Finally, my hope in issuing this volume is that it may induce people not only to visit but to settle in Western Australia, and so share in the benefits offered by its prolific tracts.
M. V.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I | |
| Albany—Sweet Boronia—Middleton Beach—Little Grove—Regatta—Buildings—Whaling—Old Colonists—Travelling Dairy—Splendid Vegetables—Wattle Farm—Porongurup—Land Regulations—King George’s Sound | [Pp. 1-14] |
| CHAPTER II | |
| Torbay—Denmark Timber Mills—Mount Barker—Katanning—Wagin—Narrogin—Beverly—York—Lovely Wildflowers | [Pp. 15-28] |
| CHAPTER III | |
| Perth—Public Buildings—Yacht Clubs—Government House—Recreation Ground—Lovely Perth Park—“Bond or Free” | [Pp. 29-40] |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| Darling Quarries—Kalayamba Vineyard—Mr. Brookman—Lady Forrest—Cambria—Mayor of Perth—Mr. Hackett—Canning Park Races | [Pp. 41-46] |
| CHAPTER V | |
| The Museum—Flower Show—Musical—Native Risings—Zoo—South Perth—The Old Mill—Moonlight | [ Pp. 49-69] |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| Drive to Claremont—Osborne—Keane’s Point—The Chine—Cottesloe—The Ocean—North Fremantle—Arthur’s Head—Smelting Works—Our Contingent—Fremantle | [Pp. 70-83] |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| Rottnest—Steam to Rottnest—The Lovely River—Crawley Point—The Island—Boys’ Orphanage—Fremantle Harbour | [Pp. 84-89] |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| Guildford—Henley Park—Hunting—Mundaring Weir—Sir John Forrest—Darling Nurseries—Kelmscott—Armadale—Jarrahdale—Whitby Falls—Mandurah—Yarloop Mills—Harvey—Collie Coalfields | [Pp. 90-105] |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| Bunbury—Exploring Days—The Estuary—Early Times—Whaling—Native Murder—Mr. Layman—Retribution—Pasture Land—Robert Scott—Old Residents | [Pp. 106-117] |
| CHAPTER X | |
| Dardanup Park—Donnybrook—Bridgetown—The Grange—Dallgarrup—A Prodigious Prize—Greenbushes—Tinfield—The Great Forest | [Pp. 118-123] |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| Busselton—Napoleon’s Grave—Cattle Chosen—“All aboard”—Karridale—Touring the Forest—King Karri—The Sand Patch | [Pp. 124-136] |
| CHAPTER XII | |
| Deepdene Caves—Margaret Caves—A Welcome Lunch—Cape Leeuwin | [Pp. 137-147] |
| CHAPTER XIII | |
| Pretty Newcastle—Oranges!—New Norcia—Native Love—The Mission—Northam—The Grand Old Man—Ploughing Match—Oat Crop—The Show | [Pp. 148-158] |
| CHAPTER XIV | |
| Southern Cross—Early Discoveries of Gold—Heavy Tramps—Walking on Gold—Bayley’s Reward—Fabulous Finds—The Potato Ground—Bayley’s Death—The 90-Mile—The Treasure House—Great Boulder Find—The Londonderry | [Pp. 159-175] |
| CHAPTER XV | |
| Coolgardie—The Camels are Coming—The Landlord’s Record—Meeting a Friend—A Goldfields Camp—“Nap”—The Reward Mine—Bonnie Vale—Londonderry—Nearly Lost—King Solomon’s Mine—Hampton Plains | [ Pp. 176-195] |
| CHAPTER XVI | |
| The Golden Butterfly—Norseman—Gold Exhibits—Coolgardie—Alluvial Treasures | [Pp. 196-203] |
| CHAPTER XVII | |
| Kalgoorlie City—The Six Great Mines in the Golden Mile—Mr. Kaufman—Early Predictions Verified—Associated—Lake View Consols and Great Boulder | [Pp. 204-223] |
| CHAPTER XVIII | |
| The Ivanhoe—The Famous Stope—Climbing the Ladders—Boulder Perseverance—The Rock Drill—Down 500 Feet in a Bucket—Blasting the Rock—British Westralia Syndicate—Mr. Frank Gardner and our own Zeb. Lane—Kalgoorlie Again—Wages on the Mines—Yield of the Goldfields | [Pp. 224-236] |
| CHAPTER XIX | |
| Kanowna—The Great Alluvial Rush—Big Nuggets—“The Joker”—Father Long’s Golden Sickle—Nobility Represented—Bulong | [ Pp. 237-245] |
| CHAPTER XX | |
| Broad Arrow—Menzies—Rich Mines—Lady Shenton—Luncheon in the Caverns of the Earth—Hon. H. J. Saunders—Welcome Tea and Cake—Native Murder—A Lost Prospector—Cake of Gold—Box-seat of the Coach—Mount Malcolm—Gold Escort—Windmills and Fresh Water | [Pp. 246-256] |
| CHAPTER XXI | |
| A New Field—Mertondale—Stupendous Richness—Gold, Gold Everywhere—A Lucky Prospector—Garden in the Bush—Murrin! Murrin!—A Welcome Surprise—Western Australian Mount Morgans—Golden Hills—Blackfellows on the Trail—The Lagoon | [Pp. 257-268] |
| CHAPTER XXII | |
| Laverton—Excitement among the Miners—Bachelors and Grass Widowers—More Souvenirs—Lucky Discoveries—Erlistoun—Lost—Eagle Nugget—Euro Mine—Hospitality in the Bush | [Pp. 269-279] |
| CHAPTER XXIII | |
| Leonora—The Gwalia Mines—In a Gingerbeer Cart—More Nuggets—Gold Blocks—Pastoral Land—Swampers—Scarcity of the Fair Sex—Saturday Life—Alas, poor Prospectors! | [Pp. 280-291] |
