Full Compensation: A Tale of Two Hemispheres 1900 Queanbeyan Age
Full Compensation: A Tale of Two Hemispheres 1900 The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal
Harris, Mrs Julia S. Outwitted; Or, Diamond Cut Diamond 1897 Western Mail
Sir Jaspar’s Ward, or The Wraith of Trevor Park 1894 Healesville Guardian
Sir Jaspar’s Ward, or The Wraith of Trevor Park 1893 South Australian Chronicle
The Oakhurst Tragedy. A Tale of the Supernatural 1891 Adelaide Observe
Laurie, Mrs D. F. James Withers’s Christmas Eve 1890 South Australian Chronicle
Lillington, J. J. The Tale of a Pannikin: An Original Bush Story 1887 Traralgon Record
Lockwood, F. E. The Genii of the Vanguard 1899 Goulburn Herald
Milanion The Trial of the Rev. Fraser Macdonald 1898 Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record
Neanthes A Tale of Distress and Misery 1878 Kilmore Free Press
An Excerpt from a Nineteenth Century Romance 1878 Kilmore Free Press
Nottage, John Silvester A Christmas Story. Rose Raymond’s Two Weddings 1884 Launceston Examiner
A Christmas Story. Rose Raymond’s Two Weddings 1884 The Tasmanian
Claude le Verron 1890 The Tasmanian
Cousin Ronald 1885 The Tasmanian
Dr Longhurst’s Mistake 1875 Weekly Examiner
Durrage House 1875 Weekly Examiner
Four Scenes in a Life 1877 Launceston Examiner
Harold Thornton’s Revenge 1885 The Tasmanian
Herbert Howard 1876 Weekly Examiner
Little Mrs Lightfoot 1885 The Tasmanian
Living or Dead? The True Story of Dr Malair 1889 The Tasmanian
Lomond’s Well 1878 Weekly Examiner
Mr Thorneycroft’s Will 1886 The Tasmanian
Rachel Temple 1878 Weekly Examiner
Raymon’s Plant 1901 Daily Telegraph
Retribution. A Story Founded upon Fact 1881 Launceston Examiner
The Lost Deeds of Driftfield 1893 Launceston Examiner
The Midnight Voice 1877 Weekly Examiner
The Mortgagee’s Wooing 1887 The Tasmanian
The Wreck of a Life 1877 Weekly Examiner
Told at the Ford 1891 Launceston Examiner
Two Christmas Eves 1882 Launceston Examiner
Westdale 1888 The Tasmanian
Who Was She? A Christmas Story 1876 Weekly Examiner
Reynolds, Charles Amy Morton’s Trial 1892 South Australian Chronicle
Mary Hampton’s Wedding: A South Australian Romance 1893 South Australian Chronicle
Roy, John Rossbuy: A Story for Easter 1876 South Australian Advertiser
Rossbuy: A Story for Easter 1876 South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail
Smyley, Luke The Pursuit of Pleasure 1886 Melbourne Punch
Stocks, A. Mabel The Silver Honeymoon 1898 Leader
Sweetapple, Anna Mapleson Is Life Worth Living? 1902 Chronicle
Never to Know 1898  Chronicle
Strong Delusion 1901 Chronicle
The Devil a Saint Would Be 1897 Adelaide Observer
The Scorn of Her Eyes 1903 Chronicle
Tibbs, Mrs C. E. Love Triumphant 1909 Examiner
Twyford, Paul A Man’s Curse – A Woman’s Love. A Christmas Story 1890 Windsor and Richmond Gazette
The Last of Clancey’s Ghost 1898  Western Champion
Watkins, W. A Fatal Shot. A Fact 1887 The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser
Curly Harry: A Story about Old Times 1884 Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser
Curly Harry: A Story about Old Times 1884 Colac Herald
Curly Harry: A Story about Old Times 1884 Gippsland Times
Curly Harry: A Story about Old Times 1884 Northern Star
Curly Harry: A Story about Old Times 1884 Queenscliff Sentinel
Curly Harry: A Story about Old Times 1884 South Bourke and Mornington Journal
West, Mark How Tessa Sought the Gate of Heaven 1891 The Australasian
Tom Blake of Biambil 1892 The Australasian

 

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Barnett, H. C. A Day in the Queensland Bush 1890 Western Mail
Chads, Mrs Olive Carlisle’s New Year’s Gift 1881 Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
Cleland, E. Davenport A Broken String 1886 Adelaide Observer
A Broken String 1886 Evening Journal
A Spray of Honeysuckle 1888 The Australasian
The Story of a Bygone Crime 1886 Adelaide Observer
Conant, H. A. A Pastoral Vendetta 1897 The Australasian
Crozier, James The Christmas Reef 1893 Camperdown Chronicle
The Christmas Reef 1893 Portland Guardian
