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
Chapters
1 Just a Word Before We Start 4 min 2 The Giant of the South Seas 13 min 3 Queensland 16 min 4 A Crown of Gold and a Cross of Cactus 8 min 5 The Metropolis of the Antipodes 11 min 6 Walks about Sydney 10 min 7 The Land of the Golden Fleece 9 min 8 In the Great Wool Market 8 min 9 Life on the Sheep Stations 15 min 10 Rabbits and Dingoes 10 min 11 Water for Thirsty Lands 18 min 12 Melbourne 14 min 13 In the Marts of the City 9 min 14 The State-Owned Railways 17 min 15 Gold Diggings in Creek and Desert 16 min 16 A White Workers' Continent 17 min 17 The Three ''R's'' in Australia 12 min 18 The Aborigines 15 min 19 Kangaroos and Dancing Birds 13 min 20 Australia as Our Customer 12 min 21 Tasmania 13 min 22 The Pearl Fisheries of Thursday Island 12 min 23 Australia's Island Wards 11 min 24 Across the Tasman Sea to Wellington 8 min 25 The Dominion of New Zealand 14 min 26 ''Social Pests'' 14 min 27 The Women of the Dominion 14 min 28 A Country without a Poorhouse 15 min 29 Where the Working Man Rules 19 min 30 On the Government Railways 12 min 31 The Yellowstone of New Zealand 12 min 32 The Maoris 16 min 33 Mutton and Butter for London Tables 17 min 34 Some Freaks of Nature 16 min 35 American Goods in New Zealand 13 min 36 The Fijis and the Tongas 19 min 37 The Samoas 17 min
