INDEX
Abruzzi, Duke of the, in Melbourne, [118], [119]
Adelaide, author appointed Police Instructor at, [136];
author joins Police of, [134];
author’s arrival at, [132];
cash betting introduced at, [173], [174];
development of, [152], [153];
early method of landing at, [160];
Hunt Club Races at, [169];
Largs Bay Company and, [160];
Military Staff Office at, [133], [143], [145];
Polo Club Cup race at, [172];
Polo team of, [162], [171]-[173];
Protector at, [177];
Racing Club of, [173];
Russian Naval officers at, [179];
situation of, [154];
social scandal at, [183], [184];
sportsmen of, [166];
Theatre Royal at, [136]
Adjutant-General, author’s appointment as, [192], [193], [203]
Aeroplane, first, at Sydney, [300], [301];
author’s flight in, [301]
Agents-General of the Colonies, and author’s appointment as Military Adviser, [224]
“Albatross” ridden by author in Drag Cup race, [169]
Aldgate, author captures murderer at railway camp at, [138]-[142]
Alfonso XII at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, [42];
author and, [42]-[45];
entry into Barcelona of, [36];
offers amnesty to Carlists, [36], [44];
on Don Carlos, [43], [44];
proclaimed King of Spain, [35], [44];
result of accession of, [48]
American Fleet at Sydney, [302] et seq.
Ammunition, small arms, [228], [229], [230]
Army Council, Australian, establishment of, [280]
Arsenals, establishment of, in Australia, [276] et seq.
Artillery Force of South Australia, author appointed Lieutenant Commanding Permanent Unit of, [159];
Staff Instructor of, [142], [143];
work with, [151] et seq.
Asmodeus, Prince, as King of Spain, [30]
Auckland, author at, [105]
“Auraria” and race for Melbourne Cup, [118], [119];
trainer of, [166]
Australia, Gordons in, [2];
great strikes in, [209] et seq.;
“Russian Scare” in, [179], [180];
South African War and, [232] et seq.;
Universal Service System of, [214], [281] et seq., [290], [299], [300], [309];
withdrawal of British troops from, [156]
Australian Contingent in South Africa, [242]
Baker, Allen, wedding of, [168];
Master of Morialta Hounds, [168];
rides “Creamie” at Polo Club Cup race, [172], [173]
Baker, Hon. John, [167], [168]
Baker, Lieut.-Colonel, [224]
Baker, Mrs. John, [168]
Baker, Sir Richard, [168], [205];
and Charles C. Kingston, [205], [208]
Balloon, at manœuvres, [227], [228]
Barcelona, entry of Alfonso XII into, [36]
Barton, Sir Edmund, [263]
Bath, Order of, author receives Companionship of, [263]
Bayonne, author’s journey from, [32]
Beaumont College, [24] et seq.
Belfast, author wounded in disturbance at, [74], [75], [76]
Belfast (South Africa), Battle of, [251]
Bellew, Mrs. Kyrle (Mdme. le Grand), [129]
Berry, Mr. Graham, [111], [130], [131]
Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, engagement at, [124]
Bloemfontein, author at, [242];
meets Lord Roberts at, [239], [240], [243], [244]
Bodega, [35]
Boer War, [232] et seq.
Botha, General Louis, [256]
Box and Cox, Royal Artillery performance of, [63]
Braddon, Sir Edward, [221]
Brandfort, [245]
Bremen, ss., [233]
Bridges, General, [312]
Brisbane, Lord Kintore in, [213]
Brownrigg, Lieut.-Colonel, [175]
Buller, General Sir Redvers, at manœuvres, [225], [227];
superseded by Lord Roberts in South Africa, [233], [238]
Bullfights at Jeréz, [16];
at Puerto Santa Maria, [16];
at Wardhouse, [14]
Burleigh, Bennet, [257]
Burra-Burra, copper mines, [157], [213]
“Bushveldt Carabiniers,” [258]
Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, [270]
Cabrera, recantation of, [48]
Cadet system in South Australia, [215]
Cambridge, Duke of, presents prizes at Woolwich, [40]
Cameron, Major Eustace, Kitchener as guest of, [253]
Campbell, Colonel Gerald, [288]
Campbell, Corporal, [135], [137]
Campos, General Martinez, and King Alfonso, [35]
Canada, troops from, in South Africa, [241], [242]
“Cape Dwyer,” accident with, [83];
death of, [84]
Carlisle, Fort, Queenstown, experiences at, [82], [83], [84]
Carlist Army, [35];
strength of, [36]
Carlist officers, disguised, [33]
Carlist War, [28], [30] et seq.
