Swinley, Major, 105, 106 Sydney, American Fleet at, 302 _et seq._; Australian Defence Conference at, 215; first aeroplane at, 300; great maritime strike in, 209 _et seq._; Great Review at, 304; Imperial Naval Base, 177; Union Club, author at, 288, 289; welcome to Lord Hopetoun at, 264 Talbot, Edmund, in South Africa, 249 Tasmania, author offered post in, 105; Kitchener in, 253 Tauranga, author's life at, 104; author meets old friend at, 95, 96; author stationed at, 91, 92; compensation court at, 98, 99 Taylor, Alderman Allan, 281 Terraces, The, eruptions at, 91; (Ohinemutu), 94, 104 Thames goldfield, 92, 105 Theatre Royal, Adelaide, 136 "The Breaker" (Jack Morant), 237 _The Call_, 288 _The Jacobite_, 185, 186 _The School for Scandal_, author engaged as Careless in, 125, 126 _The Woman in White_, 124, 126 Thompson, Joe, 168 Torrens Park, 167; private theatricals at, 185, 186 _Turf Tissue_, 113-118 _Turn Him Out_, author takes leading part in, 130 Union Club, Sydney, 288, 289 Universal Service system of Australia, 214, 282; author and Melbourne Press and, 281, 287, 288; author's scheme for, 283-287; consolidation of, 309; General Ian Hamilton on, 312; increased cost of, 290; introduction of, 215; Lord Kitchener and, 290 _et seq._; police report on effect of, 299, 300 Vaal River, crossing of, 250 _Valetta_, 200, 201 _Victoria_, 223 Victoria, author as commandant of, 271, 273 _et seq._; defence scheme for, 175, 187; goldfields of, 213; naval units of, 177; volunteers for Maori War from, 188 _Waipa_, author's voyage to New Zealand on, 87, 165, 200 Wairoa River, 104 Walker, General Forestier, 238, 241 Wallaroo, copper mines of, 157 Wallington, Captain (Sir Edward), as private secretary to Lord Hopetoun, 270 Ward, Colonel, in South Africa, 247, 248, 249 Wardhouse, author at, 201; Gordons of, 2, 3, 4 Weld, Sir Frederick, 105, 106, 111, 112 Wellington, 90; author at, 106 Werribee House, 128 Western Australia, and permanent artillery force, 209 Wharfmen's union, strike of, 209-211 White, Captain, 308, 309 White Island, 93, 94, 95; sulphur at, 94 Williams, Major, 156 Wilson, Major, 308 Wireless station, selecting site for, 310, 311 Wolseley, Lord, and army manoeuvres, 227; and New South Wales troops, 191 Woodcock Hill, Limerick, robbery at chapel at, 71, 72 Woodford, Colonel John, and wife of Laird of Wardhouse, 4 Woolwich Academy, author at, 30, 31; author coached for, 27; author leaves, 40; author's return to, from Spain, 37, 38; author successful candidate for, 28, 29; Prince Imperial at, 40, 42 Woolwich, author joins Royal Artillery at, 42; Garrison Theatre, author in performances at, 63; R.A. headquarters mess at, 62 York, Duke and Duchess of, at Adelaide, 267; at Melbourne, 266; at opening of Commonwealth Parliament, 266; author and, 267 * * * * *