Originally written as a contribution to the Australian Centennial in 1888 based on the author's knowledge of the areas and subsequent historical and scientific research. Includes encounters with and observations about Australian Aboriginal people ; diet ; corroboree ; marriage & courtship customs ; initiation rituals.

This hip, hilarious travelogue, which takes the author on the Sixties hippie trail — from the UK to Australia without flying — will strike a chord with all those travelers who have stood where Moore stood, and entertain and alarm lovers of off-the-beaten-track travel adventures with his characteristically quirky descriptions of places and people.