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By 6 November they had reached 49° 4 ' south latitude without sighting land ,
though the rock weed and manna grass floating past the ship had roused their
expectations . As the seas were running very high , and the sailors were suffering
...
By 6 November they had reached 49° 4 ' south latitude without sighting land ,
though the rock weed and manna grass floating past the ship had roused their
expectations . As the seas were running very high , and the sailors were suffering
...
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5 He was having trouble too with absconders ; twelve had deserted the
settlement by 14 November , a fact which Collins explained by that restless
disposition of man which was ever prone to change . Early in December , George
Lee , a man ...
5 He was having trouble too with absconders ; twelve had deserted the
settlement by 14 November , a fact which Collins explained by that restless
disposition of man which was ever prone to change . Early in December , George
Lee , a man ...
Page 195
On 11 November they hoisted His Majesty ' s colours after a royal salute from the
Buffalo . Next day they began to clear the ground , to erect temporary buildings ,
and to cultivate the soil . Civilization began there very much as it had begun at ...
On 11 November they hoisted His Majesty ' s colours after a royal salute from the
Buffalo . Next day they began to clear the ground , to erect temporary buildings ,
and to cultivate the soil . Civilization began there very much as it had begun at ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Feb 2009 |
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