Australia, though a continent, is a part of the Empire of Great Britain. A few years ago it was a wild country, where no white people lived, filled with Blacks, who were man-eating savages. These are fast dying out, but in this story you will learn something about them, and of the lives of your Australian Cousins.


Contents

CHAPTERPAGE
I."Land!"[1]
II.Sailing to Sydney[8]
III.A Drive[20]
IV.On the Way to the "Run"[32]
V.Life at Djerinallum[47]
VI."Lost!"[60]
VII.Jean Finds a Friend[76]
VIII.In the Bush[90]
IX.Housekeeping in a Cave[101]
X.Dandy Saves the Day[117]

List of Illustrations

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Jean[Frontispiece]
"'I thought Pacific meant peaceful,' said Fergus"[11]
"'That is the lyre bird, isn't he a handsome fellow?'"[58]
"'That was a platypus, or water mole,' said Mr. McDonald"[66]
"The leaves parted and a black face peered through the bushes"[99]
"The black boy on a pony led by a white child"[128]