I just stumbled upon a whole series of books not on LV. Here's a link to one on Gutenberg, which sounds like it's full of interesting information about Australia and nearby islands.
THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN
AUSTRALASIA
ADVENTURES OF TWO YOUTHS IN A JOURNEY TO
THE SANDWICH, MARQUESAS, SOCIETY, SAMOAN, AND FEEJEE ISLANDS, AND
THROUGH THE COLONIES OF NEW ZEALAND, NEW SOUTH WALES
QUEENSLAND, VICTORIA, TASMANIA, AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA
BY
THOMAS W. KNOX
AUTHOR OF "THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE FAR EAST" "IN SOUTH AMERICA" "IN RUSSIA" AND "ON THE CONGO" "THE YOUNG NIMRODS"
"THE VOYAGE OF THE 'VIVIAN'" ETC.
Illustrated
NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
1889
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60696/60696-h/60696-h.htm
The Boy Travellers in xxx, by Thomas Knox
Michele Fry, CC
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