The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is a huge listing of which books fell into the "dime novel" category. One finds names and authors and data about publication, all neatly classified for anyone who wishes to find any favorite book.

Chap.1; Account of Aboriginal huts near Greenough, weapons - kylies and spears, cooking of opossum, scarification noticed on males, body decorations, physical characteristics; description of water well and its making; Chap.5; Account of early relationship between natives & settlers, sheep stealing & cattle spearing; Chap.6; Notes on the natives of the lower Murchison; spear making & throwing, native duels, boomerang throwing; marriage, status of women; Chap.8; Bishop Salvado & the founding of New Norcia Mission; Chap.10; Description of Kimberley Aboriginal people, superior workmanship of spears on Fitzroy River; cave at Mount Anderson - inside used for grinding flints, carvings on walls.