Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia: During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government. Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c, Volume 2 |
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... commencing with December 1840 , in Parts , price Three Guineas each ( to be paid for on delivery ) , con- taining Seventeen Plates , with descriptive letter - press of the species thereon represented ; and at the end of the Work an ...
... commencing with December 1840 , in Parts , price Three Guineas each ( to be paid for on delivery ) , con- taining Seventeen Plates , with descriptive letter - press of the species thereon represented ; and at the end of the Work an ...
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... commence our toil- some journey ; the provisions had been shared out ; twenty pounds of flour and one pound of salt provisions per man , being all that was left . What I have here designated by the name of flour was quite unworthy of ...
... commence our toil- some journey ; the provisions had been shared out ; twenty pounds of flour and one pound of salt provisions per man , being all that was left . What I have here designated by the name of flour was quite unworthy of ...
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... loads having been hoisted on our shoulders , away we moved . I had before chosen my line of route , and the plan I had resolved to adopt was to PICTURESQUE HALTING PLACE . 7 walk on slowly but continuously 6 COMMENCE THE MARCH TO PERTH .
... loads having been hoisted on our shoulders , away we moved . I had before chosen my line of route , and the plan I had resolved to adopt was to PICTURESQUE HALTING PLACE . 7 walk on slowly but continuously 6 COMMENCE THE MARCH TO PERTH .
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... commence hostilities in earnest . As these natives had now unfortunately learnt to despise our weapons , I was compelled to act promptly , or blood would undoubtedly have been shed . I therefore took my rifle from Coles , and directing ...
... commence hostilities in earnest . As these natives had now unfortunately learnt to despise our weapons , I was compelled to act promptly , or blood would undoubtedly have been shed . I therefore took my rifle from Coles , and directing ...
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... commenced a search for it with Kaiber , but after travelling rapidly over a good deal of ground , without seeing either water , or any traces of Stiles , we rejoined the party very much fatigued . THE GREENOUGH RIVER . 37 For the next ...
... commenced a search for it with Kaiber , but after travelling rapidly over a good deal of ground , without seeing either water , or any traces of Stiles , we rejoined the party very much fatigued . THE GREENOUGH RIVER . 37 For the next ...
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aborigines amongst animals antennæ appeared APPENDIX beach beneath birds body boyl-yas brown bush Capt caught Champion Bay circumstances coast colony colour continent dark distance district elytra Europeans eyes female fire fish forest genus George Grey Gould Gray Ann hairs Halmaturus halted head hills Hist Holland Imbat Inhab insects Kaiber kangaroo King George's Sound legs length margin Miago miles Moore River moved native path nearly Ogilby onwards Overlanders party Peerat Perth Phascogale portion round savage scales Scarites Scincus Scotophilus seen settlers Sharks Bay shew shields side songs South Australia spear species specimens spines spot Swan River Taal-wurt tail thorax tibiæ Tiliqua tion tree valley Van Diemen's Land walked Walker Western Australia whilst wings wives women wood young Zool