The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE.3. Chapter I [1788-1803]4. Chapter II [1813-1824]5. Chapter III [to 1830]6. Chapter IV [to 1836]7. Chapter V [to 1841]8. Chapter VI [to 1846]9. Chapter VII [to 1854]10. Chapter VIII [to 1861]11. Chapter IX [to 1861]12. Chapter X [to 1863]13. Chapter XI [to 1870]14. Chapter XII [to 1875]15. Chapter XIII [to 1884]16. Chapter XIV [to 1888]17. Chapter XX Nationality of the first finders of Australia—Knowledge of the Malays—The bamboo introduced—Traces of smallpox amongst the natives in the north-west—Tribal rites—Antipathy to pork—Evidence of admixture in origin—Influence of Asiatic civilisation partly visible—Coast appearance repelling—Want of indigenous food plants—Lack of intercourse with other nations—Little now left of unexplored country—Conclusions respecting various geological formations—Extent of continental divisions—Development of coastal towns—Inducements for population—Necessity of the first explorings—Pioneer squatters' efforts—First Australian-born explorer—Desert theory exploded—Fertile downs everywhere—Want of water apparently insurmountable—Heroism of explorers—Inexperience of the early settlers—Grazing possible—Rapid stocking of country—The barrenness of the "Great Bight"—Sturt, the Penn of Australia—Results—Mitchell's work—Baron von Mueller's researches—A salt lake—Stuart first man across the continent—Burke and Wills' heroism—Services of McKinlay and Landsborough—John Forrest's journeys—Camel expedition by Giles—The Brisbane Courier expedition—Further explorations—Stockdale at Cambridge Gulf—Carr-Boyd and O'Donnell open good country in Western Australia—Work done by explorers—Their characteristics—Conclusion. APPENDIX18. Part I19. PART II.20. CHAPTER I.21. CHAPTER II.22. CHAPTER III.23. CHAPTER IV.24. CHAPTER V.25. CHAPTER VI.26. CHAPTER VII.27. CHAPTER VIII.28. CHAPTER IX.29. CHAPTER X.30. CHAPTER XI.31. CHAPTER XII.32. CHAPTER XIII.33. CHAPTER XIV.34. CHAPTER XV35. CHAPTER XVI.36. CHAPTER XVII.37. CHAPTER XVIII.38. CHAPTER XIX.39. CHAPTER XX.40. APPENDIX.41. INDEX OF NAMES, DATES, AND INCIDENTS42. CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY.