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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Queensland Cousins](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnq0dmf2scw5tb0pybydm8x/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260918%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260918T044237Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4caab491f9165cd7ad5031626528f497b1c1c1c11bd89f95db0b49f0cb8758cb) ## About this work Queensland Cousins by Eleanor Luisa Haverfield — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside QUEENSLAND COUSINS It was the great native chief. QUEENSLAND COUSINS BY E. L. HAVERFIELD THOMAS NELSON AND SONS, Ltd. LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN AT THE PRESS OF THE PUBLISHERS CONTENTS. I. Home, 9 II. Bob, 22 III. The Barefoot Visitor, 39 IV. A Night of Terror, 49 V. The First Shot, 60 VI. Bob's Verdict, 69 VII. Peter's Nightmare, 80 VIII. The Witch, 91 IX. A Riderless Horse, 102 X. A Voice from the Scrub, 114 XI. Black-fellows, 124 XII. The Secret of the Thicket, 136 XIII. A Great Surprise, 148 XIV. A Moonlight Disturbance, 158 XV. Who is in the Boat? 168 XVI. What the Tide brought in, 177 XVII. Mother's Home, 188 XVIII. Peter makes a Diversion, 201 XIX. The Last Straw, 212 XX. Breaking the News, 225 QUEENSLAND COUSINS. CHAPTER I. HOME. It has come, it has come, it has come! Oh, do be quick, father!" The cry rang out lustily from three young voices, three eager heads were thrust over the veranda railings. Below, on horseback, was a big, brown-haired, brown-bearded man, who looked up from under his soft slouch hat with a laugh, and exclaimed,— "What has come, you outrageously noisy youngsters? One would think I had a family of dingoes, to hear you." Then another head appeared over the railings—a gentle-faced, fair-haired woman looked down. "It is the parcel from home, Jack," she said. "Hadji brought it up an hour ago." "Yes, yes, father; it is the parcel from England at last, and mother wouldn't open it till you came, so we have been waiting a whole hour—the longest hour I have ever lived." Nesta Orban, to whom one of the first heads over the railing belonged, shook back her masses of fair, fluffy hair with an impatient little… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fqueensland-cousins) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fqueensland-cousins) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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