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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... seen in the southern por- tion of this continent . For the first five miles we traversed scrubby stony hills , thickly wooded with banksia trees ; but the limestone here again cropped out , and we entered a very fertile valley , running ...
... seen in the southern por- tion of this continent . For the first five miles we traversed scrubby stony hills , thickly wooded with banksia trees ; but the limestone here again cropped out , and we entered a very fertile valley , running ...
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... SEEN - DIFFICULTY of urgING THE PARTY FORWARD THE BOWES RIVER - NATIVE HUTS - THE VIC- TORIA RANGE AND DISTRICT - THE BULLER RIVER - THE CHAPMAN RIVER - SEARCH FOR A MISSING MAN SCENE WITH NATIVES - RETURN OF PARTY FROM SEARCH - THE MAN ...
... SEEN - DIFFICULTY of urgING THE PARTY FORWARD THE BOWES RIVER - NATIVE HUTS - THE VIC- TORIA RANGE AND DISTRICT - THE BULLER RIVER - THE CHAPMAN RIVER - SEARCH FOR A MISSING MAN SCENE WITH NATIVES - RETURN OF PARTY FROM SEARCH - THE MAN ...
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... seen paddling about in a swamp , slapping themselves to kill the mosquitoes and sandflies , and every now and then plunging their arms down into the mud , and dragging forth their prey . I have often seen them with ten or twelve pounds ...
... seen paddling about in a swamp , slapping themselves to kill the mosquitoes and sandflies , and every now and then plunging their arms down into the mud , and dragging forth their prey . I have often seen them with ten or twelve pounds ...
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aborigines amongst animals antennæ appeared APPENDIX beach beneath body boyl-yas brown bush Capt caught Champion Bay circumstances coast colony colour continent dark direction distance district elytra Europeans eyes female fire fish forest genus George Grey Gould Gray Ann hairs Halmaturus halted head hills Hist Holland Imbat Inhab insects Kaiber kangaroo King George's Sound legs length margin Miago miles Moore River moved native path nearly Ogilby onwards Overlanders party Peerat Perth portion round savage scales Scarites Scincus Scotophilus seen settlers Sharks Bay shew shields side songs South Australia spear species specimens spines spot Swan River Taal-wurt tail thorax tibiæ Tiliqua tion tree valley Van Diemen's Land walked Walker Western Australia whilst wings wives women wood yellowish young Zool