Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . A NATIVE MAN FROM CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, NEARROCKHAMPTON. went ashore to pay him a visit. The place gave me theimpression of wealth and comfort. A corn-field extendedup to the house, and on the verandah was a large heap ofcorn-husks. The farmer was married to a Norwegian woman,but both had nearly forgotten their mother tongue. They SUCCESSFUL IMMIGRANTS 69 had several children, and the whole family, having beenafflicted with the malarial fever, looked pale ; yet they werewell and
Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . A NATIVE MAN FROM CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, NEARROCKHAMPTON. went ashore to pay him a visit. The place gave me theimpression of wealth and comfort. A corn-field extendedup to the house, and on the verandah was a large heap ofcorn-husks. The farmer was married to a Norwegian woman,but both had nearly forgotten their mother tongue. They SUCCESSFUL IMMIGRANTS 69 had several children, and the whole family, having beenafflicted with the malarial fever, looked pale ; yet they werewell and happy. The husband had begun life in Australiaas a carpenter on the first sugar plantation in the district. y<^*. A NATIVE WOMAN FROM CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, NEARROCKHAMPTON. Mechanics are usually the most successful among Australianimmigrants. Here, where the climate was unhealthy, theywere especially well paid. He therefore accumulated a con-siderable sum of money in a short time, and bought for him his property soon rose in value, for the 70 AMONG CANNIBALS chap. land along the whole river proved to be excellent for sugar-growing. A large plantation was established farther up thestream, and there being a good harbour on his property, hesold a piece of land for a large price, and was now worthabout i^10,000. Ten years ago he came here penniless. The banks of the river consist of rich soil, and on thehigher ground are extensive plains covered with mighty gum-trees, which were continually being felled, while the groundwas being ploughed for sugar-cane. Down by the riverthere are scrubs, the favourite of all farmers on accountof the fertility of the soil, and they are more dense andth
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