A History of Australia [vol. 2]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 44
... observations . On 26 May 1768 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of the expedition to observe the transit of Venus at Tahiti and to search for a continent in the south seas . Yet on all this , on the cradle of ...
... observations . On 26 May 1768 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of the expedition to observe the transit of Venus at Tahiti and to search for a continent in the south seas . Yet on all this , on the cradle of ...
Page 188
... observe the contrast between the shores of the inlet , which were covered with grass and wood down to the water's edge , and the rocky sterile banks observed in sailing up Port Jackson . This spoke favourably for the country , and added ...
... observe the contrast between the shores of the inlet , which were covered with grass and wood down to the water's edge , and the rocky sterile banks observed in sailing up Port Jackson . This spoke favourably for the country , and added ...
Page 254
... observed that where so much authority and responsibility were thrown into the hands of one man it could not be expected that his will , however just , and his administration , however wise , would not at times create opposition and dis ...
... observed that where so much authority and responsibility were thrown into the hands of one man it could not be expected that his will , however just , and his administration , however wise , would not at times create opposition and dis ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
THE BEGINNING OF SYDNEY COVE | 73 |
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