THE CONFESSIONS 

 OF A BEACHCOMBER 



SCENES AND INCIDENTS IN THE CAREER OF 



AN UNPROFESSIONAL BEACHCOMBER 



IN TROPICAL QUEENSLAND 



BY 



E. J. BANFIELD 



WITH A MAP AND 53 ILLUSTRATIONS 



"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he 

 hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears." THOREAU. 



"Trust in yourself and what the world calls your illusions." LONGFELLOW. 



T. FISHER UNWIN 



LONDON LEIPSIC 



ADELPHI TERRACE INSELSTRASSE 20 



1908 



