[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter III. Count Zenski welcomes General Leroy. Some revellers staggering through the deserted streets caught gleams of fire moving over the … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
year1895
Book 4, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter II. The coming of the Mongols. The sea-birds sleeping on the dreary surface of the Gulf rose screeching from their wave-rocked slumber, … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 4, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] The Yellow Wave Book IV. The wave breaks. Chapter I. A stormy petrel. Leaving the brilliantly-lighted piazza of the Mitylene Palace, … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VIII. The horse-muster. Recognising the hopeless deterioration of Australian horse-breeding, the owners of Afton Downs early determined to … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 7 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VII. Fort Mallarraway. Fort Mallarraway was an organization of recent growth. In reality it was a product of the conflicts between capital … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 7 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 6 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VI. Professor Heinrich Jansen. Professor Jansen had been a well-known figure on the northern coasts of Australia for some months. He was … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 6 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 5 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter V. Under the flame trees. Leaving the smoking-den, the four men joined the ladies on the front veranda. From where they sat the garden lay … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 5 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 4 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter IV. Hatten speaks out. The smoking-den at Isis Downs was originally the dining-room; in fact, the only reception room of the old slab … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 4 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter III. Under the wistaria. After a whisky-and-soda with Cameron, Hatten made off to the barracks. On his way he caught sight of four or five … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter II. A well-nigh extinct specimen. Angus Cameron was one of the few squatters left in Australia who, after a pastoral career of forty … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 3, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] The Yellow Wave Book III. The lull before the hurricane. Chapter I. Isis Downs station. A hot September sun had dropped red as a … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 14 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XIV. A dinner-party at the Mitylene Palace. Dating its rise from the commencement of the land-grant railways, Point Parker now ranked as … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 14 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 13 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XIII. Queensland in 1954. Provided with free passes, Zenski and his friend travelled north to Charleville on the Government lines of New … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 13 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 12 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XII. Lady Baggs gives a dinner. Sir John Baggs was both an ex-Cabinet Minister and a member of the existing Parliament, and Lady Baggs was … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 12 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 11 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XI. On board the ‘Barcoo’. While sending Io by rail, as being less likely to knock her about, Hatten had booked a passage for himself in … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 11 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 10 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter X. A peep behind the curtain. The night after the Grand National Zenski and his friend, Alexis Dromeroff, sat over the fire in the … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 10 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 9 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter IX. The protest is decided. On the Monday after the race, the A.J.C. committee sat to decide the protest entered against Io. The outspoken … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 9 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VIII. The Grand National steeplechase. The last bell had rung out over the crowded course, and in response to its harsh, metallic summons … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 7 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VII. In the paddock. Leaving the ladies in charge of three members of their party who meant to ‘stand off’ the hurdles, Dick and Ted … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 7 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 6 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VI. On the road. In front of the Australia a four-in-hand stood, gazed at with a certain languid interest by a pack of cigarette-smoking … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 6 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 5 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter V. In the palace garden. Mrs. Enson and her daughter had gone out to spend the afternoon at the house of an old Queensland friend who was … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 5 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 4 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter IV. The day before the National. Ever since the postponement the weather had begun to mend, the day before the meeting coming in with a … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 4 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter III. The smoking-room of the Midas. The smoking-room of the Midas was gradually filling. To-night those who usually had a cigar and then … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter II. Waiting for news. ‘Surely they will not race to-day?’ The speaker — a tall, white-skinned woman with hair of gold — rose as she … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
Book 2, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Book II. The gathering of the storm. Chapter I. Dick Hatten. On a June morning of the year 1954, while the streets of Sydney are full of … [Read more...] about Book 2, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]