Bunyip Land: A Story of Adventure in New Guinea

A determined youth sets out from his island home to search for a missing father among remote coastal and jungle regions, defying the cautions of those who care for him. Accompanied by a loyal local companion, he becomes involved in sea voyages, a stranded trading schooner, reef-strewn navigation and a brewing hurricane, and must cope with shipwreck peril, difficult terrain and improvised rescue efforts. The narrative traces his preparations, daily life on the run, and successive episodes of exploration and survival, blending adventurous incidents with themes of loyalty, responsibility and the rites of growing up in an unfamiliar, maritime environment.