Cash betting introduced at Adelaide, [173], [174]
Castillo, Marquis del, decides against Alfonso, [36]
Catholics, disabilities of, in Scotland, [11], [13]
Cerberus, [177]
Chartered Company of South Australia, [151], [152]
Chief of the General Staff, appointment as, [307];
work of, [308] et seq.
Chingtu, [213]
Christchurch, [106]
Clova, Mrs. Gordon’s illness at, [218], [219]
Coles, Sir Jenkin and Baker—Kingston dispute, [208]
Commandant of South Australia, [208];
author’s work as, [263], et seq.
Commander-in-Chief of Commonwealth Forces, General Hutton as, [269];
importance of, [267], [268]
Commonwealth of Australia, Army Council of, [280];
camp of Field Forces of, [291]-[295];
constitution of, [263];
defence scheme of, [309]-[310];
Government of, and Lord Kitchener, [290];
King Edward and, [273];
Military Board of, [280], [309];
Proclamation of, [266];
reorganization of Military Forces of, [275] et seq.
Commonwealth Parliament, first elections for, [263];
opening of, [266]
Connaught, Duke of, and Army manœuvres, [225]
Connell, Sergeant-Major, [156]
Cork, author’s experiences at, [81]
“Corporal Buller,” [237], [257], [258];
execution of, [258], [259]
Cresswell, Captain William, [177]
Dalley, Hon. John B., [188]
Damascus, [218]
De Wet, General, [256]
Defence Force of South Australia, establishment of, [156];
General Downes’ reorganization scheme for, [158];
reorganization of, [157]
Defence League of Australia, [288]
Deorwyn, Alice, [129], [130]
Deorwyn, Constance, [129], [130]
Derdepoort, curious incident at, [255]
Disney, Colonel, [175]
Doldrums, the, [88]
Don Carlos, arrival in London of, [49];
author and, [46], [48], [49], [50];
author joins, [30], [31];
flees to France, [48];
in Paris, [51], [52], [53];
in the hunting field, [50];
reconciliation with Queen Isabella, [52];
rejects Alfonso’s amnesty, [36];
story of claim to Spanish throne, [46], [47];
success of, [30]
Downes, Major-General, appointed Secretary to Ministry of Defence, Victoria, [176];
appointed to reorganize South Australian Defence Force, [157];
author and, [132], [142], [143], [186], [197], [198], [203], [204];
Commandant of Victoria, [270], [271];
leaves Adelaide, [208]
Drill instructor, author appointed, in New Zealand, [91];
work as, [95]
Dudley, Lord, and first aeroplane in Sydney, [300]-[301]
Dunedin, [89], [106];
Fern Hill Club at, [91]
Edgbaston, Oratory school at, [23]
Education Department, South Australia, and cadet system, [214]
Edward, King, and Commonwealth Forces, [273]
Elder, Sir Thomas, [166], [167]
Elder, Smith and Co., [167]
English language, difficulties of, [22]
Estella, as seat of Carlist government, [47];
author joins Carlists at, [35]
Eugénie, Empress, and death of Prince Imperial, [41];
author meets, at Jeréz, [41]
Fellowes, Major, [175]
Ferdinand VI, [46], [47]
Fern Hill Club, [91]
Filgate, Mr., [166]
Finn, Major-General, Commandant of Queensland, [271], [280];
Inspector-General, Australia, [280]
Fitzalan, Viscount, pupil of Oratory School, Edgbaston, [24]
Fitzgerald, Captain, [299]
Fitzgerald, Hon. Nicholas, [213]
Fitzgerald, Miss, author marries, [213]-[214]
Forrest, Sir John, [221];
author and, [269]
