Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas, credited to Frank G. Carpenter, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas by Frank G. Carpenter. Read in English by BettyB 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas
• Author credits: Frank G. Carpenter
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 37
• Listed recording duration: 8:10:27

Catalogue topics

• travel
• islands
• geography
• natives
• peoples
• commerce

Opening tracks: first 24 of 37

1. 01 - Just a Word Before We Start — 3:35
2. 02 - The Giant of the South Seas — 12:42
3. 03 - Queensland — 15:59
4. 04 - A Crown of Gold and a Cross of Cactus — 8:22
5. 05 - The Metropolis of the Antipodes — 11:24
6. 06 - Walks about Sydney — 10:14
7. 07 - The Land of the Golden Fleece — 8:36
8. 08 - In the Great Wool Market — 8:27
9. 09 - Life on the Sheep Stations — 14:57
10. 10 - Rabbits and Dingoes — 10:16
11. 11 - Water for Thirsty Lands — 17:50
12. 12 - Melbourne — 13:47
13. 13 - In the Marts of the City — 8:57
14. 14 - The State-Owned Railways — 17:28
15. 15 - Gold Diggings in Creek and Desert — 16:23
16. 16 - A White Workers' Continent — 16:40
17. 17 - The Three ''R's'' in Australia — 12:00
18. 18 - The Aborigines — 15:23
19. 19 - Kangaroos and Dancing Birds — 13:26
20. 20 - Australia as Our Customer — 12:27
21. 21 - Tasmania — 13:24
22. 22 - The Pearl Fisheries of Thursday Island — 11:49
23. 23 - Australia's Island Wards — 10:32
24. 24 - Across the Tasman Sea to Wellington — 7:54

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