CONTENTS.

Page I. [VENUS AND WARRIGAL] 1 II. [UP A SUNNY CREEK] 20 III. [THE CAVE OF THE RED HAND] 38 IV. [ABOUT SNAKES] 51 V. [LOST MAGGIE] 65 VI. [AN AUSTRALIAN DROUGHT] 78 VII. [AN AUSTRALIAN FLOOD] 99 VIII. [A BUSH GRAVE] 121 IX. [THE OLD CONVICT TIMES] 139 X. [PIONEERING] 172 XI. [PIGEON PARK] 193 XII. [A GOLD RUSH] 213