CONTENTS 
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CHAPTER IX 
Letter XII. Wyalla. — Old Bloomfield Mill — Beautiful scenes — A hard 
climb up Mount Macmillan — A glorious flower-world — A trip to the 
Moravian Mission Station — A doggy incident — The much-abused 
eucalyptus — A good-bye visit to a camp. 
Letter XIII. Cooktown. — A comfortless journey — Various beds 
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CHAPTER X 
Letter XIV. Off Thursday Island. — On board the s.s. Jumna — 
dangerous coast. 
Letters XV. and XVI. Thursday Island. — With the British Fleet — A 
Cingalese Madame Sans Gene — Brilliant sea-flowers — A mischievous 
clothes-line — Uproarious adieux — A visit to the Residency — A curious 
phenomenon. 
Letter XVII. Somerset, Cape York. — The inaccurate judgment of 
Marcus Clarke — Unsurpassable Australian flowers — Happy days of 
continual painting — Some strange natives — The Dugong — Snake 
stories — The white ant — A stupid trick . . . . .130 
CHAPTER XI 
Letter XVIII. Marbiag. — Banks Island — Jervis Island — Inquisitive 
children — The Wongi — An excess of riches — A pas-de-seul — The skeleton 
in the tree — Disagreeable acquaintances. 
Letter XIX. Thursday Island. — Sea-sick— A splendid farewell 145 
CHAPTER XII 
Letter XX. Somerset. — H.M.S. Albatross — Off Murray Island — A 
warm welcome — -An unforgettable day — “No good for food” — Sardines 
and sharks — Teeming life — The annual feast — Wedding festivities — 
The women’s privilege — Entertaining companions — Darnley Island — 
“Dirty Johnstone” — The benefit of not being “flash” — A tasteful 
trousseau — Stephen Island — York Island . . . . 155 
