| | | PAGE |
| | By Way of Introduction | 1 |
| | Genealogical Table | 7 |
| Part I |
| CHAPTER |
| 1. | My Scots-Spanish Origin | 11 |
| 2. | My Schooling | 20 |
| 3. | A Frontier Incident | 30 |
| 4. | First War Experience | 35 |
| 5. | My Meetings with King Alfonso | 42 |
| 6. | With Don Carlos Again | 46 |
| 7. | My First Engagement | 53 |
| 8. | Soldiering in Ireland | 62 |
| 9. | Unruly Times in Ireland | 71 |
| 10. | Sport in Ireland | 77 |
| 11. | A Voyage to New Zealand | 87 |
| 12. | A Maori Meeting | 98 |
| 13. | An Offer from the Governor of Tasmania | 104 |
| 14. | I Become a Newspaper Proprietor | 109 |
| 15. | A Merchant, then an Actor | 120 |
| 16. | As Policeman in Adelaide | 132 |
| | Military Appointments and Promotions | 147 |
| Part II |
| 1. | Soldiering in South Australia | 151 |
| 2. | Polo, Hunting and Steeplechasing | 162 |
| 3. | The Russian Scare and its Results | 175 |
| 4. | The Soudan Contingent | 185 |
| 5. | A Time of Retrenchment | 192 |
| 6. | My Vision Fulfilled | 200 |
| 7. | The Great Strikes | 209 |
| 8. | The Introduction of “Universal Service,” and Two Voyages Home | 215 |
| 9. | Military Adviser to the Australian Colonies in London | 224 |
| 10. | Off to the South African War | 232 |
| 11. | With Lord Roberts in South Africa | 238 |
| 12. | In Command of a Mounted Column | 244 |
| 13. | Some South African Reminiscences | 252 |
| Part III |
| 1. | Organizing the Commonwealth of Australia | 263 |
| 2. | Commandant of Victoria | 273 |
