CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION page 



Early Explorers. Tasman. Captain Cook. His account of 

 the natives. French Explorers. La Billardiere and 

 the natives. Flinders and Bass. Founding of Hobart. 

 Early days. Bushranging. The Tasmanian Abori- 

 gines. Their character and final extinction ... 9 



CHAPTER II. HOBART AND THE MIDLANDS 



Hobart and the Derwent River. English appearance of 

 the country. Eucalyptus country. Cultivation and 

 pasturage. Birds. Mount Wellington. Vegetation. 

 The mountain tableland. Scenery. Harz Mountains. 

 Birds. The Mountain Shrimp 36 



CHAPTER III. THE LAKE DISTRICT 



Travelling to the Great Lake. Scenery and life of the 

 shepherds. The Great Lake. Account of its fauna. 

 The wild animals of the bush. Poisonous snakes. 

 Journey to Lake St. Clair. A shepherd's home. The 

 Tiger and Devil. Lake St. Clair. Lake Sorell . . 72 



CHAPTER IV. THE NORTH AND THE WEST COAST 



North and South. Characteristic freshwater fish of the 

 north. Bridport. Burning the forest. Black-fish 

 fishing. Huge Crayfish. The seashore. The West 

 Coast. Physical characters. Myrtle and Pine forests. 

 Characteristic animals. The Land Crab. The moun- 

 tain tops. Peculiar vegetation. Mountain tarns. The 

 Platypus and Echidna 104 



CHAPTER V. A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST 



The geographical distribution of animals and plants. Sur- 

 vival of ancient types in Australia and Tasmania. The 

 derivation of the Australian fauna. Temperate and 

 Alpine forms. Connexion with South America and New 

 Zealand through an Antarctic continent. Separation 

 of Tasmania from Australia. Special Tasmanian 

 problems . 127 