Fort Glanville, [132], [142], [159], [160], [161], [165], [180], [181], [202], [210], [211]
Fort Largs, [161], [164], [165];
insubordination at, [185], [186], [187];
Permanent Force Artillery at, [209]
Fosberry, Mr., and Great Strike, [209]
Francis, Colonel, Commandant of Western Australia, [271]
French, General, [249];
in South Africa, [247], [248]
French, Major-General, as Commandant, New South Wales, [270]
Gate Pah, [91]
Geelong, [124]
Gilruth, Doctor, [310], [311]
Glasford, Captain, [308]
Glenelg, author’s accident at, [180];
construction of fort at, [180];
excitement at, on arrival of Russian Fleet, [178];
landing of first settlers at, [152]
Gordon, Adam, Dean of Caithness, [2]
Gordon, Adam Lindsay, [2];
famous jump of, [94]
Gordon, Admiral Sir James Alexander, [4]
Gordon, Alexander, of Camdell, [3]
Gordon, Alexander, of Wardhouse, [3];
guillotined at Brest, [4]
Gordon, Brigadier-General, J. M. (author), military appointments and promotions of, [147];
pedigree of, [7]
Gordon, Carlos Pedro (author’s father), becomes Laird of Wardhouse, [14], [19]
Gordon, Charles, [3]
Gordon, Charles Edward (of Wardhouse), [4], [11], [12];
death of, [13];
sends his eldest son to Spain, [13]
Gordon, Colonel Fabian, [1]
Gordon, General (of Khartoum), author and, [186], [187], [271];
death of, [203];
statue of, [203]
Gordon, General Alexander, [2]
Gordon, General Patrick, [1]
Gordon, General Patrick, of Auchleuchries, [1], [3]
Gordon, George, [2]
Gordon, Gregory, [3]
Gordon, James, of Beldorney, [3]
Gordon, James Arthur (of Jeréz), [3], [11];
goes to Spain, [12]
Gordon, John, [1]
Gordon, John, of Beldorney, [3]
Gordon, John David (of Wardhouse), goes to Spain, [4], [13];
death of, [13]
Gordon, Juan José, becomes Laird of Wardhouse, [13], [14]
Gordon, Lord Adam, [4]
Gordon, Mrs. Rafael, [2]
Gordon, Pedro Carlos, [2], [13]
Gordon, Robert, [2]
Gordon, Robert (Cadiz), [3]
Gordon-Coldwells, son, [1]
Gordons of Coldwells, [1]
Gorn, Captain, [87]
Greencastle Fort, author at, [81], [82]
Grierson, General, author and, [247], [250];
in South Africa, [246]
Grimshaw, Miss, [311]
Hamilton, General Ian, in South Africa, [247];
tour of Australia of, [312]
Hamilton, Mr. George, [133], [134], [142]
Harcourt, Lord, and Alexander Gordon, [3], [4]
Harding-Stewart, General, [180], [202]
Hawker, Lieutenant, [185]
“High Commissioner of Ejectments,” [257]
Hill, John, [166]
Himalaya, [220], [221]
Hoad, General, Chief of General Staff of Australia, [280];
death of, [307]
Holloway, Beatrice, [130]
Homburgh, Mr., and Baker—Kingston dispute, [207]
Hopetoun, Earl of, as Governor-General of Australia, [265] et seq.;
as Governor of Victoria, [264]
Hunt Club Races at Adelaide, [169]
Hunt, Major, murder of, [258]
Hunters, author’s, in Adelaide, [165], [166]
Huntly-Gordon, Marquises of, [2]
Hutton, General, and Overseas Troops in South Africa, [242], [243], [247], [255];
author and, [268];
Commandant in New South Wales, [215], [268];
Commander-in-Chief of Commonwealth, [269], [272], [275];
leaves Australia, [280]
Imperial Mounted Infantry in South Africa, [24]
Invercargill (The Bluff), [107]
Ireland, Miss Harry, [129]
Ireland, Mr., [129]
Ireland, service in, [62] et seq.;
sport in, [77] et seq.;
unruly times in, [71] et seq.
