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... camels , showing the same symptoms , were unable to move any further . Warburton lamented : ' What destruction to us ! our strongest bull and three riding camels all gone in a day or so ! What is to become of us , if this continue , I ...
... camels , showing the same symptoms , were unable to move any further . Warburton lamented : ' What destruction to us ! our strongest bull and three riding camels all gone in a day or so ! What is to become of us , if this continue , I ...
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... camels were near collapse . A scanty supply of water was obtained from a deep , narrow hole , which produced sixty - five bucketsful in thirty - six hours . A little later the first camel collapsed and died , followed soon by a second ...
... camels were near collapse . A scanty supply of water was obtained from a deep , narrow hole , which produced sixty - five bucketsful in thirty - six hours . A little later the first camel collapsed and died , followed soon by a second ...
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... camels were loaded with water barrels and bags . Two days later they entered the desert , with spinifex four feet high , over sand ridges and sand flats . Shortly afterwards several creeks and waterholes were found - dry . Carnegie ...
... camels were loaded with water barrels and bags . Two days later they entered the desert , with spinifex four feet high , over sand ridges and sand flats . Shortly afterwards several creeks and waterholes were found - dry . Carnegie ...
Contents
Contents | 33 |
Gazetteer of Australian Place Names | 217 |
Key to the Maps | 263 |
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Aboriginal name Adelaide arrived August Australia banks Bass Baudin became began boat called camp Cape Capt Captain Charles coast Colonial command continued Cook course Creek crossed Cunningham days later December direction discovered discovery east England entered Ernest expedition explorers Eyre Flinders followed Forrest four Frank George Giles Governor Gregory Grey Gulf of Carpentaria Head Henry Hill honour Hope horses Island Isle James January John John McDouall Joseph journey July June King known Lachlan Lake land Leichhardt Macquarie March Matthew McKinlay miles Mitchell Mount mountain northern November October Oxley party passed Peak Phillip Parker Plains Point Port present Range reached returned River rock route sailed September ship shore Sir Thomas Livingstone South Springs Strait Stuart survey Sydney town travelled turned Valley vessel voyage Warburton Western Wickham William