Produced by Gary Sandino from a scanned text kindly provided by the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) IN A NEW WORLD AMONG THE GOLD-FIELDS OF AUSTRALIA BY HORATIO ALGER, JR. AUTHOR OF "FACING THE WORLD," "DO AND DARE," "RAGGED DICK SERIES," "LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES," ETC. PHILADELPHIA PORTER & COATES FAMOUS ALGER BOOKS. RAGGED DICK SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 6 vols. 12mo. Cloth. RAGGED DICK. FAME AND FORTUNE. ROUGH AND READY. MARK THE MATCH BOY. BEN THE LUGGAGE BOY. RUFUS AND ROSE. TATTERED TOM SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. FIRST SERIES. TATTERED TOM. PAUL THE PEDDLER. PHIL THE FIDDLER. SLOW AND SURE. TATTERED TOM SERIES. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. SECOND SERIES. JULIUS. THE YOUNG OUTLAW. SAM'S CHANCE. THE TELEGRAPH BOY. CAMPAIGN SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 3 vols. FRANK'S CAMPAIGN. PAUL PRESCOTT'S CHARGE. CHARLIE CODMAN'S CRUISE. LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. FIRST SERIES. LUCK AND PLUCK. SINK OR SWIM. STRONG AND STEADY. STRIVE AND SUCCEED. LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. SECOND SERIES. TRY AND TRUST. BOUND TO RISE. RISEN FROM THE RANKS. HERBERT CARTER'S LEGACY. BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. BRAVE AND BOLD. JACK'S WARD. SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF. WAIT AND HOPE. PACIFIC SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. THE YOUNG ADVENTURER. THE YOUNG MINER. THE YOUNG EXPLORERS. BEN'S NUGGET. ATLANTIC SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. THE YOUNG CIRCUS RIDER. DO AND DARE. HECTOR'S INHERITANCE. HELPING HIMSELF. WAY TO SUCCESS SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. BOB BURTON. THE STORE BOY. LUKE WALTON. STRUGGLING UPWARD. NEW WORLD SERIES. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth. DIGGING FOR GOLD. FACING THE WORLD. IN A NEW WOULD. _Other Volumes in Preparation._ COPYRIGHT, 1893, BY PORTER & COATES. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. OLD FRIENDS IN MELBOURNE, . . 1 II. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, . . . 9 III. FLETCHER ACTS SUSPICIOUSLY, . . 18 IV. A TIMELY RESCUE, . . . . . 26 V. STARTING FOR THE MINES, . . . 31 VI. A NIGHT INCIDENT, . . . . . 40 VII. PARTING COMPANY, . . . . . 49 VIII. A VICTIM OF TREACHERY, . . . 58 IX. A DISAGREEABLE SURPRISE, . . . 66 X. FLETCHER TURNS UP AGAIN, . . . 74 XI. TAKEN CAPTIVE, . . . . . . 83 XII. THE HOME OF THE BUSHRANGERS, . 91 XIII. A TRIAL AND ITS TRAGIC FINALE . 100 XIV. ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN, . . 108 XV. LOST IN THE WOODS, . . . . . 118 XVI. THE SHEPHERD'S HUT, . . . . 125 XVII. A WELCOME IN THE WILDS, . . . 134 XVIII. A DANGEROUS ACQUAINTANCE, . . 142 XIX. A RUFFIAN FOILED, . . . . . 151