Blacks and Bushrangers: Adventures in Queensland
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"Blacks and Adventures in Queensland" by E. B. Kennedy is a captivating exploration of the rugged landscapes and tumultuous history of Queensland, Australia. The book delves into the lives of the Indigenous peoples and the bushrangers who roamed the outback, offering a vivid portrayal of their struggles and adventures. Kennedy's narrative is rich with detail, bringing to life the challenges faced by these groups in a land marked by both beauty and danger. The author's keen observations and storytelling prowess make this work a compelling read for history enthusiasts.***In this engaging account...
Chapters (342)(click to expand)
- BLACKS AND BUSHRANGERS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. The New Forest—Sampson Stanley the gipsy—Mat and Tim—A New Forest sportsman—Braken Lodge.
- CHAPTER II. Squire Bell—Annie’s gift of a book—Shooting a New Forest deer—Felony—Chased by a keeper—Capture—Escape—Fight with a bloodhound.
- CHAPTER III. Mat bids farewell to the Forest—The Young Austral—Tim and Jumper on board.
- CHAPTER IV. Life on board the Young Austral—The wreck—A swim for life—Safe ashore.
- CHAPTER V. The island—The gigantic cockle-shell—Amongst the blacks—The Corroboree.
- CHAPTER VI. Wild honey—They find the wreck—The Thunderstick.
- CHAPTER VII. Spearing geese—Killing ducks with boomerangs—’Possum-hunting—How to make fire—The tribe shift camp—The Boorah—Mat and Tim’s journal.
- CHAPTER VIII. Gold—Hostile natives—Flight by night—The great battle—Clubs—Fists—New Forest wrestling—“Old Joe.”
- CHAPTER IX. After the battle—Burial rites—The Waigonda wish to make chiefs of the white men—Our “twins” leave with Dromoora and Terebare for the south.
- CHAPTER X. Burns’ station—The horse-breaker—Colonial “Blow”—Satan the First—Mat “collars” the buckjumper.
- CHAPTER XI. An official summons—Travelling in state—Brisbane—On board ship again—Triumphal entry into Sydney—In a church again—The lecture—Meeting old friends—Soft reflections.
- CHAPTER XII. Tim starts for the Darling Downs—French as spoken by Mrs. Bell—Parson Tabor—Leichardt’s grave—The French “professor”—Mat unmasks the “professor.”
- CHAPTER XIII. Tim’s unpleasant reception at Bulinda—The bushranger’s camp—The robbery—Annie kidnapped—Tim’s good Samaritans.
- CHAPTER XIV. Mat on the trail of the bushranger—Annie’s signal—Mat tracks the bushranger to his lair—The cave—Our hero as the black warrior once more—A fearful fight—Dromoora’s timely cry—Annie’s rescue—Blissful moments.
- CHAPTER XV. Magan’s armour—Safe at Bulinda Creek again—The professor’s last lesson on the island—Mat and Tim once more together—Tim convalescent.
- CHAPTER XVI. The Squire’s offer—Tim decides to go home—Our heroine’s advice to Mat—Our forester takes to gardening—The “new chum’s” difficulties and troubles.
- CHAPTER XVII. English Society v. Colonial—Music—The “new chum’s” letter—“Two’s company and three’s none”—Unpleasant reflections—Parson Tabor’s advice—Mrs. Bell shows that she has a “down” on our hero—The “Spider”—The “new chum” proves that he is “not such a fool as he looks”—Tim returns home.
- CHAPTER XVIII. Our hero visits the old Waigonda country once more—The overlanding—The Golden Gully—The last sight of Dromoora.
- CHAPTER XIX. Bulinda Creek once more—Mat again asks Tabor’s advice—The parson “on matrimony”—Annie’s little arbour.
- CHAPTER XX. Back in the old Forest—Jumper’s last home—Return of our hero and heroine for good and all to Bulinda Creek—Conclusion and farewell.
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