The Christmas Reef 1893 The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser
The Christmas Reef 1893 The Narracoorte Herald
Egremont, Godfrey Going Fishing 1883 Adelaide Observer
Mrs Highcram’s Earrings 1885 Adelaide Observer
Ellis, Edward Under One Roof: A Story of Christmastide 1875 Illustrated Sydney News
Eugah The Sacrifice of Andrew Furlong 1896 Adelaide Observer
Two Christmas Eves. An Australian Love Story 1892 Kapunda Herald
Falk, David G. A Bush Comedy 1889 Fitzroy City Press
A Bush Comedy 1885 Nepean Times
A Bush Comedy 1885 Warwick Argus
A Bush Comedy 1889 Windsor and Richmond Gazette
Daly’s Nugget 1887 Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
Liz 1888 Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
Madame Dorn 1889 Western Mail
The Friends of Bunyip Hollow. A Tale of the Early Gold Days 1886 The Australasian
The Harrow Bushrangers 1891 Adelaide Observer
The Harrow Bushrangers 1892 Goulburn Herald
The Harrow Bushrangers 1892 The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude XXXX
The Major’s Cat 1885 The Australasian
Grassie, James A True Story 1885 Border Watch
Buckley and the Blacks 1880 Border Watch
Strange Coincidences 1877 The Narracoorte Herald
Growden, Oliver H. £250,000 1901 Western Mail
Hawkes, Henry Morgan A Mystery of the Doldrums 1899 Adelaide Observer
For this Occasion Only 1879 Evening Journal
Henderson, W. G. Met 1898 The Australasian
Michael Skane’s First Wife 1899 The Australasian
Hennessey, J. D. Temptation on a Tower 1897 Camden News
Temptation on a Tower 1897 Southern Argus
The Great Boer Conspiracy: A Tale of the Transvaal War, 1899-1900 1899 Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate
The Great Boer Conspiracy: A Tale of the Transvaal War, 1899-1900 1899 Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser
The Great Boer Conspiracy: A Tale of the Transvaal War, 1899-1900 1900 Horsham Times
The Great Boer Conspiracy: A Tale of the Transvaal War, 1899-1900 1900 Northern Star
Hodge, Chas. R. The Aerial Wedding. An Australian Romance 1885 Adelaide Observer
Isaacs, George A Christmas Tale 1873 Adelaide Observer
A Christmas Tale 1873 Evening Journal
Livesey, Chas. E. A Strange Story 1888 Warwick Examiner
Martin, Catherine Hansein’s Disappearance: A Story of Saxon Switzerland 1897 Chronicle
Mills, Ethel A Bunya-Bunya Idyll 1897 The Australasian
A Cave Romance 1898 The Australasian
A Day with Miss Kit 1897 The Australasian
An Episode of the Brisbane Flood 1899 The Australasian
Autumn Leaves 1897 The Australasian
Beauty and the Beast 1898 The Australasian
His Especial Fear 1897 The Australasian
How Grace Lost a Lover 1898 The Australasian
In Death’s Disguise 1898 The Australasian
Jack’s Dramatic Star 1897 The Australasian
Jean’s Folly 1898 The Australasian
Lydia 1899 The Australasian
Mare Beading’s Vow 1897 The Australasian
Mazeppa 1897 The Australasian
That Border-Town Ball 1898 The Australasian
The Man Who Came to Stay 1897 The Australasian
To Tea at the Priory 1898 The Australasian
Two Men and Margaret 1898 The Australasian
Victoria 1899 The Australasian
When Rosemary Grew 1898 The Australasian
Wondleford Mystery 1899 The Australasian
Morley, Frank The Maitlands 1882 Border Watch
The Maitlands 1882 Burra Record
The Maitlands 1882 Devon Herald
The Maitlands 1882 Kapunda Herald
The Maitlands 1882 Singleton Argus
The Maitlands 1882 Warwick Argus
Newland, Simpson The Drover’s Yarn 1897 Albury Banner and Wodonga Express
The Drover’s Yarn 1896 Chronicle
O’Byrne, Joseph A Night in the Red Gum Inn 1884 The Australasian
His Luck 1884 The Australasian
Joyce’s Dog, Phantom 1884 The Australasian
The Amorous Squatter 1884 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser
The Face on the Platform 1886 The Australasian
The Musical Thief 1889 Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
The Musical Thief 1889 The Australasian
Paddy Melon A Vision or Something 1890 Adelaide Observer
A Vision or Something 1891 South Australian Register
Poetical Justice 1896 Adelaide Observer
Reminiscences 1899 Adelaide Observer
