CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.["ISLE OF BEAUTY, FARE THEE WELL!"]1
II.[AUSTRALIA FELIX]11
III.[THE BUSH]23
IV.[THE FIRST HOME]35
V.[DIK]48
VI.[THE SECOND HOME]64
VII.[THE THIRD HOME]79
VIII.[THE MURRAY JOURNEY]93
IX.[LOCAL COLOUR]111
X.[THE FOURTH HOME]126
XI.[THE FIFTH HOME]143
XII.[THE SIXTH HOME]161
XIII.[THE BOOM]177
XIV.[THE SEVENTH HOME]189
XV.[TOBY]203
XVI.[THE GREAT STRIKE]214
XVII.[OVER THE BORDER]236
XVIII.[THE END OF BUSH LIFE]253
XIX.[THE EIGHTH HOME]272
XX.[CONCLUSION]295