| Page | |
| 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 |
Travels in Western Australia / being a description of the various cities and towns, goldfields, and agricultural districts of that state
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About This Book
An evocative travelogue documenting journeys across Western Australia, combining vivid descriptions of coastal towns, inland settlements, forests and rivers with practical accounts of goldfields, mining techniques, timber mills, agricultural districts and local industries. Chapters detail urban and rural life, harbors, lighthouses, caves, missions and recreational events, and include observations on land regulations, produce, wages and settlement opportunities. Numerous illustrations complement reports of flora, landscapes and Indigenous presence encountered en route. The narrative aims to inform readers about the region’s resources and to encourage visitation or settlement.