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Page 151
... River and descending the valley of the Clyde River , and returned the same way . His memorandum chronicles the first overland crossing by a white man : I travelled the first day , in a South direction , about twelve Miles through a ...
... River and descending the valley of the Clyde River , and returned the same way . His memorandum chronicles the first overland crossing by a white man : I travelled the first day , in a South direction , about twelve Miles through a ...
Page 481
... River to its supposed junction with the Murray River , as assumed by Captain Sturt . Travelling in a north - westerly direction from Bathurst , he reached the Bogan River , where the botanist with the expedition , Richard Cunningham ...
... River to its supposed junction with the Murray River , as assumed by Captain Sturt . Travelling in a north - westerly direction from Bathurst , he reached the Bogan River , where the botanist with the expedition , Richard Cunningham ...
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... River . After travelling about ten miles we encamped in the evening on a large stream , which I named the Macalister . This river appears deep and rapid , and is about 40 yards wide . Here we saw an immense number of fires of the ...
... River . After travelling about ten miles we encamped in the evening on a large stream , which I named the Macalister . This river appears deep and rapid , and is about 40 yards wide . Here we saw an immense number of fires of the ...
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