Partrige, Sidney A Bush Torquemada 1902 Chronicle
Philpott, N. V. A Perth Idyll 1898 Western Mail
The Waters of Marah 1908 Western Mail
Poole, Cecil W. P. A Lucky Error 1883 Adelaide Observer
A Weaponless World 1883 Adelaide Observer
On the Drop 1883 Adelaide Observer
Tom Barnett’s Suicide 1883 Adelaide Observer
Prichard, T. H. Passing Shadows, A Christmas Story 1894 Daily Telegraph
The Ugly Man. A Christmas Story 1893 Daily Telegraph
Primrose, Adelaide Old Fossil 1899  Chronicle
On the Wings of Song; or, The Romance of a Little Violin Player. A Story for Children 1898 Adelaide Observer
Pyke, Vincent Eustace Egremont 1879 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser
In Snow and Sunshine 1882 Illustrated Australian News
Rosman, Alice Grant An Old Tune 1898 Southern Cross
Neva 1901 Western Mail
The Wattle Sprite 1901 Chronicle
Rugby, Jack A Catspaw 1899 Adelaide Observer
A Haunted Station 1898 Adelaide Observer
A Romance of the Camp 1897 Adelaide Observer
A Romance of the Camp 1897 Western Mail
An Unpromoted Officer 1897 Adelaide Observer
In the Grasp of a Madman 1898 Adelaide Observer
Lovemaking by Telegraphy 1899 Adelaide Observer
Mrs Wilson’s Family Pride 1897 Adelaide Observer
My Aunt’s Legacy 1897 Adelaide Observer
The Brand of Cain 1898 Adelaide Observer
The Coltbreaker 1898 Adelaide Observer
Schlank, Racey In the Scrubland 1897 Adelaide Observer
The Death Bone 1897 Adelaide Observer
The Story of a Brain Kaleidoscope 1896 Adelaide Observer
Sherard, Charles Allan A Mallee Crusoe 1898 The Australasian
Sorenson, Edward S. A Southern Amazon 1894 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser
Tom Bluegum Christmas with the Missus 1899 The Methodist
Utting, J. J. My Uncle’s Will: How It Was Lost and Found. A Brisbane Story 1894 Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tambo and Omeo Chronicle
Vidler, Edward A. A Tale of the Boer War 1900  Clarence and Richmond Examiner
St Patrick and Another: A Tale of the Boer War 1900  Clarence and Richmond Examiner
The Corporal’s Comrade Romance of a Continent 1899 Leader
Walch, Garnet Jack and Jill 1889 The Herald
Saved by a Sausage-Machine. A Sensational Story 1886 The Australasian
The Ice King’s Gifts. A Christmas Story of the Antarctic Ocean 1885 The Australasian
Walstab, G The Mystery of Queens’ Wharf 1887 Border Watch
The Mystery of Queens’ Wharf 1886 Nepean Times
The Mystery of Queens’ Wharf 1886 Warwick Argus
Weston, Kate Helen An Unorthodox Courtship 1905 Western Mail
Binks: The Story of a Great Endeavour 1908 Western Mail
Jacob Hoffmann’s Temptation 1909 The West Australian
Mary Mahon 1912 Western Mail
Miss Battye 1910 Western Mail
Rough and Tumble 1899 Chronicle
Snoggins 1910 Western Mail
The Honeymoon 1908 Western Mail
The Little Veteran 1905 Australian Town and Country Journal
The Little Veteran 1906 Western Mail
The Marriage of Martin Mainwaring 1909 Western Mail
The Peacemakers 1908 The West Australian
The Seventh Earl of Cholmondley 1903 Chronicle
The Steward of the Kittywake 1913 Western Mail
Whitelocke, Nelson P. Goggle’s Last Baby 1886 Illustrated Sydney News
Goggle’s Last Baby 1893 National Advocate
Wilson, Frederick Sydney Edged with Gold: An Australian Christmas Story 1866  Illustrated Sydney News
True to the Last! Or Aunt Milly’s Christmas-Box: An Australian Christmas Story 1865  Illustrated Sydney News
What’s In a Name? An Australian Christmas Story 1869  Illustrated Sydney News
Wren, Jenny Sir Godfrey’s Decree 1897  Warwick Examiner and Times
Sir Godfrey’s Decree 1900 Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record
The Make-Up 1897 Euroa Advertiser
The Make-Up 1897 Horsham Times
The Make-Up 1897 McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser
The Make-Up 1897 Narracoorte Herald
Wright, James J. Convict Days in Van Dieman’s Land. True Chronicles 1891 Narracoorte Herald
Convict Life in Norfolk Island. Authentic Records 1891 Riverine Grazier
The Deaf Mute. A Convict Incident of Macquarie Harbour 1893 Broadford Courier
The Deaf Mute. A Convict Incident of Macquarie Harbour 1891 Emu Bay Times
