Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia During the Years 1837, 38 and 39: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important and Feritle Districts : with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, Volume 2Boone, 1841 - 482 pages |
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... 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 .
... 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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... HALTING PLACE . 7 walk on slowly but continuously for an hour , and then to halt for ten minutes ; during which interval of time the men could rest , and relieve themselves from the weight of their burdens , whilst I could enter what ...
... HALTING PLACE . 7 walk on slowly but continuously for an hour , and then to halt for ten minutes ; during which interval of time the men could rest , and relieve themselves from the weight of their burdens , whilst I could enter what ...
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... halted at its edge for the night , and lighting our fires lay down to court that repose we had so fairly earned . We had , however , only walked fifteen and a half miles to - day . April 4. - I again this morning used every effort to ...
... halted at its edge for the night , and lighting our fires lay down to court that repose we had so fairly earned . We had , however , only walked fifteen and a half miles to - day . April 4. - I again this morning used every effort to ...
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... halting , and wasting their strength and energies in searching for native food , whilst they had so fearful a journey before them , and no supplies , appeared to me to be preposterous in the extreme : to obtain a sufficiency of food ...
... halting , and wasting their strength and energies in searching for native food , whilst they had so fearful a journey before them , and no supplies , appeared to me to be preposterous in the extreme : to obtain a sufficiency of food ...
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... halting for a day or two to refresh ourselves upon some thistles and periwinkles , I should infallibly sacrifice the ... halted the party . The abundance of grass which grew around , en- abled us to enjoy the almost unknown luxury of a ...
... halting for a day or two to refresh ourselves upon some thistles and periwinkles , I should infallibly sacrifice the ... halted the party . The abundance of grass which grew around , en- abled us to enjoy the almost unknown luxury of a ...
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