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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. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. FIRST THOUGHTS OF GOING TO AUSTRALIA.—DEPARTURE FROM CALIFORNIA.—LIFE ON BOARD SHIP.—ARRIVAL AT WILLIAMS 15 TOWN.—DESCRIPTION OF MELBOURNE.—A CONVICT'S HUT. CHAPTER II. 13 .A MORNING IN AUSTRALIA.—JOURNEY TO THE MINES OF BALLARAT.—THE CONVICT'S STORY.—BLACK DARNLEY, THE 20 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. | OTỈTE1S 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. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION 13 CHAPTER I. FIRST THOUGHTS OF GOING TO AUSTRALIA. DEPARTURE FROM CALIFORNIA. LIFE ON BOARD SHIP. ARRIVAL AT WILLIAMS 15 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 20 BUSHRANGER. CHAPTER III. TRAVELLING IN AUSTRALIA. AN ADVENTURE WITH SNAKES. _ __ __ 29 CARRYING THE MAILS. CHAPTER IV. EATING BROILED KANGAROO MEAT. AUSTRALIAN SPEAKS AND _ 34 AMERICAN RIFLES. CHAPTER V. THE SOLITARY STOCKMAN. SHOOTING A KANGAROO. 41 CHAPTER VI. ADVENTURE WITH A DOG. THE MURDER IN THE RAVINE. STORY __ __ __ 47 OF AN OUTRAGED WOMAN. CHAPTER VII. BLACK DARNLEY S VILLANY. THE CONVICT STOCKMAN. 56 CHAPTER VIII. AN EXPEDITION. A FIGHT WITH BUSHRANGERS. DEATH OF - 61 BLACK DARNLEY. CHAPTER IX. THE STOCKMAN S DAUGHTER. MOUNTED POLICE OF 68 MELBOURNE. CHAPTER X. DESPERATE DEEDS OF TWO CONVICTS. LIEUT. MURDEN S STORY. 73 CHAPTER XI. SAGACITY OF A DOG. A NIGHT S ADVENTURES. .