Isabella, Queen, reconciliation of, with Don Carlos, [52]
Japanese Fleet, visit to Melbourne of, [273], [274], [275], [302], [303], [304]
Jeréz, author’s birthplace in, [18];
author christened at, [1];
author meets Empress Eugénie at, [41];
author revisits, [28];
bull-fighting at, [16];
cholera epidemic in, [18], [19];
description of, [14], [15], [16];
Gordons at, [3], [4];
schooldays at, [19]
Jervois, Captain John, as Adjutant-General, [177];
author and, [132], [144]
Jervois, Major, and “Russian Scare,” [179], [180], [192];
author and, [182]
Jervois, Sir William, [132], [144], [159], [176]
Johnson, Lieut.-Colonel, in South Africa, [248]
Jovellar, Commander-in-Chief of Spanish Army, and Alfonso, [35], [36]
Jubilee Celebrations, author represents South Australia at, [218]
Karree Siding, author wounded at, [252]
Kati-kati Settlement, [105]
Kelly, Ned, execution of, [122]
Kennedy, Thomas, [22], [23]
Khartoum, fall of, [203]
King Country, the, [91], [98], [104]
King-Harman, Lieut.-Colonel, [202];
death of, [220]
Kingston, Charles Cameron, Premier of South Australia, [203], [204], [205], [231];
and Sir Richard Baker, [205], [208];
author and, [208], [220], [221], [232],
[233], [235], [271];
death of, [272];
Federation and, [217], [271], [288];
“National Service” and, [216], [217]
Kintore, Lord, [212], [213]
Kipling, Rudyard, at Norval’s Pont, [239]
Kitchener, Lord, at Mount Temple, Capetown, [254], [255];
author and, [239], [240], [241], [243], [245], [253], [296], [297];
in Australia, [290] et seq.;
in Tasmania, [253];
victory of, at Omdurman, [228]
Kroonstad, Lord Roberts at, [246]
Kruger, President, [256]
“Land Boom,” [201]
Largs Bay Company and Port Adelaide, [160]
Largs Bay Hotel, [161], [164], [214]
“Larry O’Keefe” as hunter, [79];
author purchases, [78]
Laserta, General, defeated by Carlists, [37], [48]
Le Grand, Mdme. (Mrs. Kyrle Bellew), [129]
Legge, Colonel, Commandant of Tasmania, [271]
Light, Colonel, development of Adelaide and, [153]-[155]
Lillywhite, John, author taught cricket by, [25]
Limerick Hounds, meet of, on April 1, [80], [81]
Limerick, hunting experiences at, [67], [68], [69];
stationed at, [63] et seq.;
Sunday disturbances at, [72], [73]
Line, crossing the, [88]
Lithgow as site of arsenal, [280]
London, author in, as Military Adviser of Australian Colonies, [224] et seq.
Loraine, Violet, [130]
Lovett, Major, [199], [203]
Lyne, Sir William, first Premier of Australian Commonwealth, [263]
Macdonald, Leslie, [166], [169]
Madrid, mutiny in artillery barracks at, [44]
Maori settlement in the King Country, [91]
Maori War, Australian troops in, [188]
Maoris as swimmers, [100];
ceremonials of, [100] et seq.;
New Zealand Government and, [98], [99];
raid roadmakers, [95], [104];
war dance of, [103]
Massilia, [203]
Melbourne, author at, [109] et seq., [120] et seq.;
author’s newspaper in, [112]-[118];
Bijou Theatre, [124];
charity ball at, [176];
Duke and Duchess of York at, [266];
Inter-Colonial Convention at, [220];
Japanese Fleet at, [273], [274], [275], [302], [303], [304];
Kingston at, [221];
review of Commonwealth Forces at, [273], [274];
White Hart Hotel at, [109], [125]
Melbourne Cup, [113] et seq.;
of 1913, [213]
Mercedes, Princess, [39]
Mercer, Catherine, wife of Charles Edward Gordon, [4]
“Mick Molloy,” author purchases, [69], [70], [78];
death of, [79], [80]
Middle Head Fort, Sydney, [202]
Milford Sounds, [89]
Military Adviser and Inspector of Warlike Stores for Australia, author’s appointment as, [223];
work in London as, [223], [224] et seq.
