| [CHAPTER I.
] | The Rector and the Soldier.—The Mayburn Family.—A Mission to
India.—The Orphans of Wendon.—Ruth the Unlucky.—Jack's Project.—The
Addition to the Mayburn Establishment | 1-16 |
| [CHAPTER II.
] | Departure from Wendon.—Embarkation in the Amoor.—Ruth's
Adventures in London.—The Deverell Family.—The Pleasures of the
Voyage.—Tropical Wonders.—The Flying-fish.—The Stormy Petrel.—The
Albatross.—Deverell's Plans.—The Indian Ocean.—A Storm | 17-31 |
| [CHAPTER III.
] | Melbourne.—The Squatters.—The Two Convicts.—A Painful
Separation.—The Golden Fairy.—Ruth's Misfortunes.—A Nocturnal
Alarm.—Ruth's Confession.—The Ship on Fire. | 32-44 |
| [CHAPTER IV.
] | Insubordination of the Sailors.—Rapid Progress of the Fire.—The Boats
lowered.—Ruth's Prize.—A Man Saved.—Black Peter.—The Adventure of a
Reprobate Crew.—A Dangerous Comrade | 45-57 |
| [CHAPTER V.
] | Afloat on an Unknown Sea.—The Insubordinate Sailor.—The Coral
Reefs.—An Island in View.—The Perilous Landing.—Peter's
Rebellion.—The First Night on Shore.—Ruth among the Crockery.—A
Valuable Prize.—The March from the First Encampment | 58-71 |
| [CHAPTER VI.
] | A Pleasant Resting-place.—The Turtle.—A Knavish
Trick.—Destitution.—An Exploring Expedition.—Lake Scenery.—A Wrecked
Vessel.—Strange Footsteps.—A Prudent Retreat.—Return of the Explorers
| 72-84 |
| [CHAPTER VII.
] | The Results of the Expedition.—The Long Vacation.—Removed from the
Landing-place.—Birds and their Nests.—Fishing.—Tapping a Cask of
Potatoes.—Tent-making.—The Shell Spades.—Digging a Tank.—A Grand
Attempt at Boat-building | 85-97 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.
] | The Launch of the Boat.—An Alarming Catastrophe.—Disappointed
Hopes.—Jack's Perseverance.—A Peep at the Old Encampment.—Black Peter
again.—The Loss of the Boat.—Canoe-building.—The Luggage-van | 98-111 |
| [CHAPTER IX.
] | The Foray.—Young Potatoes.—More Intruders.—Ruth's Introduction to the
Savages.—The Sailing of the Fleet.—The Desert Shore.—The Giant
Ant-hill.—Once more at Sea.—A Storm, and the Loss of the Catamaran
| 112-127 |
| [CHAPTER X.
] | A Total Wreck.—An Unknown Coast.—The Green Ants.—The White
Cockatoo.—Waifs.—The Gourd Tree.—The Fresh-water Rivulet.—A River
Voyage Projected | 128-142 |
| [CHAPTER XI.
] | The Voyage up the River.—The Way to China.—The Note of a Strange
Bird.—A Hasty Flight.—A Tropical Storm.—The Loss of the Canoes.—The
Cave of the Bats.—A Toilsome Pilgrimage | 143-156 |
| [CHAPTER XII.
] | Alligators.—The Giant's Staircase.—Access to a New Region.—The
Pheasant Cuckoo.—Wild Oats.—The Unequal Contest.—The First
Kangaroo.—Scenes of Arcadia.—A Hint at Cannibalism.—The Cockatoo
Watch.—The Enemy put to Flight | 157-172 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.
] | Rope-making.—The Cavern of Illustrations.—Ruth at the
Water-pools.—Victualling the Fortress.—The Blockade.—Assault and
Battery.—Bloodshed.—The Close Siege.—Prospect of Famine | 173-186 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.
] | Rambles through the Caves.—Fairy Bower.—A Rough Path to
Freedom.—Preparations for Flight.—The Use of the Rifle.—A Case of
Conscience.—Departure.—Travelling among the Bogs.—A View of the
River.—Making an Axe.—A New Plant | 187-202 |
| [CHAPTER XV.
] | The Tea-Shrub.—Another Canoe.—A Skirmish with the Natives.—Wounded
Heroes.—An Attempt at Voyaging.—A Field of Battle.—The Widowed
Jin.—Wilkins's Sorrows.—Baldabella in Society.—The Voyage Resumed
| 203-216 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.
] | The Mother and Child.—The Interior of the Country.—Another
Cataract.—The Pilgrim Troop.—The Difficult Ascent.—The Frilled
Lizard.—The Mountain-range.—The Kangaroo-chase.—The Pass of Erin
| 217-228 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.
] | The Dangerous Pass.—The Coupled Travellers.—The Mountain
Labyrinth.—The Emancipation of Ruth's Chickens.—A Combat à
l'outrance.—The Ornithorhyncus.—The Forest in the Mountains.—Singing
Birds.—The Laughing Jackass | 229-241 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.
