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... sailed on through the maze of reefs and islands between New Guinea and Australia , and into the gap that bears his name , Torres Strait . After a long struggle lasting nearly three months , Torres wound his way through the tortuous ...
... sailed on through the maze of reefs and islands between New Guinea and Australia , and into the gap that bears his name , Torres Strait . After a long struggle lasting nearly three months , Torres wound his way through the tortuous ...
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... sailed . He little thought that years later a lonely white man would tramp round those barren cliffs , eagerly peering at Flinders ' charts for any break in their iron uniformity . But , east of Fowler's Bay , Flinders was in unknown ...
... sailed . He little thought that years later a lonely white man would tramp round those barren cliffs , eagerly peering at Flinders ' charts for any break in their iron uniformity . But , east of Fowler's Bay , Flinders was in unknown ...
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... sailed for Perth to see Governor Stirling . In February 1840 Grey led a second expedition to examine the Shark Bay area . The party sailed aboard an American whaler , and eight days later landed on a group of barren islands , with three ...
... sailed for Perth to see Governor Stirling . In February 1840 Grey led a second expedition to examine the Shark Bay area . The party sailed aboard an American whaler , and eight days later landed on a group of barren islands , with three ...
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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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