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 118
... coast of Australia ; thus at once occupying the most commanding position in Sharks Bay , and one of the most interesting points on that coast ; it is , moreover , the key to a very fine district , which is the only one in that vast ...
... coast of Australia ; thus at once occupying the most commanding position in Sharks Bay , and one of the most interesting points on that coast ; it is , moreover , the key to a very fine district , which is the only one in that vast ...
Page 119
... coast unexplored . The shoals in the vicinity of the mouth of this river , as well as those in the river itself , have many snags upon them ; and on the coast of Ber- nier Island , opposite to the main , we found the remains of large ...
... coast unexplored . The shoals in the vicinity of the mouth of this river , as well as those in the river itself , have many snags upon them ; and on the coast of Ber- nier Island , opposite to the main , we found the remains of large ...
Page 396
... coast tot he northward is sandy , and fronted by sand - hills slightly covered with shrubs . This description of coast continues for nearly twenty miles . In lat . 28 ° 25 ′ is a remarkable white sand patch 274 feet above the sea ...
... coast tot he northward is sandy , and fronted by sand - hills slightly covered with shrubs . This description of coast continues for nearly twenty miles . In lat . 28 ° 25 ′ is a remarkable white sand patch 274 feet above the sea ...
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