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... aboriginal word kangaroo was introduced into the English language . At sea once more , the sailors saw a magnificent ... aborigines threatened the sailors in the boats . To avoid bloodshed , Cook landed on Possession Island two miles off ...
... aboriginal word kangaroo was introduced into the English language . At sea once more , the sailors saw a magnificent ... aborigines threatened the sailors in the boats . To avoid bloodshed , Cook landed on Possession Island two miles off ...
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... aboriginal . There were still another 250 miles to go , but the country grew more interesting as they progressed ... aborigines . A few years later Eyre married an English girl , and he became successively Lieutenant - Governor of New ...
... aboriginal . There were still another 250 miles to go , but the country grew more interesting as they progressed ... aborigines . A few years later Eyre married an English girl , and he became successively Lieutenant - Governor of New ...
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... aboriginal climbed a tree and saw a sandy hill which Kennedy knew was very near Port Albany . They camped beside the Escape River , a day's journey from where the ship lay . At sun- down the blacks approached and pestered them for food ...
... aboriginal climbed a tree and saw a sandy hill which Kennedy knew was very near Port Albany . They camped beside the Escape River , a day's journey from where the ship lay . At sun- down the blacks approached and pestered them for food ...
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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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