CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Early Explorers-Fernandez de Quiros-Torres-Torres Straits-

Cook-Galamp de la Perouse--Delangle-The Times-

Byron's Birth-Norfolk Island-Lieutenant King-Bass-

Richard Dove-Atkins-Sydney Gazette-Flinders-Memor-

able execution-South Head Lighthouse-Fort Macquarie-

Territorial Seals-Commissioner Bigge- Allman-Lang-

H.M.S."Britomart."

CHAPTER II.

Newcastle-The "Mermaid"-Port Macquarie--Oxley's coast

survey-Ports Bowen and Curtis-Moreton Bay-Strange tale

of bewilderment at sea-The River Brisbane-Habits of coast

natives Sir Francis Forbes-John Stephen-John Carter-

Gordon Bremer-Port Essington-Melville Island-Oxley in

the "Amity "The "Australian "-Trial by Jury-Cunning-

ham-Amity Point-Official visit to Moreton Bay-John

Macarthur-Francis Stephen-Redcliff Point-Edenglassie-

Fort Dundas-Raffles Bay-The Cobourg Peninsula-Patrick

Leslie Darling Downs-Leichhardt-The "Lady Nelson"-

First despatch from Melville Island-George Miller-Port

Essington again-Bremer in H.M.S. "Alligator "-Letter to

Sir George Gipps-Owen Stanley-H.M.S. "Rattlesnake"-

A Cape York rescue-Collapse of North Coast Settlements-

Keppel in H.M.S. "Moander."

CHAPTER III.

Retrospection-Prospects-Thomas Hobbes Scott-Rex v. Robert

Cooper-Van Dieman's Land-Governor Darling-Major

Lockyer-Military Discipline-Captain Bishop - Maurice

Charles O'Connell-Surmises respecting our Watersheds

-The River Macleay-Captain Logan-Stradbroke Island-

South Boat Passage-H.M.S. "Warspite"-Sir James Brisbane

-The River Tweed-First "Daily"-Logan's Walk—“ Isle

of Stradbroke "-Dunwich-Rous Channel-The River Logan

-Captain Philip King in the "Mermaid"-Thomas de la

Condamine-Henry Grattan Douglas-Fort Wellington-

Rev. C. P. N. Wilton-Allan Cunningham.

CHAPTER IV.

Fate of La Perouse-Thomas Livingstone Mitchell-Gallows in
1828-9-- The River Clarence Colonial Botanist Frazer-

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Port-Stapylton-William Grant Broughton-Allan

Cunningham-Leslie-Leichhardt-Port Macquarie Free-

Commandant Logan-"Surprise" and "Sophia Jane "-

Runaways-Agricultural Company at Newcastle-" Specials"

-Lord Howe's Island--Benjamin Sullivan's Scheme

CHAPTER V.

The "Squatter"-Our First Bishop-E. Deas-Thompson-John

Blaxland A. McLeay - The "James Watt" - Doubly

Wrecked-Lang's "Minerva "-German Clerics-Presbytery

of Moreton Bay-Sir Maurice O'Connell-Captain King

-Crown Lands Police-Squatting Bill-Withdrawal from

Moreton Bay-Major Cotton-Commissioners of Crown Lands

- Confusion of names

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CHAPTER VI.

Allan Cunningham's Journals-Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth

-Blue Mountains-Hovell and Hume-Segenhoe-Potter

Macqueen-Macintyre-Dartbrook- River Page - Dividing

Range-Liverpool Plains-Oxley's River Field-Melville Hills

-Goulburn Vale-Barrow's Valley-Lushington Valley-

Vansittart Hills-Mitchell's River-Cod Catching- Effects of

Drought-Buddle's River-Wild Cattle-Stoddart's Valley-

Oxley's Peel-Drummond Ranges-Carlyle's and Little's Hills

-The "Cone Masterton"-The River Dumaresq-Macintyre's

Brook-Indians-The River Condamine-Darling Downs-

Peel's Plains Canning Downs Harris Range - Mount

Dumaresq-Millar's Valley-Logan Vale-Mount Warning

-The "Gap"-A Glimpse Eastward-Homeward Return-

Anderson's Brook-The River Burrell-Shoal Bay.

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CHAPTER VII.

