IN the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
Arthur James Vogan.
Tauranga, New Zealand.
September 1890.
CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | [A PENNY FOR BAD NEWS] | 1 |
| II. | [ΣΚΥΤΑ’ΛΗ] | 5 |
| III. | [EUREKA] | 13 |
| IV. | [PADDY’S MARKET] | 19 |
| V. | [THE SELVAGE EDGE OF CIVILIZATION] | 33 |
| VI. | [TWO ESCAPES: A FALL AND A RISE] | 52 |
| VII. | [MESSRS. WINZE AND CLINSKEEN] | 68 |
| VIII. | [THE BLOODY SKIRT OF SETTLEMENT] | 85 |
| IX. | [MURDER, MADNESS, AND MELODY] | 115 |
| X. | [MISS LILETH MUNDELLA AND MR. WILSON GILES] | 143 |
| XI. | [THE BLACK POLICE] | 165 |
| XII. | [BILLY AND THE “HATTER”] | 184 |
| XIII. | [CLAUDE’S LETTER TO DICK] | 215 |
| XIV. | [HECATE AND HEBE] | 230 |
| XV. | [THE GHOST OF CHAMBER’S CREEK] | 252 |
| XVI. | [LILETH’S DISAPPOINTMENT] | 277 |
| XVII. | [EN AVANT!] | 291 |
| XVIII. | [A STATION SKETCH] | 326 |
| XIX. | [THE GRAVE] | 338 |
| XX. | [A “DISPERSING” PARTY] | 355 |
| XXI. | [FATE’S AVENGING HAND] | 372 |
| XXII. | [LAST WORDS] | 379 |
THE BLACK POLICE.