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Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas

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Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas

by Frank G. Carpenter

English· 08:10:27· 37 chapters
Travel stories of the land "Down Under" from 100 years ago. Native life and scenery and commerce of islands such as Tonga and Fiji as well as the bustling city of Sydney. Summary by BettyB
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Just a Word Before We Start

    03:35
  2. Chapter 2

    The Giant of the South Seas

    12:42
  3. Chapter 3

    Queensland

    15:59
  4. Chapter 4

    A Crown of Gold and a Cross of Cactus

    08:22
  5. Chapter 5

    The Metropolis of the Antipodes

    11:24
  6. Chapter 6

    Walks about Sydney

    10:14
  7. Chapter 7

    The Land of the Golden Fleece

    08:36
  8. Chapter 8

    In the Great Wool Market

    08:27
  9. Chapter 9

    Life on the Sheep Stations

    14:57
  10. Chapter 10

    Rabbits and Dingoes

    10:16
  11. Chapter 11

    Water for Thirsty Lands

    17:50
  12. Chapter 12

    Melbourne

    13:47
  13. Chapter 13

    In the Marts of the City

    08:57
  14. Chapter 14

    The State-Owned Railways

    17:28
  15. Chapter 15

    Gold Diggings in Creek and Desert

    16:23
  16. Chapter 16

    A White Workers' Continent

    16:40
  17. Chapter 17

    The Three ''R's'' in Australia

    12:00
  18. Chapter 18

    The Aborigines

    15:23
  19. Chapter 19

    Kangaroos and Dancing Birds

    13:26
  20. Chapter 20

    Australia as Our Customer

    12:27
  21. Chapter 21

    Tasmania

    13:24
  22. Chapter 22

    The Pearl Fisheries of Thursday Island

    11:49
  23. Chapter 23

    Australia's Island Wards

    10:32
  24. Chapter 24

    Across the Tasman Sea to Wellington

    07:54
  25. Chapter 25

    The Dominion of New Zealand

    14:03
  26. Chapter 26

    ''Social Pests''

    14:20
  27. Chapter 27

    The Women of the Dominion

    13:55
  28. Chapter 28

    A Country without a Poorhouse

    15:04
  29. Chapter 29

    Where the Working Man Rules

    19:15
  30. Chapter 30

    On the Government Railways

    11:52
  31. Chapter 31

    The Yellowstone of New Zealand

    11:58
  32. Chapter 32

    The Maoris

    16:14
  33. Chapter 33

    Mutton and Butter for London Tables

    16:33
  34. Chapter 34

    Some Freaks of Nature

    16:00
  35. Chapter 35

    American Goods in New Zealand

    13:16
  36. Chapter 36

    The Fijis and the Tongas

    18:36
  37. Chapter 37

    The Samoas

    16:49