Cunningham on the East-Logan-Brisbane-Limestone Station
-The "Gap"-Fraser-Mount Warning-Cowper's Plains-
Canoe Creek-The River Logan-Birnam Range-Letitia's
Plain-" High," or "Flinder's" Peak-Mount Dunsinane-
Mount Warning-Innes Plain-Erris Vale-Ascent of Mount
Lindesay-Macpherson's Range-Coke and Borough Heads
-Glen Lyon--The River Richmond-Mount Clanmorris-
Hughes' Peak-Mount Hooker-View of the Sea-Mount
Shadforth-Wilson's Peak-Minto Craigs-Mount French-
Knapp's Peak-Dulhunty Plains-Rattray Plain-The River
Bremer-Logan returns to Brisbane-Limestone Hills-Starts
in search of the "Gap"-Mount Forbes-Bowerman Plain—
Finds the "Gap's" Eastern Face-Threads the "Pass".

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Contents.

View of Darling Downs-Mount Mitchell-Mount Sturt
-Tempest in the "Gap "-Return-Bainbrigge Plain--Mount
Fraser-Mounts Edward and Greville-Arrive at Limestone
-Remarks-Lockyer's Boat Excursion-Cook-Cunningham
-Arthur Hodgson-Patrick Leslie Leslie's Diary-Dobie-
Peter Murphy-Falconer Plains-Walter Leslie-New England
-The River Clarence-Admiral King--Garden and Bennett's
Station Toolburra — Glengallan Creek Canal Creek-
Bannockburn Plains-Fresh Start with Stock-Wyndham's
-Condamine-Further Exploring of Darling Downs-Hodgson
-Etonvale King and Sibley-Fred Isaac-Leslie's Recol-
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CHAPTER VIII.

Petty's Hotel Letters of Introduction-Aldis' Cigars-Arthur and

Pemberton Hodgson-Todd--Buying a Horse-Brown the

Saddler-Major Barney-Disadvantage of a Name-Sydney as

it seemed to me-Australian Club-En route to New England

-Newcastle-Cox's Hotel-Paddy Grant-Lettsome and

Archibald Boyd-Black Creek-Hughes and Isaac-Colburne

"Old Soldiers "-Patrick's Plains--Cullen's Inn-Singleton's

-Muswellbrook-Skellatar-Bengalla - Overton-Nagoa-

St. Helier's-Cox-Allman-Aunty Bell-Nowland's Inn-

Aberdeen-Potter Macqueen-Scone-Chivers' Inn-The

River Page-Denny Day-Currabubbula-Charles Hall-

Killalla-Salisbury-Hodgson's Highwayman-Denne's Station

-Cashiobury" Cocky" Rogers-Back to Sydney-Reverend

Robert Allwood

CHAPTER IX.

John Allman - Arthur Maister-Dr. Bland Owen Stanley—

H. H. Browne-Gilbert Elliot-Rape of the Coat-tails-

Boydell Owen Macdonald-Ride to the South-Murrum-

bidgee Sharp-The Station Sold-Cavan-Hallett, of Oriel

-Yass-Road back to Sydney.

CHAPTER X.

Patrick Leslie-The s. "Victoria "-Henry and Alfred Denison-
Edward Hamilton-Hodgson and Elliot-Frank Forbes-
Archibald Bell-Stephen Ferriter-Glennie-Dr. Bowman—
Loder's Allan Macpherson-Charles Hall again—River Peel
-Stubbs and Irving-Dalzell-Milne-Rusden-Werris' Creek
-St. Aubin's-Captain Dumaresq-Denny Day and Frank
Allman Magnus McLeod - Butler-St. Helier's-Henry
Denison and Paddy Grant-Pemberton Hodgson-"Tinker"

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Campbell-Cameron--McAllman-George Gammie-Bergen-

op-Zoom-George Macdonald-Captain O Connell-Cash's-

The River Bundarrah-Clark and Ranken's-Wyndham's-

Fraser's Creek-Gregory Blaxland-Leslie's Marked-tree

Line The Severn-The "Fiver"-A. Hodgson and Fred.

Isaac from Darling Downs.

CHAPTER XI.

The Condamine Grass Trees-Cocky Rogers again-Exploring

Etonvale Creek-A Yahoo-Cunningham's "Gap"-West-

brook-Hodgson's "My Word !" - Limestone Arrest —

George Thorne-George Thorne's Wife-Pleasant Quarters.

CHAPTER XII.

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Owen Gorman-John Kent-Dr. Ballow-Andrew Petrie-Eagle

Farm-Stephen Simpson-William Henry Wiseman-Mrs.

