Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841, Volume 2Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 - Australia |
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... Stiles , and to state whether he was in good health or not . He did so , and reported him quite well . I , therefore , when we started again , gave Stiles warning that I should not halt every minute for him , but would leave him behind ...
... Stiles , and to state whether he was in good health or not . He did so , and reported him quite well . I , therefore , when we started again , gave Stiles warning that I should not halt every minute for him , but would leave him behind ...
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... Stiles was missing . As he could have no difficulty in finding us , I merely took the precaution to make the men sit in such positions , that he could distinguish us from the sum- mit of the opposite cliffs when he arrived there , and ...
... Stiles was missing . As he could have no difficulty in finding us , I merely took the precaution to make the men sit in such positions , that he could distinguish us from the sum- mit of the opposite cliffs when he arrived there , and ...
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... Stiles might hear it , and , with this intention , I selected a spot for our encampment . April 8. - We started very early this morning , and Kaiber exerted himself to the utmost to find Stiles's traces . At the end of three miles , on ...
... Stiles might hear it , and , with this intention , I selected a spot for our encampment . April 8. - We started very early this morning , and Kaiber exerted himself to the utmost to find Stiles's traces . At the end of three miles , on ...
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