COLONIAL FACTS AND FICTIONS.
COLONIAL
FACTS AND FICTIONS
Humorous Sketches
By MARK KERSHAW
London
CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY
1886
[The right of translation is reserved]
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| NORTH AUSTRALIA | [1] |
| QUEENSLAND | [23] |
| ADVENTURES WITH A BOOMERANG | [64] |
| DARLING DOWNS AND NEW ENGLAND | [71] |
| A NEWCASTLE LEGEND; OR, THE STORY OF THE DARK ROOM | [82] |
| THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF HULLOOMALOO | [111] |
| A WONDERFUL BATH | [126] |
| A CIRCULAR STORY | [134] |
| EARLY DAYS IN MELBOURNE; OR, CAPTAIN STRINGER AND THE WATERS OF JOGGA WOGGA | [147] |
| TASMANIA | [158] |
| JOHNSON’S BOY | [162] |
| THE SMELTING WORKS | [168] |
| THE STORY OF A POST-BOX | [179] |
| NEW ZEALAND; OR, THE LAND OF THE MAORIS AND MOAS | [192] |
| THE RABBIT DIFFICULTY EXPLAINED | [209] |
| DICKEY ADAMS | [223] |
| ABOUT EARTHQUAKES | [227] |
| TRIP TO THE HOT LAKES | [254] |
| A SYSTEMATIC GUIDE-BOOK | [284] |
| THE JOURNEY TO NEW ZEALAND | [286] |
| COACHING IN NEW ZEALAND | [288] |
| THE HOT LAKES | [290] |
| THE COLD LAKES | [292] |
| SUNRISES AND SUNSETS | [294] |
| GENERAL ASPECT OF NATURE IN NEW ZEALAND | [ 296] |
Colonial Facts and Fictions.