
In Quest of Gold; OR, Under the Whanga Falls.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I. THE BIRTH OF AN ADVENTURE.
CHAPTER II. GAINING INFORMATION.
CHAPTER III. PREPARATIONS FOR A START.
CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST STAGES.
CHAPTER V. A TRAITOR IN THE CAMP.
CHAPTER VI. THE FIGHT WITH THE MYALLS.
CHAPTER VII. LIFE OR DEATH?
CHAPTER VIII. A TERRIBLE ENEMY.
The story opens in the rugged Australian bush where brothers Alec and George Law grapple with a desperate family crisis. A harsh drought has left their farm barren, their livestock dying, and a predatory lender tightening his grip on their already strained finances. As the boys sit beneath towering trees, they share a secret plan that could change their fortunes—a daring quest for hidden gold rumored to lie beneath the thunderous Whanga Falls.
Their bond and determination drive them into uncharted terrain, where danger and wonder await at every turn. Along the way they must rely on their wits, the rugged landscape, and the loyalty of a few unlikely allies. The early chapters set the stage for an adventure that blends the harsh realities of frontier life with the timeless lure of treasure, promising listeners a vivid journey through a wild, untamed world.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (433K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2013-05-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
d. 1891
Best known for vivid late-Victorian adventure stories set around the South Pacific, this little-known writer drew on firsthand experience in Fiji and Queensland to give his fiction a strong sense of place. His books mix travel, danger, and colonial-era curiosity in ways that still feel lively today.
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