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... voyage . Incredible as it may seem , he had sailed completely round New Holland , as the Australian mainland was called , without seeing it . But he had proved that it was surrounded by water , and was not part of the greater continent ...
... voyage . Incredible as it may seem , he had sailed completely round New Holland , as the Australian mainland was called , without seeing it . But he had proved that it was surrounded by water , and was not part of the greater continent ...
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... voyage of 15,063 miles had taken eight weary months and one day . Except by design , the ships had not lost sight of each other for an hour , although nine were small merchantmen and the greater part of the voyage was in unknown waters ...
... voyage of 15,063 miles had taken eight weary months and one day . Except by design , the ships had not lost sight of each other for an hour , although nine were small merchantmen and the greater part of the voyage was in unknown waters ...
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... voyage up the river , but the surrounding country was too flat to provide any information about the interior . At Goulburn Island , where they landed at their old watering- place , they were again attacked by the natives . Continuing ...
... voyage up the river , but the surrounding country was too flat to provide any information about the interior . At Goulburn Island , where they landed at their old watering- place , they were again attacked by the natives . Continuing ...
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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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