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Title: The Gold Hunter's Adventures
Or, Life in Australia

Author: William H. Thomes

Illustrator: Champney

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Language: English

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THE GOLD HUNTER'S ADVENTURES

Or, Life in Australia

by

WILLIAM H. THOMES
A Returned Australian

Illustrated by Champney

BOSTON:
LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS.
NEW YORK:
CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM.

[Illustration]

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I.
FIRST THOUGHTS OF GOING TO AUSTRALIA.--DEPARTURE FROM CALIFORNIA.--LIFE
ON BOARD SHIP.--ARRIVAL AT WILLIAMS
TOWN.--DESCRIPTION OF MELBOURNE.--A CONVICT'S HUT.

CHAPTER II.
A MORNING IN AUSTRALIA.--JOURNEY TO THE MINES OF BALLARAT.--THE
CONVICT'S STORY.--BLACK DARNLEY, THE BUSHRANGER.

CHAPTER III.
TRAVELLING IN AUSTRALIA.--AN ADVENTURE WITH SNAKES.--CARRYING
THE MAILS.

CHAPTER IV.
EATING BROILED KANGAROO MEAT.--AUSTRALIAN SPEAKS AND
AMERICAN RIFLES.

CHAPTER V.
THE SOLITARY STOCKMAN.--SHOOTING A KANGAROO.

CHAPTER VI.
ADVENTURE WITH A DOG.--THE MURDER IN THE RAVINE.--STORY
OF AN OUTRAGED WOMAN.

CHAPTER VII.
BLACK DARNLEY'S VILLANY.--THE CONVICT STOCKMAN.

CHAPTER VIII.
AN EXPEDITION.--A FIGHT WITH BUSHRANGERS.--DEATH OF BLACK
DARNLEY.

CHAPTER IX.
THE STOCKMAN'S DAUGHTER.--MOUNTED POLICE OF MELBOURNE.

CHAPTER X.
DESPERATE DEEDS OF TWO CONVICTS.--LIEUT. MURDEN'S STORY.

CHAPTER XI.
SAGACITY OF A DOG.--A NIGHT'S ADVENTURES.