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... Cunningham's Gap . After a visit to England , Cunningham returned as Govern- ment Botanist in charge of the Botanic Gardens , Sydney , but he soon resigned when he found that his main duty was growing vegetables for Government officials ...
... Cunningham's Gap . After a visit to England , Cunningham returned as Govern- ment Botanist in charge of the Botanic Gardens , Sydney , but he soon resigned when he found that his main duty was growing vegetables for Government officials ...
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... Cunningham , botanist brother of Allan Cunningham . When they reached the Bogan , about 250 miles north - west of Sydney , in his enthusiasm for collecting Cunningham wandered away from the main party . Two weeks were spent in a ...
... Cunningham , botanist brother of Allan Cunningham . When they reached the Bogan , about 250 miles north - west of Sydney , in his enthusiasm for collecting Cunningham wandered away from the main party . Two weeks were spent in a ...
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... Cunningham , botanist , in the cutter Mermaid surveyed Australian coast . 1817-19 Surveyor - General John Oxley visited Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers . 1821-22 King continued his coastal survey in the Bathurst . 1823 Cunningham found ...
... Cunningham , botanist , in the cutter Mermaid surveyed Australian coast . 1817-19 Surveyor - General John Oxley visited Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers . 1821-22 King continued his coastal survey in the Bathurst . 1823 Cunningham found ...
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The Coast of Doom I I | 11 |
The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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