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The Gold Hunters’ Adventures

by William Henry Thomes

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Life in Australia; or, a Gold Hunter’s Adventures
  3. 3Chapter II — A Morning in Australia — Journey to the Mines of Balla…
  4. 4Chapter III — Travelling in Australia — An Adventure With Snakes —…
  5. 5Chapter IV — Eating Broiled Kangaroo Meat — Australian Spears and A…
  6. 6Chapter V — The Solitary Stockman — Shooting a Kangaroo
  7. 7Chapter VI — Adventure With a Dog — The Murder in the Ravine — Stor…
  8. 8Chapter VII — Black Darnley’s Villany — The Convict Stockman
  9. 9Chapter VIII — An Expedition — A Fight With Bushrangers — Death of…
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Stockman’s Daughter — Mounted Police of Melbourne
  11. 11Chapter X — Desperate Deeds of Two Convicts — Lieut. Murden’s Story
  12. 12Chapter XI — Sagacity of a Dog — A Night’s Adventures
  13. 13Chapter XII — Discovery of a Masonic Ring — Funeral Pyre of Black D…
  14. 14Chapter XIII — The Stockman and His Parrot — Daring Plot of a Robbe…
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Discovery of Stolen Treasures in the Stockman’s Cellar
  16. 16Chapter XV — Dying Confession of Jim Gulpin, the Robber
  17. 17Chapter XVI — A Forced March Towards Melbourne
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Triumphal Entry Into Melbourne
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Large Fire in Melbourne — English Machines at Fault
  20. 20Chapter XIX — Pardon of Smith and the Old Stockman — Grand Dinner a…
  21. 21Chapter XX — Duel Between Fred and an English Lieutenant
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Preparations for the Search for Gulpin’s Buried Treas…
  23. 23Chapter XXII — Departure From Melbourne — Fight With the Natives
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Arrival at the Old Stockman’s Hut — Mysterious Inte…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — Robbery of the Cart — Capture of Steel Spring
  26. 26Chapter XXV — Steel Spring’s History
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — Finding of the Treasure
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — Capture of All Hands, by the Bushrangers
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — Opportune Arrival of Lieutenant Murden and His For…
  30. 30Chapter XXIX — Revenge of the Bushrangers — Firing of the Forest
  31. 31Chapter XXX — Perilous Situation During the Fire — Steel Spring Tur…
  32. 32Chapter XXXI — Capture of the Bushrangers, and Death of Nosey
  33. 33Chapter XXXII — Return to the Stockman’s Hut — Smith in Love
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII — Recovery of the Gold — Arrival at Ballarat
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV — The Bully of Ballarat — Fred Fights a Duel
  36. 36Chapter XXXV — Ballarat Customs, After a Duel
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI — Arrival at Ballarat — Mr. Brown’s Story
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII — Finding of a 110 Lb. Nugget — Caving in of a Mine
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII — Incidents in Life at Ballarat
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX — Attempt of the Housebreaker — Attack by the Snake
  41. 41Chapter XL — Death of the Burglar by the Snake
  42. 42Chapter XLI — Visit to Snakes’ Paradise
  43. 43Chapter XLII — Flight From the Snakes — Attacked by the Bushrangers
  44. 44Chapter XLIII — Triumphant Entry Into Ballarat, With the Bushrangers
  45. 45Chapter XLIV — Thrashing a Bully
  46. 46Chapter XLV — A Young Girl’s Adventures in Search of Her Lover
  47. 47Chapter XLVI — A Marriage, and an Elopement
  48. 48Chapter XLVII — Collecting Taxes of the Miners
  49. 49Chapter XLVIII — Murden and Steel Spring Arrive From Melbourne
  50. 50Chapter XLIX — Catching a Tarl as Well as a Cassiowary
  51. 51Chapter L — Arrival of Smith — Attempt to Burn the Store
  52. 52Chapter LI — Attempt to Burn the Store
  53. 53Chapter LII — The Attempt to Murder Mr. Critchet
  54. 54Chapter LIII — Opportune Arrival of Mr. Brown — They Send for Steel…
  55. 55Chapter LIV — The Way the Colonists Obtain Wives in Australia
  56. 56Chapter LV — Adventures at Dan Brian’s Drinking-House
  57. 57Chapter LVI — Adventures Continued
  58. 58Chapter LVII — More of the Same Sort
  59. 59Chapter LVIII — Convalescence of Mr. Critchet, and Our Discharge Fr…
  60. 60Chapter LIX — Our Teamster Barney, and His Wife
  61. 61Chapter LX — Mike Finds the Large “Nugget”
  62. 62Chapter LXI — The Result of Growing Rich Too Rapidly
  63. 63Chapter LXII — The Flour Speculation — Mr. Critchet’s Story
  64. 64Chapter LXIII — The Same, Continued
  65. 65Chapter LXIV — Mr. Brown’s Discharge From the Police Force — Bill S…
  66. 66Chapter LXV — The Expedition After Bill Swinton’s Buried Treasures
  67. 67Chapter LXVI — Journey After the Buried Treasure
  68. 68Chapter LXVII — The Hunt for the Buried Treasure
  69. 69Chapter LXVIII — The Island Ghost — Narrow Escape of Mr. Brown
  70. 70Chapter LXIX — Capture of the Ghost
  71. 71Chapter LXX — The Ghost and the Bushrangers
  72. 72Chapter LXXI — Sam Tyrell and the Ghost
  73. 73Chapter LXXII — Finding the Buried Treasure
  74. 74Chapter LXXIII — The Escape From the Fire
  75. 75Chapter LXXIV — Arrival at Mr. Wright’s Station
  76. 76Chapter LXXV — Supper — Return of Mr. Wright’s Scouts
  77. 77Chapter LXXVI — Mike Tumbles Into the River — Arrival of the Bushra…
  78. 78Chapter LXXVII — Capture of the Bushrangers
  79. 79Chapter LXXVIII — Punishing the Bully
  80. 80Chapter LXXIX — Mr. Wright’s Farm — Death of Kelly
  81. 81Chapter LXXX — Journey Back to Ballarat
  82. 82Chapter LXXXI — Steel Spring in the Field — Attempt of the Commissi…
  83. 83Chapter LXXXII — Same Continued — Death of Ross
  84. 84Chapter LXXXIII — Arrest of Fred — Trip to Melbourne, and Its Results

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