Military Board, Australian, author appointed First Member of, [307];
establishment of, [277];
problems of, [309]
Military Staff Office, Adelaide, [133], [143], [145]
“Ministry of all the Talents,” [264]
Mirasol, Count of, tutor to Alfonso XII, [42], [45];
death of, [44], [45]
Molloy, Mick, [67], [70]
Montijo, Countess of, [41]
Moonta, copper mines of, [157]
Moore, Maggie (Mrs. J. C. Williamson), [130]
Morant, Jack (“The Breaker”), [237]
Morant, Lieut.-Colonel (“Corporal Buller”), [257], [258];
execution of, [258], [259]
Moravian, [251]
Morialta, kennels at, [168]
Morphetville, stud farm at, [166], [167]
Morriones, General, and Alfonso, [36], [37]
Mount Cook, [89], [108]
Mount Gambia, Blue Lake at, [93]
Mount Lofty, [136];
Adelaide from, [154];
Hon. John Baker’s home at, [167], [168];
railway construction camp at, [138]-[142]
Mount Nelson, Capetown, wartime reminiscences of, [254], [255]
Murray, Colonel, High Commissioner, New Guinea, [311]
National Rifle Meeting, [230]
“National Service” Scheme, author’s, [216] et seq.;
Kingston and, [216]-[217]
New Guinea, visit to, [311]
New South Wales, author appointed Commandant of, [280], [281] et seq.;
Naval Defence Scheme of, [177];
troops for Egypt from, [188], [189];
volunteers for Maori War, [188]
New South Wales Defence Scheme, [187];
guns for, [202]
New South Wales Lancers sent to South Africa, [232];
squadron of, in England, [232]
New Zealand, [87] et seq.;
force in South Africa, [241], [242];
system of land settlement, [91], [92];
withdrawal of British troops from, [156]
New Zealand Government and Maoris, [98], [99]
Newcastle (N.S.W.), defences of, [295], [296]
Newcastle-on-Tyne, [219]
Newman, Dr. (afterwards Cardinal), headmaster at Edgbaston Oratory School, [23]
Northern Territory and South Australia, [152], [213];
defence of, [310]
Norton Summit, [167], [168]
Norval’s Pont, destruction of bridge at, [239];
Lord Kitchener at, [239];
Rudyard Kipling at, [239]
Ohinemutu, [105];
eruptions at, [91], [93], [94], [104];
Maori settlement, [91]
Oliver, Maggie, [129]
Omdurman, Kitchener’s victory at, [228]
Ophir, Duke and Duchess of York’s voyage on, [266], [267]
Orama, [312]
Oratory School, Edgbaston, [23];
Cardinal Newman, headmaster at, [23];
head prefect of, [23], [24]
Orlando, [265]
Overseas Brigade in South Africa, command of, [242], [244]
Owen, Lieut.-Colonel, J. F. (General), [177];
arrival at Adelaide, [182];
at Malta, [197];
author and, [193], [195], [196];
Commandant of Queensland, [197];
economies and, [192];
Hon. T. Playford and, [194], [195], [196]
Paardeberg, Battle of, [238]
Palotta, Grace, [219]
Pamplona, author with Carlist troops at, [37]
Paris, Artists’ Ball at Grand Hotel in, [54], [55];
author and Don Carlos in, [51], [52], [53];
love affair in, [53]-[61]
Parrott, Lieut.-Colonel, [236]
Peterswald, Mr., [142], [143], [145];
and strikers, [210]
Phillips, Hans, [129]
Playford, Hon. Thomas (“Honest Tom”), [194], [195];
and General Owen, [194]-[197];
and strikers, [210], [211];
author and, [197], [276], [280];
Commonwealth Minister of Defence, [278], [279]
Point Cook, first aviation school at, [128], [301]
Police, South Australian, author appointed instructor in, [136];
author joins, [134]
Polo at Adelaide, [162], [163], [171], [173]
Ponce de Leon, Pepe, [46], [51], [52]
