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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... portion of the Globe ; nor , indeed , could the Author have ventured upon such a task , did he not possess peculiar advantages which inspire him with confidence as to its successful issue . The liberal manner in which his previous Works ...
... portion of the Globe ; nor , indeed , could the Author have ventured upon such a task , did he not possess peculiar advantages which inspire him with confidence as to its successful issue . The liberal manner in which his previous Works ...
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... portions of the Work for inspection ) , has undertaken to receive the names of Subscribers , deliver the Parts as they appear , and to whom the Author requests their subscriptions may be paid . A few copies of the Author's other ...
... portions of the Work for inspection ) , has undertaken to receive the names of Subscribers , deliver the Parts as they appear , and to whom the Author requests their subscriptions may be paid . A few copies of the Author's other ...
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... portion of the continent , occupied the principal place here ; and with this rock was associated lime- stone ; the springs had a strong sulphureous smell , and the lofty broken character of the distant mountains had an almost grand ...
... portion of the continent , occupied the principal place here ; and with this rock was associated lime- stone ; the springs had a strong sulphureous smell , and the lofty broken character of the distant mountains had an almost grand ...
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... portion of the loads they intended to carry . I entrusted a small pocket chronometer to Mr. Walker , and another to Corporals Coles and Auger ; and to Ruston I gave charge of a pocket - sextant , which belonged to the Surveyor - General ...
... portion of the loads they intended to carry . I entrusted a small pocket chronometer to Mr. Walker , and another to Corporals Coles and Auger ; and to Ruston I gave charge of a pocket - sextant , which belonged to the Surveyor - General ...
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... portion of our journey , this afternoon , by a thick scrub , through which we could only make our way with great diffi- culty , but on coming to a water - course , running into the southern part of Gantheaume Bay from the south - east I ...
... portion of our journey , this afternoon , by a thick scrub , through which we could only make our way with great diffi- culty , but on coming to a water - course , running into the southern part of Gantheaume Bay from the south - east I ...
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