A History of Australia [vol. 2]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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... Southland than their sailors had yet discovered in order to avoid shipwrecks ; they believed their sailors might still discover the Southland of the geographers - i.e . the ' terra australis incognita ' . Meanwhile they were puzzled by ...
... Southland than their sailors had yet discovered in order to avoid shipwrecks ; they believed their sailors might still discover the Southland of the geographers - i.e . the ' terra australis incognita ' . Meanwhile they were puzzled by ...
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... Southland known to their seamen , before concluding with the possibility of finding a short route from the Indies to Chile . For whenever ' terra australis ' or the Southland was mentioned , the possibility of plundering the wealth of ...
... Southland known to their seamen , before concluding with the possibility of finding a short route from the Indies to Chile . For whenever ' terra australis ' or the Southland was mentioned , the possibility of plundering the wealth of ...
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... Southland , who had not charted its dangerous west coast , a man who had not discovered the unknown Southland . So Tasman must try again . With all the testiness of men cheated of a rich prize by human frailty , with that arrogance and ...
... Southland , who had not charted its dangerous west coast , a man who had not discovered the unknown Southland . So Tasman must try again . With all the testiness of men cheated of a rich prize by human frailty , with that arrogance and ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
THE BEGINNING OF SYDNEY COVE | 73 |
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