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Page 198
... party consisting of Gregory Blaxland , William Charles Wentworth and William Lawson , with four servants , four horses and five dogs found a way across in a north - westerly direction , mainly by the novel method of keeping to the ...
... party consisting of Gregory Blaxland , William Charles Wentworth and William Lawson , with four servants , four horses and five dogs found a way across in a north - westerly direction , mainly by the novel method of keeping to the ...
Page 403
... party were attacked by a large assemblage of Natives , who however , on a shot being fired , ceased to annoy them ; the party then proceeded on their Journey , and Captain Logan after traversing part of the Country was on his return ...
... party were attacked by a large assemblage of Natives , who however , on a shot being fired , ceased to annoy them ; the party then proceeded on their Journey , and Captain Logan after traversing part of the Country was on his return ...
Page 467
... parties for short periods before being re - assigned . They were distinct from the ' iron ' or ' chain ' road gangs , which were composed of convicts undergoing rigorous punishment for serious crime , under ... party , in hopes 467 June 1834.
... parties for short periods before being re - assigned . They were distinct from the ' iron ' or ' chain ' road gangs , which were composed of convicts undergoing rigorous punishment for serious crime , under ... party , in hopes 467 June 1834.
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