Gorman-Logan's Reign-Cunningham's Gap-Joe Archer

-Gorman's Gap-Baker or "Boralcho "-The Drummer's-

Toolburra Clifton-Novel Watch-pocket-Dalrymple-A

Headlong Meeting-Blacks at Lockyer's Creek-Hell's Hole

-Etonvale-Elliot-Shearing-Black Tommy. .

CHAPTER XIII.

George Leslie-The first Clip-Trip to Brisbane-Arthur Hodgson

again-Mosquitos-Thorne and Cunningham's "Gap

Plough Station-Ralph Gore-To Sydney with Hughes-

Henry and Fred. Isaac-Westbrook and Jock Maclean-

Gowrie-Denis-Scougall-Coxen-Myall Creek-Jimbour-

Samuel Stewart-Wingate-Tummavil-Rolland and Taylor

Yandilla-Talgai-Ellangowan-George Mocatta-Tent

Hill-Helidon-Somerville-Fred. and Francis Bigge-Evan

and Colin Mackenzie McConnell- Balfour- My Brother

Sydenham-Run to a Rencontre-How Syd. trumped a Trick-

Frank Allman-Pagan-Skellatar-Milburne Marsh and Miss

Marsh David Scott Bengalla Races Helenus Scott-

Glennie-Bundock-John Cox-"Dick" Glover-Matthew

and Charles Marsh-Darby and Goldfinch-Morse--Armidale

-Ben Lomond-Horses Lost-Etonvale-Murray-Rose-

Brooks-Frank Hodgson-Arthur's Round Table-Frank

Forbes-Search for a "Run"-Cecil Plains-Back at Petty's

Hotel, in Sydney-John Allman-Campbelltown-Captain

Allman-John Hurley-Sir Thomas Mitchell-Dr. Wallace

CHAPTER XIV.

The "Shamrock" to Moreton Bay-Governor and Suite-Jolliffe
-Milburne Marsh's Flying Shot-Cleveland Point--First

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Queen of May on Darling Downs-Dr. Goodwin-James

Canning Pearce-Fife-Aikman-Simpson's Homœopathy-

Quixotic-Chambers' "Edward"-Pinis Petriana-An Agree-

ment.

CHAPTER XV.

Boat Trip to Wide Bay-Edward Baker-Walter Wrottesley-Jolliffe

-Mocatta-The River" Morouchidor"-" Petrie's Head"

Aboriginal Doctoring-Bracefell-Brown's Cape-The "Stir-

ling Castle"-Wreck-A "Tourr"-Mrs. Fraser-Her Escape

-Boppol-Southern Entrance into Hervey's Bay-Capsize-

A Chorus A Fog-Sheridan-Puzzled-Fire-flies-" Gam-

mon Inch'

CHAPTER XVI.

Bunnia-Bunnia Range-Jolliffe's Beard-The River Monoboola (now

"Mary")—Difficulties on nearing Mount Boppol-“ Old Bill”

-Arthur Hodgson in the "Canopus"-Derhamboi-Strange

Scenes-A Watch Found-Back to Brisbane-Pamby-Pamby's

Good-bye" Makromme"-Derhamboi's Au Revoir !—Life

with the Ginginbarah-Native Character-Shells for my

Sisters in England-The Hunting Phocoena-My Leaf Written

in Gaol-Hopes of the Forlorn-Cannibalism-Cooking-

Stolen Pleasures

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CHAPTER XVII.

Narratives of the "Stirling Castle's" Wreck-Death by Torture-

Gathering Doom-Choice of Two Horrors-Garbled Account

of Rescue Base Ingratitude-Bunnia-Bunnia - Araucaria

Bidwellii-Female Cannibal Priviliges-The Bundinavah—

Courting on the Monoboola-Contract Sealed-Character of the

Contract-Aboriginal Domestic Habits-Natural Learning.

CHAPTER XVIII.

Patrick Leslie-Denny Day-Sir Thomas Mitchell-Stapylton-

Execution of His Murderers-The "Piscator"-Leslie and

Darling Downs-Lettsome and Boyd-The River "Albert"

Moreton Bay Progress-Glover, from Bathurst-Peter Quack

-John Hill and Christopher Gorry-New Road Over the

Range Francis Bigge Shot-Overland to Wide Bay-Eales'

Sheep Superintendent Last-A Christmas Eve Night-

Overland to Port Essington-Orton-Black Jemmy-The

Gulf Stream"-A Comet-Bell and Cameron-Thomas

Sutcliffe Mort-Cooranga-Blacks Surprised-Henry Denis

-A One-eyed Murderer.

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