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... Overland Telegraph had failed . In 1878 two surveyors , Barkly and Weinnecke , went from Alice Springs to the north - east . Ernest Favenc traced the heads of the rivers running into the Gulf of Carpentaria , near the Queensland border ...
... Overland Telegraph had failed . In 1878 two surveyors , Barkly and Weinnecke , went from Alice Springs to the north - east . Ernest Favenc traced the heads of the rivers running into the Gulf of Carpentaria , near the Queensland border ...
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... Overland Telegraph Line . 1879 Alexander Forrest went from the De Grey River , West Australia , to the Overland Telegraph Line ; discovered the Ord and Margaret Rivers . 1882-83 Favenc explored coast rivers of the Gulf , including the ...
... Overland Telegraph Line . 1879 Alexander Forrest went from the De Grey River , West Australia , to the Overland Telegraph Line ; discovered the Ord and Margaret Rivers . 1882-83 Favenc explored coast rivers of the Gulf , including the ...
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... Overland Telegraph Line . Discovered the Corella Lagoon , Cresswell Creek , Sylvester and De Burgh Creeks , 1878-79 . Traced the heads of rivers running into the Gulf of Carpentaria near the Queensland border . Returned via Daly Waters ...
... Overland Telegraph Line . Discovered the Corella Lagoon , Cresswell Creek , Sylvester and De Burgh Creeks , 1878-79 . Traced the heads of rivers running into the Gulf of Carpentaria near the Queensland border . Returned via Daly Waters ...
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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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