The Deaf Mute. A Convict Incident of Macquarie Harbour 1891 Evelyn Observer
The Deaf Mute. A Convict Incident of Macquarie Harbour 1892 Queenscliff Sentinel
The Deaf Mute. A Convict Incident of Macquarie Harbour 1891 Singleton Argus
The Deaf Mute. A Convict Incident of Macquarie Harbour 1893 Snowy River Mail
Under Sentence in Norfolk Island. Authentic Records 1891 Kapunda Herald
Wright, James J. (writing as “Captain Lacie”) Days of Danger. Narratives of the Bushranging Times in Botany Bay. Thornton’s Gang 1894 Camperdown Chronicle
Days of Danger. Narratives of the Bushranging Times in Van Dieman’s Land. The Ben Lomond Stronghold 1894 Evelyn Observer
Days of Danger. Narratives of the Bushranging Times in Van Dieman’s Land. The Black Ranger. Period 1812 to 1818 1894 Kyabram Union
Days of Danger. Narratives of the Bushranging Times in Van Dieman’s Land. The Macquarie Gang. Period 1824 to 1830 1894 Kyabram Union
Days of Danger. Narratives of the Bushranging Times in Van Dieman’s Land. The Port Arthur Band. Period 1842 1894 Kyabram Union
Days of Danger. Thrilling Narratives of the Bushranging Times. Keenan’s Ghost. Period 1846 1898 Dungog Chronicle
Days of Danger. Thrilling Narratives of the Bushranging Times. True Till Death.  Period 1845 1899 Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser
The Gem Finders of Arnheim’s Land: An Australian Story 1897 Braidwood Dispatch
The Gem Finders of Arnheim’s Land: An Australian Story 1896 Brisbane Telegraph
The Gem Finders of Arnheim’s Land: An Australian Story 1897 Kerang Times
The Gem Finders of Arnheim’s Land: An Australian Story 1897 Petersburg Times
The Gem Finders of Arnheim’s Land: An Australian Story 1897 Riverina Recorder
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Braidwood Dispatch
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1905 Brighton Southern Cross
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Camperdown Chronicle
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Evelyn Observer
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1902 Fitzroy Mercury
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1907 Footscray Independent
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Healesville Guardian
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Macleay Chronicle
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1905 Mornington Standard
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Murrurundi Times
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Muswellbrook Chronicle
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1897 North Melbourne Gazette
The Outlaws of Cradle Mountain. A Story of Van Dieman’s Land 1904 Riverina Recorder
The Pearl of Pandora. A True Story of Northern Queensland 1897 Bowral Free Press
The Pearl of Pandora. A True Story of Northern Queensland 1897 Dungog Chronicle
The Wizard of White Cliffs. A Weird Story of the Discovery of the Australian Opal Fields 1904 Coburg Leader
Wright, James J. (writing as “Ivan Dexter”) Alfred Whitten, The Human Vampire of Norfolk 1891 Evelyn Observer
Alfred Whitten, The Human Vampire of Norfolk 1891 Kapunda Herald
Alfred Whitten, The Human Vampire of Norfolk 1891 Narracoorte Herald
Alfred Whitten, The Human Vampire of Norfolk 1891 Queenscliff Sentinel
Alfred Whitten, The Human Vampire of Norfolk 1891 Singleton Argus
John Picton’s Peril. An Original Australian Story 1904 Alexandra and Yea Standard
John Picton’s Peril. An Original Australian Story 1903 Box Hill Reporter
John Picton’s Peril. An Original Australian Story 1904 Brighton Southern Cross
John Picton’s Peril. An Original Australian Story 1905 Euroa Advertiser
John Picton’s Peril. An Original Australian Story 1904 Mornington Standard
Perils of the Rail. True Incidents of the Australian Railways 1893 Brisbane Telegraph
The Lucky Mimosa: A Christmas Story (Founded on Fact) 1902 Coburg Leader
The Lucky Mimosa: A Christmas Story (Founded on Fact) 1896 Kyabram Union
The Oath of Edward Hare 1905 Melbourne Argus
The Parramatta Gang. A Suppressed Convict Incident of Old Sydney 1891 Kapunda Herald