] | The Tunnel through the Mountains.—The Chase of the Emu.—An Encounter
with the Natives.—The Rescue of Baldabella and her Child.—Making a
Bridge.—Canoes Again.—The Fishing of Baldabella | 242-254 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.
] | A Cache.—The Black Forest.—A Site for the Hut.—The
Eagles.—Gerald's Accident.—A Subterranean Grotto.—The Pitcher
Plant.—A Potato Ground.—The Fig-tree.—Australian Jumbles.—The Hungry
Guest | 255-268 |
| [CHAPTER XX.
] | The Reservoir.—The Rains.—The Native Companion.—The Employments of
Prison Life.—The Unlucky Chase.—Jack's Tale of Trouble.—Black Peter's
Temptations.—The Release of the Eagle.—The Rescue Party | 269-280 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.
] | The Approach to the Prison.—Baldabella's Stratagem.—The Release of the
Captive.—Wilkins's Tale of Trials.—A Well.—The Potato Crop.—The
Flying Opossum.—The Salt Plant.—Preparations for a Siege | 281-292 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.
] | Peter's last Stratagem.—Firing the Fortress.—The Watch-tower.—The
Welcome Rain.—The Close Siege.—The Conflict.—The Defeat of
Peter.—The Fortress Abandoned.—Once more on the Road.—Resting in the
Wilds | 293-305 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.
] | A Bark Sledge.—The Friendly Tribe.—The Wild Melon.—A Nocturnal
Alarm.—The Wombats.—The Bivouac on the Heath.—The Savages
again.—Away to the South | 306-317 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.
] | The Dry Wilderness.—Despair.—The Coming-down of the Waters.—The
Discomfited Savages.—Hunger and Thirst.—The Footsteps in the Mud.—A
Pond.—The Talegalla and its Nest.—The Valley of Promise.—The River to
the South | 318-330 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.
] | Boat-building again.—Unlucky Ruth.—The Woods on Fire.—Dangers on Land
and Water.—The Wounded Girl.—A Home among the Mountains.—The
Bottle-tree.—The Bee-hunt.—Bean-coffee.—The Lost Hunters | 331-343 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.
] | The Search for the Lost.—The Fig-tree.—Signals.—The Wanderers
Found.—The Wounded Boy.—The Sufferings of the Thirsty.—The Rescue and
Return.—The Kangaroo Conflict.—A Strange Meeting.—The
Bush-rangers.—The Miraculous Escape | 344-355 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.
] | The Eagle's Eyrie.—The Chaotic Solitude disturbed.—The Voluntary
Prisoners.—The Report of the Spy.—The Foe at the Gates.—A Traitor in
the Camp.—Dispersion of the Invaders.—A lucky Escape.—A pleasant
Voyage | 356-369 |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII.
] | The Cookery disturbed.—A Signal-rocket.—A Surprise and
Capture.—Pillage.—The Taste of Gunpowder.—A Fatal Explosion.—The
Contrivances of Necessity.—A Region of Famine.—Renewed Hopes.—An
Unfair Advantage | 370-383 |
| [CHAPTER XXIX.
] | A Seasonable Supply.—Visitors in the Night.—Captivity.—An Old
Acquaintance.—The Ranger's Settlement.—An Embassy to Daisy
Grange.—Jack in a New Office.—The Grateful Native Woman.—Davy's
Compunction.—Bush-ranging Life | 384-396 |
| [CHAPTER XXX.
] | A Proposal of Marriage.—Bill's Rejection and
Revenge.—Pocket-picking.—Jack's Return.—Black Peter
again.—Bush-ranging Merriment.—A Flight in the Dark.—An
Emu-chase.—The disappointed Hunters.—Pursuit.—A Stratagem | 397-409 |
| [CHAPTER XXXI.
] | The Sentinels in the Trees.—The End of Bill the Convict.—The
Bush-rangers deceived.—A strange New Animal.—A Bloody Conflict.—The
Mountain-pass.—The Fruit of the Acacia.—The Travellers in
Custody.—The Court of Justice | 410-422 |
| [CHAPTER XXXII.
] | Travellers' Wonders.—The Detective Force.—A Trap for the Rangers.—The
Skirmish and the Victory.—Daisies in Australia.—The Constancy of Susan
Raine.—The Trial and Sentence of the Natives.—Peter and his Colleagues |
423-435 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII.
] | A Chase over the Mountains.—The Frightful End of the
Bush-ranger.—Ruth's Opinion.—The Cereopsis.—A Description of the
Colony.—The Dingo.—The Cattle at Home.—The Park.—The Arrival at
Daisy Grange | 436-453 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV.
] | The Comforts of Civilization.—Susan Raine.—The Hamlet and the
Church.—Plans for the Future.—Mrs. Edward Deverell.—The Beauties of
Daisy Grange | 454-463 |