ILLUSTRATIONS
Rasmus Björn Anderson translation
Portrait of Author in Australian Dress Frontispiece
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Black Swan 1
Flinders Street, Adelaide 3
View near Adelaide 4
The Library, Melbourne 6
The Governor’s House, Melbourne 7
Native Bear with its Young 10
Hunting the Opossum To face page 11
Tree-Ferns in Victoria 11
Sydney Harbour 13
The Blue Mountains 15
The Parliament House, Brisbane 17
Frogs (Hyla cærulea) entering a Water-Jar 18
Gracemere Station 20
The Main Building, Gracemere Station 21
In the Neighbourhood of Rockhampton To face page 24
Laughing Jackass (Dacelo gigas) 26
Vine-Scrub near Gracemere To face page 27
True Australian Scenery To face page 29
A Wool-Waggon 31
Head of “More Pork” (Podargus cuvierii) 32
A Kangaroo Hunt To face page 34
Spider paralysed by a Hornet 38
Queensland Native Mounted Police 46
Flint Knife from Georgina River with its Sheath 48
Pouch for the carrying of Pituri 49
Boomerangs from Queensland 51
Stock-man’s Whip 53
Rest under a Bottle-Tree (Sterculia) 55
xviiiBushmen 58
A Squatter’s Homestead 59
Elephant Sugar-Cane, Mackay 63
My Gordon Setter pointing a Black Snake To face page 64
A Native Man from Central Queensland, near Rockhampton 68
A Native Woman from Central Queensland, near Rockhampton 69
Nolla-Nollas 73
Peculiar Position of Natives when resting 77
Nelly in the Kitchen To face page 81
Jacky, a “civilised” Black-Fellow 83
Climbing with the aid of Kāmin To face page 89
Wallaby Hunt To face page 92
Wallaby Net from Herbert River 94
The Screw-Palm (Pandanus) 95
Young Cassowary 98
Palm Forest in Northern Queensland 103
A Woman from Northern Queensland, near Townsville 107
My Camp To face page 110
Wooden Shields from Northern Queensland 120
Fillet or Brow-Band from Northern Queensland 121
A Warrior in great Excitement just before Borboby commences To face page 122
A Borboby To face page 124
Old Women protecting a fallen Warrior 125
A Woman from Maryborough, Central Queensland To face page 129
A young Girl from Maryborough, Central Queensland To face page 130
An old Man from Herbert River 132
A Group of Natives from Herbert River 133
A young Boy from Herbert River, showing Ornamental Scars 135
Small Basket carried about the Neck, Herbert River 136
Making Fire 141
Jungle-Hen (Megapodius tumulus) 149
Toollah (Pseudochirus archeri)—Coloured plate To face page 152
Edible Beetle (Eurynassa australis) 154
Larva of Same 154
Natives from Herbert River To face page 163
Rifle-Bird (Ptiloris victoriæ) 171
Mongan (Pseudochirus herbertensis)—Coloured plate To face page 173
Yarri (Dasyurus maculatus) 174
Dingo 179
Start for an Expedition To face page 188
xixBasket from North Queensland 190
A Basket made of soft Materials (grass) from Herbert River 194
Basket from Herbert River, painted with Stripes and Dots of Human Blood 195
Yabby (Pseudochirus lemuroides)—Coloured plate To face page 197
Yellow Necklace worn by the Blacks as an Emblem of Mourning 203
Cicada aurora 222
Boongary (Dendrolagus lumholtzii)—Coloured plate To face page 226
All the Dogs were produced To face page 229
Kélanmi 233
A Tuft of Talegalla Feathers 237
A Shell used as an Ornament 237
Dance of the Natives To face page 238
Striped-faced pouched Mouse (Sminthopsis virginiæ) 252
Jimmy 255
A Male Cranium from Rockhampton, Central Queensland, seen from Five Sides 259
Dalrymple Creek To face page 261
An old Man from Townsville, Northern Queensland 263
Natives on Herbert River 269
Burial in Northern Queensland 275
A large Basket from Northern Queensland for carrying Children 276
Hunting the Python 293
Snake Feast in my Camp To face page 298
A Message Stick from Central Queensland 304
Reverse Side of the Same 304
Message Stick, with Interpretation of Inscription 304
The Freezing Establishment, Lakes Creek, near Rockhampton 314
A wire Harpoon Point 317
A wooden Plug 317
A wooden Harpoon Point 317
The Dugong, or Australian Sea-Cow (Halicore dugong) 319
Near the Coast of Central Queensland. Jabiru in the foreground To face page 323
Mount Morgan Gold Mine To face page 324
Nephrurus asper 325
Natives from the Vicinity of Rockhampton 330
Brow-Band from Central Queensland 331
Opossum Thread 332
xxApron made from Opossum Yarn 332
Shields from Central Queensland 333
Wooden Sword from Central Queensland 334
Bendi from Coomooboolaroo 334
Crystalline Axe from Peak Downs in Central Queensland 335
A Spear from the Coast of Central Queensland 335
“King Billy of Gracemere” with his “Gin” (wife) 337
Civilised Girls from the Vicinity of Townsville 341
“The lonely old People,” Natives from the Neighbourhood of Townsville 344
Native Police dispersing the Blacks To face page 348
Cook’s Monument in Sydney 356
A large Fossil Sea-Shell from Western Queensland (Inoceramus maximus) 367
Leaves, Flowers, and Fruit of Eucalyptus amygdalina 370
An Australian Spruce (Araucaria bidwillii) 372
The Tea-tree (Melaleuca Leucadendron) 373
Chlamydosaurus kingii 376
Wild Geese from North Queensland (Anseranas melanoleuca) To face page 383
Egg of Daphnia lumholtzii 386
Daphnia lumholtzii 386
Cyclestheria hislopi 387
Shell of a Cyclestheria hislopi 388
Map of Australia At end
Map to illustrate the Author’s Travels in Queensland „
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