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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Page 53
... woods , through which it was almost impossible to force a way the trees were not large , but so matted toge- ther , that it required my utmost exertions to prevail upon the men to persist in pushing through them ; indeed it will ...
... woods , through which it was almost impossible to force a way the trees were not large , but so matted toge- ther , that it required my utmost exertions to prevail upon the men to persist in pushing through them ; indeed it will ...
Page 99
... Woods , one of my party , was found by Mr. Spofforth , lying on the beach , wrapped in his blanket , and fast asleep . He soon awoke , and was not a little delighted to recognise Mr. Spofforth , whom he had seen before at Freemantle ...
... Woods , one of my party , was found by Mr. Spofforth , lying on the beach , wrapped in his blanket , and fast asleep . He soon awoke , and was not a little delighted to recognise Mr. Spofforth , whom he had seen before at Freemantle ...
Page 102
... Woods left the others to proceed alone . April 22. - Being the day after Woods left , they went into the interior about six miles from the coast , and there found a river , which Mr. Walker and Mr. Smith thought was the Kar - pan ( the ...
... Woods left the others to proceed alone . April 22. - Being the day after Woods left , they went into the interior about six miles from the coast , and there found a river , which Mr. Walker and Mr. Smith thought was the Kar - pan ( the ...
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