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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... moved on . After travelling another mile we found ourselves at the head of a large and picturesque estuary , which lay north and south ; the native path ran along its shores , which were of great richness and beauty , and the estuary ...
... moved on . After travelling another mile we found ourselves at the head of a large and picturesque estuary , which lay north and south ; the native path ran along its shores , which were of great richness and beauty , and the estuary ...
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... moved the party forward ; but they now followed us with loud shouts , whilst those in the distance came running up . I again halted , but they would hold no communication , and when in despair , I again moved the party on , we saw a ...
... moved the party forward ; but they now followed us with loud shouts , whilst those in the distance came running up . I again halted , but they would hold no communication , and when in despair , I again moved the party on , we saw a ...
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... moved rather further from me ; this motion on his part induced me to conceive that he intended to run away ; in which case I could never again have hoped to rejoin the party ; I , therefore , instantly cocked the remaining barrel of my ...
... moved rather further from me ; this motion on his part induced me to conceive that he intended to run away ; in which case I could never again have hoped to rejoin the party ; I , therefore , instantly cocked the remaining barrel of my ...
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