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

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 (8 hr 10 min)

Chapters

01 - Just a Word Before We Start

3:34

02 - The Giant of the South Seas

12:42

03 - Queensland

15:58

04 - A Crown of Gold and a Cross of Cactus

8:21

05 - The Metropolis of the Antipodes

11:24

06 - Walks about Sydney

10:14

07 - The Land of the Golden Fleece

8:36

08 - In the Great Wool Market

8:26

09 - Life on the Sheep Stations

14:56

10 - Rabbits and Dingoes

10:16

11 - Water for Thirsty Lands

17:49

12 - Melbourne

13:47

13 - In the Marts of the City

8:57

14 - The State-Owned Railways

17:27

15 - Gold Diggings in Creek and Desert

16:23

16 - A White Workers' Continent

16:39

17 - The Three ''R's'' in Australia

12:00

18 - The Aborigines

15:23

19 - Kangaroos and Dancing Birds

13:26

20 - Australia as Our Customer

12:27

21 - Tasmania

13:23

22 - The Pearl Fisheries of Thursday Island

11:48

23 - Australia's Island Wards

10:32

24 - Across the Tasman Sea to Wellington

7:53

25 - The Dominion of New Zealand

14:03

26 - ''Social Pests''

14:20

27 - The Women of the Dominion

13:54

28 - A Country without a Poorhouse

15:04

29 - Where the Working Man Rules

19:15

30 - On the Government Railways

11:52

31 - The Yellowstone of New Zealand

11:57

32 - The Maoris

16:13

33 - Mutton and Butter for London Tables

16:32

34 - Some Freaks of Nature

16:00

35 - American Goods in New Zealand

13:15

36 - The Fijis and the Tongas

18:36

37 - The Samoas

16:49