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


Read by BettyB

(4.5 stars; 4 reviews)

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

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

Reviews

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(5 stars)

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