| CHAPTER XXIV | |
| Lawlers—Splendid Vegetables—Waiting for a Samaritan—Mount Sir Samuel—While the Billy boils—The Kangaroo—Lake Way—Across the Country—The “Back-blocks”—Camping Out—Arrival at Nannine—Bed Once More—Splendid Mines of the Murchison—Peak Hill—The Gold Patch—An Old Friend—A Hearty Welcome | [Pp. 292-312] |
| CHAPTER XXV | |
| Tuckanarra—The Lights of Cue—Surprising Vegetation—Sweet Flowers Again—High Wages—Splendid Meat—The Island—The Mirage—Jolly Faces—Mount Magnet—Donkeys—A Tasteful Camp—The Morning Star—Windsor Castle | [Pp. 313-324] |
| CHAPTER XXVI | |
| Yalgoo—A Cold Welcome—Native Shepherds—Geraldton—Pearls—The Abrolhos—Dutch Navigators—Aborigines—Finis | [Pp. 325-344] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Page | |
| The Right Hon. Sir John Forrest | [Frontispiece] |
| Bird’s-eye View of Albany | [1] |
| The “Omrah” at Albany | [1] |
| A Part of Kendinup Station | [5] |
| Civilised Aborigines at Kendinup Station | [11] |
| The Residency, Albany | [13] |
| The Homestead, Kendinup Station | [17] |
| Hauling Logs at the Mills | [19] |
| Ready for Cross-cutting, Denmark Mills | [23] |
| York | [25] |
| Moirs’ Buildings | [29] |
| Swan River, Perth | [29] |
| Hay Street, Perth | [31] |
| Perth Railway Station | [33] |
| Melville Water | [35] |
| Perth Water | [37] |
| Mount Eliza and Swan River | [43] |
| St. George’s Terrace | [47] |
| City of Perth | [53] |
| Aboriginal Camp | [55] |
| Driving in Perth Park, at the Summit | [59] |
| Gathering Wildflowers | [63] |
| South Perth from the Banks of the Swan | [67] |
| Fremantle Pier | [70] |
| Freshwater Bay, Claremont | [73] |
| North Fremantle | [77] |
| High Street, Fremantle | [81] |
| Government House, Perth | [87] |
| Hon. H. J. Saunders | [91] |
| Government Bore, near Mundaring | [93] |
| Lunatic Asylum, Western Australia | [99] |
| Paper Bark Tree | [106] |
| Lady Forrest | [109] |
| Bunbury | [115] |
| Blackwood River | [118] |
| Davies’ Karridale Timber Station | [129] |
| Felling the Giant Karri | [132] |
| The Sand Patch | [133] |
| Cave | [139] |
| Lighthouse | [145] |
| Newcastle | [149] |
| Avon River | [157] |
| Camel Water Train going to Coolgardie | [159] |
| Teams Returned to Southern Cross from Coolgardie | [163] |
| Bakery and Miners’ Camp, Southern Cross | [166] |
| Bayley’s Reward Mine—Underlay Shaft | [169] |
| Bayley Street, Coolgardie, 1897 | [176] |
| Early Days, Coolgardie | [177] |
| Water Condenser—Filling the Water-bag | [183] |
| Burbanks Grand Junction Mine | [187] |
| Vale of Coolgardie Mine | [188] |
| Jubilee at Red Hill Mine | [191] |
| Golden Butterfly Nugget | [196] |
| The Main Shaft. Butterfly Leases | [197] |
| The Miners’ Holiday | [201] |
| Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, 1898 | [204] |
| Palace Hotel, Kalgoorlie | [207] |
| Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Early Days | [208] |
| Great Boulder Mine and Offices from Lake View Consols | [213] |
| Overlooking the Great Boulder | [215] |
| Hannan’s Star Mine | [217] |
| The Ivanhoe Mine | [219] |
| Mr. Zebina Lane | [221] |
| Roll-up at the Boulder Perseverance Mine | [226] |
| Lane’s Shaft, Boulder Perseverance Mine | [227] |
| Mr. Frank L. Gardner | [231] |
| Hannan’s Public Crushing Company | [233] |
| Central Boulder Mines and Manager’s House | [234] |
| Saturday Afternoon at Kanowna | [237] |
| Deep Lead, Kanowna | [240] |
| Alluvial Diggings, Kanowna | [243] |
| Hill End Mine—Broad Arrow | [246] |
| Part of Lady Shenton Battery | [248] |
| Messrs. A. Forrest and J. Dunn on a Prospecting Tour | [251] |
| Merton’s Find, Mertondale | [257] |
| Mr. Alick Forrest Inspecting Dunn’s Shaft near Mount Morgans | [261] |
| Westralian Mount Morgans Mine | [265] |
| Mine at Laverton | [269] |
| Miners’ Camp, Laverton | [273] |
| Sons of Gwalia Mine, Mount Leonora | [280] |
| Camels at Diorite King | [285] |
| Auction Sale, Goldfields (Tin Hotel) | [287] |
| Off by Coach to Lawlers | [292] |
| Lake Way Gold Mine | [293] |
| Kangaroo | [297] |
| A Well near Lake Way | [300] |
| Lubra and Pickaninny | [301] |
| Dry-blowing in the Golden West | [307] |
| Mine at Cue | [313] |
| Inclined Shaft, Cue One Mine | [315] |
| Colonel North’s Expedition to Mount Magnet | [319] |
| Donkey Team, Mount Magnet | [323] |
| Marine Terrace, Geraldton | [327] |
| Four Generations of the Western Australian Native | [334] |
| Aborigines with Spears | [338] |
| Distant View of Fremantle | [341] |
