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 55
... rest . As I sat musing alone , the first thought that struck me was , how providentially it happened that we had not fallen in with this river in the season of the floods , as our crossing it then would have been utterly impossible ...
... rest . As I sat musing alone , the first thought that struck me was , how providentially it happened that we had not fallen in with this river in the season of the floods , as our crossing it then would have been utterly impossible ...
Page 104
... rest . The party he left behind having agreed to keep a constant look out on the beach , and hoist concerted signals . For two days after Mr. Walker left them , it ap- pears they wandered about to look for water , and then fished . They ...
... rest . The party he left behind having agreed to keep a constant look out on the beach , and hoist concerted signals . For two days after Mr. Walker left them , it ap- pears they wandered about to look for water , and then fished . They ...
Page 131
... rest how he could knock him down easily . The man seemed uneasy at being detected , but I laughed it off as a joke , which probably it was after all ; but their manner seemed to have changed considerably . When we arrived at the level ...
... rest how he could knock him down easily . The man seemed uneasy at being detected , but I laughed it off as a joke , which probably it was after all ; but their manner seemed to have changed considerably . When we arrived at the level ...
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