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Page 121
... Mountains , on the other side of which it was thought there was a route to India , or even to China . One rumour said that there was a prosperous inland colony south of Sydney . Many convicts disappeared into the bush and were never ...
... Mountains , on the other side of which it was thought there was a route to India , or even to China . One rumour said that there was a prosperous inland colony south of Sydney . Many convicts disappeared into the bush and were never ...
Page 151
... Mountains , through a gentle rising Country , well Wooded , and apparently good Land . On the 5th I began to ascend the Mountains , and after a very fatiguing Journey along the Steep Rocky Side of them near the Summit , I crossed the ...
... Mountains , through a gentle rising Country , well Wooded , and apparently good Land . On the 5th I began to ascend the Mountains , and after a very fatiguing Journey along the Steep Rocky Side of them near the Summit , I crossed the ...
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... Mountains in New South Wales , London , 1823 , pp . 32-7 W. C. Wentworth summed up their achievements : - a Before it can be determined whether in this Excursion we have actually passed the Mountains it will be necessary to ascertain ...
... Mountains in New South Wales , London , 1823 , pp . 32-7 W. C. Wentworth summed up their achievements : - a Before it can be determined whether in this Excursion we have actually passed the Mountains it will be necessary to ascertain ...
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