Port Adelaide, arrival of Russian Fleet at, [178];
building of, [160];
forts at, [160], [161];
strikes at, [209], [210], [211]
Port Augusta, [157]
Port Chalmers, [87], [89], [90]
Port Darwin, [157]
Powell, Captain, [156]
Power, Tom, [166]
Pretoria, author at, [256], [257];
Lady Roberts at, [256];
plot to kidnap Lord Roberts at, [255]-[256]
Prim, General, assassination of, [30]
Primo de Rivera and King Alfonso, [35]
Prince Imperial (France) at Woolwich, [40], [42];
death and funeral of, [41]
Protector, [177], [189], [190]
Puerto Santa Maria, school at, [19];
bull-fight at, [16];
robbed at, [16], [17]
Queensland, General Owen as Commandant of, [197];
strikes in, [212]
Queenstown, [81]
Ralli, Stephen (“Bismarck”), [252]
Reader, Colonel, [90], [91], [105], [106], [107]
Reeve, Mr. Wybert, [124], [125], [126], [127], [128]
Reid, Sir George, [222]
Re-organization Bill of South Australia, [217]
Retirement of author, [312]
Rhodes, Captain Ernest, [175]
Ricardo, Colonel, as “High Commissioner of Ejectments,” [257]
Richardson, Major-General, and Victorian Defence Scheme, [187], [188]
Ridley, General, [242], [244]
Roberts, Lady, at Pretoria, [256]
Roberts, Lord, at Kroonstad, [246];
author with, in South Africa, [238] et seq., [245];
plot to kidnap, at Pretoria, [255], [256];
supersedes Buller in South Africa, [233], [238]
Robinson, Sir William, [176]
Roller skating, author introduces in Dublin, [77];
in Limerick, Cork and Waterford, [78]
Rome supports Don Carlos, [30]
Rotomahana, [106]
Rotorua district, [91], [93]
Royal Artillery at Limerick, [66], [67];
author gazetted to, [40], [41];
Headquarters’ Mess at Woolwich, [62]
Russia, Gordons in, [1], [2]
Russian Fleet, arrival at Adelaide, [178]
“Russian Scare,” the, in Australia, [179], [192]
Ryan, Sergeant-Major, [156]
Sagasta and Alfonso, [35]
St. John Ambrose, Father, head prefect of Edgbaston Oratory School, [23], [24]
Salisbury Plain, manœuvres on, [225]-[228]
Sandhurst, Alfonso XII at, [42]
Sargood, Sir Frederick, appointed Minister of Defence, Victoria, [175], [187], [197], [204]
Saville, Mr., [166]
Scotland, author’s first journey to, [20]-[22];
Catholic disabilities in, [11], [13]
Scratchley, General Sir Peter, author and, [111], [131], [159]
Seth Ferry, [166]
Shearers, strike of, [211], [212]
Simmons, General Sir Linton, author and, [31], [39]
Smith, Mr. Barr, [166], [167];
South African War and, [235]
Smith, Mrs. Barr, [185]
Smith, Sir Charles Holled, [270]
Soudan Campaign, Australian troops in, [188], [189]
South Africa, author in, as Special Service Officer, [232] et seq.
South African War, Australia and, [232] et seq.
South Australia, author and police of, [134]-[145];
author appointed Commandant of, [118], [143], [208], [209], [263];
author appointed Staff Instructor to Artillery Force of, [142], [143];
author as Acting-Commandant in, [198], [207];
author’s work as Staff Instructor in, [151] et seq.;
Cadet System in, [215];
Defence System of, [155], [159];
development of, [151], [152], [157];
guns for, [202];
Re-organization Bill of, [217];
Volunteer Force, establishment of, [156]
Spain, Alfonso proclaimed king, [35], [44];
elections in, [16], [17];
Republican Government of, [30];
Wardhouse Gordons and, [3], [12], [13]
Staff Instructor of Artillery, author’s work as, in South Australia, [151] et seq.
