PART ONE STUDENT AND SINGER (London Liverpool and the Provinces) : Prelude: From Old England to Young Australia -- 1. Myself When Young -- 2. Early Responsibilities: Ledgers and £.s.d. -- 3. A Hundred Years of Song -- 4. Music on Merseyside in the 'Nineties -- 5. Breaking into Song -- 6. London Days and London Ways -- 7. Learning and Earning -- 8. Agents and Aspirants -- 9. Myself, McCormack and Caruso -- 10. Dramatic and Operatic Experiences -- 11. The Godess Fortuna: Some Unexpected Opportunities -- 12. A Welsh Prophetess: The Future Foretold -- 13. Summer Songs and Scenes -- 14. Provincial Peregrinations and Musical Mishaps -- PART TWO A WORLD-TOUR WITH CLARA BUTT AND KENNERLEY RUMFORD : 15. European Concerts -- 16. New York: a White Christmas -- 17. Across America by Private Pullman -- 18. Where is Australia? -- 19. Antipodean Adventures; a Semi-Royal Progress -- 20. Valediction: A Wonderful Couple -- PART THREE TEACHING, TRAVELLING AND TALKING (Australia and Some Other Countries) : 21. Anchored to Australia -- 22. Sydney Then and Now -- 23. Henri Verbrugghen: a Great Little Man -- 24. Re-visiting London, U.S.A. and Europe -- 25. Conservatorium Chronicles -- 26. Our Present Chief and Staff -- 27. Around the World Again -- 28. London Links withSydeny -- 29. Music Week, the Eisteddfod and other Organisations -- 30. Successful Students -- 31. The Teaching and Singing -- 32. Colds and their Consequences -- 33. Finding Another Melba -- 34. Were They Greater Then? Reflections and Comparisons; A Final Cadence.