: Under the Southern Cross Or Travels in Australia Tasmania New Zealand Samoa and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou Maturin M Maturin Murray - Oceania Description and travel; Australia Description and travel

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Journey across the American Continent.--The Giant City of the West.--A Chinese Community.--Embarking for a Long Sea-voyage. --About Ocean Birds.--Navigating the Pacific.--Peculiarities of Life at Sea.--Curiosities of the Deep.--Ambergris.--City of Honolulu.--An Island Paradise.--Early Paganism at Hawaii. --Wholesale Human Sacrifices.--Royalty at the Race-course.-- Not a Kingly Monarch 1-25

Ladies Riding Astride.--Passion for Flower Decorations.--A Sailor on a Bucking Horse.--A Weekly Gala-day.--Hawaiian Ladies' Costume.--A Famous Battle-ground.--The Native's Staff of Life.--Ubiquitous John Chinaman.--Largest Apple- orchard in the World.--Hawaiians as Cannibals.--An Active Volcano.--Colony of Lepers.--Unwelcome Visitors.--Our Political Relations with the Sandwich Islands 26-49

The Samoan Islands.--A Unique Race of Savages.--Diving for Money.--A Genuine Samoan Mermaid.--German Aggressiveness.--A South-Sea Nunnery.--A Terrible Disease.--Christianity vs. Paganism.--Under the Southern Cross.--Grandeur of the Heavens at Sea.--Landing at Auckland.--A Stormy Ocean.--The Famous Harbor of Sydney.--England and her Australian Colony.--The Modern Eldorado.--Early Settlers 50-75

Interesting Statistical Facts.--Emigration.--Heavy Indebtedness. --Curious Contrasts.--New South Wales.--A Populous City.--A Splendid Harbor.--The Yacht "Sunbeam."--Street Scenes.--Gin Palaces.--Public Gardens of Sydney.--A Noble Institution of Learning.--Art Gallery.--Public Libraries.--Pleasure Trip to Parametta.--Attractive Drives.--A Sad Catastrophe in Sydney Harbor 76-98

A Zigzag Railway.--Wonderful Series of Caves.--Immense Sheep- Runs.--Sheep-Shearing.--Central Australia.--City Characteristics. --Fine Architectural Development.--Steam Tramways.--Labor Unions.--Colonial Federation.--The Tariff.--Loyalty to England. --Spirit of Local Rivalry.--The St. Giles of Sydney.--City Clubs.--The Laughing Jackass.--Public Parks.--Gold Mines 99-125

The Capital of Queensland.--Public Gardens.--Gold Mines and Gold Mining.--Pleasant Excursion.--Inducements to Emigrants. --Coolie Principle of Labor.--Agricultural Products.--Sugar Plantations.--Australian Aborigines.--Cannibalism.--Civil Wars.--Indian Legends.--Fire-arms and Fire-water.--Missionary Efforts.--A Brief Romance.--The Boomerang.--The Various Tribes. --Antiquity of these Lands 126-151

Morning in the Forest.--Flying Foxes.--A Startling Snake- story.--Geographical.--Want of Irrigation.--Droughts.-- Immense Sheep-Runs.--Seeking a Shepherd Life.--Wonderful Gold Nuggets.--A "Welcome" Discovery.--Wool is King in Queensland. --The Chinese Population.--Education in Australia.--Peculiar Banking Business.--Waging War upon Kangaroos.--Journalism in Australia.--Proposed New Colony 152-176

An Inland Journey.--The Capital of Victoria.--Grand Public Buildings.--Water-Supply of the City.--Public Parks and Gardens.--Street Scenes.--Dashing Liveries.--Tramways.-- Extremes.--Melbourne Ladies.--Street Beggars.--Saturday Half-Holiday.--Public Arcades.--The City Free Library.--The Public Markets.--China-Town, Melbourne.--Victims of the Opium Habit 177-201

A Melbourne Half-Holiday.--Inconsistency of Laborers.--Vice- Royal Residence.--Special Gold-Fields of Victoria.--Ballarat. --Great Depths in Mines.--Agricultural Interests.--Sandhurst. --The Giant Trees of Australia.--The Kangaroo.--In Victorian Forests.--Peculiar Salt Lakes.--The Bower-bird's Retreat.-- The Wild Dog.--Desirable and Undesirable Emigrants.--No Place for the Intemperate 202-222

From Melbourne to Adelaide.--Capital of South Australia.--New Gold-Fields.--Agricultural Interests.--City Institutions.-- Inducements to Immigrants.--Public Buildings.--A City of Churches.--Australian Ladies.--Interior of the Country.-- Irrigation.--German Settlers.--The Botanical Gardens.--West Australia.--Perth the Capital.--The Pearl Fisheries.--Commercial Advantages Considered 223-245

From Australia to Tasmania.--The River Tamar.--Bird Life.-- City of Launceston.--Aborigines of the Island.--Tattooing.-- Van Diemen's Land.--A Beautiful Country.--Rich Mines.--Mount Bischoff.--Down in a Gold Mine.--From Launceston to Hobart. --Rural Aspects.--Capital of Tasmania.--Street Scenes.--A Former Penal Depot.--Mount Wellington.--Personal Beauty.--An Unbecoming Fashion 246-268

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