The Boy in the Bush

by Richard Rowe

THE BOY IN THE BUSH.

“POOR CHUMMY BRISTLED LIKE A PORCUPINE” FRONTISPIECE.—See [page 189].

THE BOY IN THE BUSH:
A Tale of Australian Life.

By the late
RICHARD ROWE,
AUTHOR OF “ROUGHING IT,” “THE DESERTED SHIP,” “A HAVEN OF REST,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY
ZWEEKER, FRASER, MAHONEY, AND DALZIEL.

London:
HODDER AND STOUGHTON,
27, PATERNOSTER ROW.
MDCCCLXXXV.
(All rights reserved.)

Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Limited, London and Aylesbury.

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