Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas
Frank G. Carpenter
Play
Length 8 h 10 min
Chapters 37
First published 1924
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 Read by BettyB 3:35
2
The Giant of the South Seas Read by BettyB 12:42
3
Queensland Read by BettyB 15:59
4
A Crown of Gold and a Cross of Cactus Read by BettyB 8:22
5
The Metropolis of the Antipodes Read by BettyB 11:24
6
Walks about Sydney Read by BettyB 10:14
7
The Land of the Golden Fleece Read by BettyB 8:36
8
In the Great Wool Market Read by BettyB 8:27
9
Life on the Sheep Stations Read by BettyB 14:57
10
Rabbits and Dingoes Read by BettyB 10:16
11
Water for Thirsty Lands Read by BettyB 17:50
12
Melbourne Read by BettyB 13:47
13
In the Marts of the City Read by BettyB 8:57
14
The State-Owned Railways Read by BettyB 17:28
15
Gold Diggings in Creek and Desert Read by BettyB 16:23
16
A White Workers' Continent Read by BettyB 16:40
17
The Three ''R's'' in Australia Read by BettyB 12:00
18
The Aborigines Read by BettyB 15:23
19
Kangaroos and Dancing Birds Read by BettyB 13:26
20
Australia as Our Customer Read by BettyB 12:27
21
Tasmania Read by BettyB 13:24
22
The Pearl Fisheries of Thursday Island Read by BettyB 11:49
23
Australia's Island Wards Read by BettyB 10:32
24
Across the Tasman Sea to Wellington Read by BettyB 7:54
25
The Dominion of New Zealand Read by BettyB 14:03
26
''Social Pests'' Read by BettyB 14:20
27
The Women of the Dominion Read by BettyB 13:55
28
A Country without a Poorhouse Read by BettyB 15:04
29
Where the Working Man Rules Read by BettyB 19:15
30
On the Government Railways Read by BettyB 11:52
31
The Yellowstone of New Zealand Read by BettyB 11:58
32
The Maoris Read by BettyB 16:14
33
Mutton and Butter for London Tables Read by BettyB 16:33
34
Some Freaks of Nature Read by BettyB 16:00
35
American Goods in New Zealand Read by BettyB 13:16
36
The Fijis and the Tongas Read by BettyB 18:36
37
The Samoas Read by BettyB 16:49
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