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 51 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." — Longf£h.ow. 



T. FISHER UNWIN 

 LONDON LEIPSIC 



ADELPHI TERRACE INSELSTRASSE 20 



