Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841, Volume 1Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 - Aboriginal Australians |
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Page 129
... whilst it appeared to hang in mid - air over the gloomy depth of this tropical ravine . Anxious as I felt for the safety of my pony , I could not be unconscious of the singular beauty of the scene during the few minutes that elapsed whilst ...
... whilst it appeared to hang in mid - air over the gloomy depth of this tropical ravine . Anxious as I felt for the safety of my pony , I could not be unconscious of the singular beauty of the scene during the few minutes that elapsed whilst ...
Page 148
... whilst I took post on the left . Both my barrels were now exhausted ; and I desired the other two to fire separately , whilst I was reloading ; but to my horror , Coles , who was armed with my rifle , reported IMMINENT DANGER . 149 ...
... whilst I took post on the left . Both my barrels were now exhausted ; and I desired the other two to fire separately , whilst I was reloading ; but to my horror , Coles , who was armed with my rifle , reported IMMINENT DANGER . 149 ...
Page 221
... whilst labouring under its effects , —and to the want of those comforts which contribute so materially to restore an invalid to health . Our allowance of food too had been but scanty , and whilst I fared as my men , who , unshattered in ...
... whilst labouring under its effects , —and to the want of those comforts which contribute so materially to restore an invalid to health . Our allowance of food too had been but scanty , and whilst I fared as my men , who , unshattered in ...
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