Stewart Island, [89]
Stewart, Nellie, as “Sweet Nell,” [130]
Stewart Sisters, the, [130]
Stuart, Colonel, [231]
Sulphur at White Island, [94]
Sulphur Islands, [94]
Surrey takes Australian troops to South Africa, [236], [238], [258]
Swinley, Major, [105], [106]
Sydney, American Fleet at, [302] et seq.;
Australian Defence Conference at, [215];
first aeroplane at, [300];
great maritime strike in, [209] et seq.;
Great Review at, [304];
Imperial Naval Base, [177];
Union Club, author at, [288], [289];
welcome to Lord Hopetoun at, [264]
Talbot, Edmund, in South Africa, [249]
Tasmania, author offered post in, [105];
Kitchener in, [253]
Tauranga, author’s life at, [104];
author meets old friend at, [95], [96];
author stationed at, [91], [92];
compensation court at, [98], [99]
Taylor, Alderman Allan, [281]
Terraces, The, eruptions at, [91];
(Ohinemutu), [94], [104]
Thames goldfield, [92], [105]
Theatre Royal, Adelaide, [136]
“The Breaker” (Jack Morant), [237]
The Call, [288]
The Jacobite, [185], [186]
The School for Scandal, author engaged as Careless in, [125], [126]
The Woman in White, [124], [126]
Thompson, Joe, [168]
Torrens Park, [167];
private theatricals at, [185], [186]
Turf Tissue, [113]-[118]
Turn Him Out, author takes leading part in, [130]
Union Club, Sydney, [288], [289]
Universal Service system of Australia, [214], [282];
author and Melbourne Press and, [281], [287], [288];
author’s scheme for, [283]-[287];
consolidation of, [309];
General Ian Hamilton on, [312];
increased cost of, [290];
introduction of, [215];
Lord Kitchener and, [290] et seq.;
police report on effect of, [299], [300]
Vaal River, crossing of, [250]
Valetta, [200], [201]
Victoria, [223]
Victoria, author as commandant of, [271], [273] et seq.;
defence scheme for, [175], [187];
goldfields of, [213];
naval units of, [177];
volunteers for Maori War from, [188]
Waipa, author’s voyage to New Zealand on, [87], [165], [200]
Wairoa River, [104]
Walker, General Forestier, [238], [241]
Wallaroo, copper mines of, [157]
Wallington, Captain (Sir Edward), as private secretary to Lord Hopetoun, [270]
Ward, Colonel, in South Africa, [247], [248], [249]
Wardhouse, author at, [201];
Gordons of, [2], [3], [4]
Weld, Sir Frederick, [105], [106], [111], [112]
Wellington, [90];
author at, [106]
Werribee House, [128]
Western Australia, and permanent artillery force, [209]
Wharfmen’s union, strike of, [209]-[211]
White, Captain, [308], [309]
White Island, [93], [94], [95];
sulphur at, [94]
Williams, Major, [156]
Wilson, Major, [308]
Wireless station, selecting site for, [310], [311]
Wolseley, Lord, and army manœuvres, [227];
and New South Wales troops, [191]
Woodcock Hill, Limerick, robbery at chapel at, [71], [72]
Woodford, Colonel John, and wife of Laird of Wardhouse, [4]
Woolwich Academy, author at, [30], [31];
author coached for, [27];
author leaves, [40];
author’s return to, from Spain, [37], [38];
author successful candidate for, [28], [29];
Prince Imperial at, [40], [42]
Woolwich, author joins Royal Artillery at, [42];
Garrison Theatre, author in performances at, [63];
R.A. headquarters mess at, [62]
York, Duke and Duchess of, at Adelaide, [267];
at Melbourne, [266];
at opening of Commonwealth Parliament, [266];
author and, [267]
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