The Swampers A Romance

Preface I Have To Thank The Following Gentlemen For The Prompt And Hearty Assistance Which They Have Given Me In Books, Maps, And Personal Information About West Australia And Its Goldfields At The Present Hour. Having Taken Full Advantage Of Such Valuable Information, I Trust That The Reader Will Find This Romance Correct In Its Local Colouring And Statistics. Regarding Any Mild Criticism That I May Have Written Throughout These Pages Concerning The Fair City Of Sydney, I Have No Apology To Make Other Than That Perhaps My Various Visits May Have Been Timed Unfortunately When The Inhabitants Were Suffering From Some Insensate Epidemic.