CHAPTER XXVI
Yalgoo—A Cold Welcome—Native Shepherds—Geraldton—Pearls—The Abrolhos—Dutch Navigators—Aborigines—Finis Pp. 325-344
ILLUSTRATIONS
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_The Right Hon. Sir John Forrest_ _Frontispiece_
_Bird’s-eye View of Albany_ 1
_The_ “Omrah” _at Albany_ 1
_A Part of Kendinup Station_ 5
_Civilised Aborigines at Kendinup Station_ 11
_The Residency, Albany_ 13
_The Homestead, Kendinup Station_ 17
_Hauling Logs at the Mills_ 19
_Ready for Cross-cutting, Denmark Mills_ 23
_York_ 25
_Moirs’ Buildings_ 29
_Swan River, Perth_ 29
_Hay Street, Perth_ 31
_Perth Railway Station_ 33
_Melville Water_ 35
_Perth Water_ 37
_Mount Eliza and Swan River_ 43
_St. George’s Terrace_ 47
_City of Perth_ 53
_Aboriginal Camp_ 55
_Driving in Perth Park, at the Summit_ 59
_Gathering Wildflowers_ 63
_South Perth from the Banks of the Swan_ 67
_Fremantle Pier_ 70
_Freshwater Bay, Claremont_ 73
_North Fremantle_ 77
_High Street, Fremantle_ 81
_Government House, Perth_ 87
_Hon. H. J. Saunders_ 91
_Government Bore, near Mundaring_ 93
_Lunatic Asylum, Western Australia_ 99
_Paper Bark Tree_ 106
_Lady Forrest_ 109
_Bunbury_ 115
_Blackwood River_ 118
_Davies’ Karridale Timber Station_ 129
_Felling the Giant Karri_ 132
_The Sand Patch_ 133
_Cave_ 139
_Lighthouse_ 145
_Newcastle_ 149
_Avon River_ 157
_Camel Water Train going to Coolgardie_ 159
_Teams Returned to Southern Cross from Coolgardie_ 163
_Bakery and Miners’ Camp, Southern Cross_ 166
_Bayley’s Reward Mine—Underlay Shaft_ 169
_Bayley Street, Coolgardie, 1897_ 176
_Early Days, Coolgardie_ 177
_Water Condenser—Filling the Water-bag_ 183
_Burbanks Grand Junction Mine_ 187
_Vale of Coolgardie Mine_ 188
_Jubilee at Red Hill Mine_ 191
_Golden Butterfly Nugget_ 196
_The Main Shaft. Butterfly Leases_ 197
_The Miners’ Holiday_ 201
_Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, 1898_ 204
_Palace Hotel, Kalgoorlie_ 207
_Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Early Days_ 208
_Great Boulder Mine and Offices from Lake View Consols_ 213
_Overlooking the Great Boulder_ 215
_Hannan’s Star Mine_ 217
_The Ivanhoe Mine_ 219
_Mr. Zebina Lane_ 221
_Roll-up at the Boulder Perseverance Mine_ 226
_Lane’s Shaft, Boulder Perseverance Mine_ 227
_Mr. Frank L. Gardner_ 231
_Hannan’s Public Crushing Company_ 233
_Central Boulder Mines and Manager’s House_ 234
_Saturday Afternoon at Kanowna_ 237
_Deep Lead, Kanowna_ 240
_Alluvial Diggings, Kanowna_ 243
_Hill End Mine—Broad Arrow_ 246
_Part of Lady Shenton Battery_ 248
_Messrs. A. Forrest and J. Dunn on a Prospecting Tour_ 251
_Merton’s Find, Mertondale_ 257
_Mr. Alick Forrest Inspecting Dunn’s Shaft near Mount Morgans_ 261
_Westralian Mount Morgans Mine_ 265
_Mine at Laverton_ 269
_Miners’ Camp, Laverton_ 273
_Sons of Gwalia Mine, Mount Leonora_ 280
_Camels at Diorite King_ 285
_Auction Sale, Goldfields (Tin Hotel)_ 287
_Off by Coach to Lawlers_ 292
_Lake Way Gold Mine_ 293
_Kangaroo_ 297
_A Well near Lake Way_ 300
_Lubra and Pickaninny_ 301
_Dry-blowing in the Golden West_ 307
_Mine at Cue_ 313
_Inclined Shaft, Cue One Mine_ 315
_Colonel North’s Expedition to Mount Magnet_ 319
_Donkey Team, Mount Magnet_ 323
_Marine Terrace, Geraldton_ 327
_Four Generations of the Western Australian Native_ 334
_Aborigines with Spears_ 338
_Distant View of Fremantle_ 341
[Illustration: Bird’s-Eye View of Albany]
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