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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... of getting unwilling men , to move by persuasions and entreaties , was harassing in the extreme , and indeed had so agitated me that the night had nearly worn away ere I closed my eyes.- The rich flats we were on to - day have ...
... of getting unwilling men , to move by persuasions and entreaties , was harassing in the extreme , and indeed had so agitated me that the night had nearly worn away ere I closed my eyes.- The rich flats we were on to - day have ...
Page 167
... of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841 George Grey. NATURAL HISTORY . 167 similar to one which we caught on July 1st , 1840 . Those we caught to - day were scarcely 0.05 in . in diameter . They unfolded ...
... of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841 George Grey. NATURAL HISTORY . 167 similar to one which we caught on July 1st , 1840 . Those we caught to - day were scarcely 0.05 in . in diameter . They unfolded ...
Page 177
... of the eel - like fish , two or three shrimps , a new species of dypha , various kinds of crabs , and a large species of Physalis , were caught to - day . August 25. - Caught various kinds of crabs , some minute shells , and a small ...
... of the eel - like fish , two or three shrimps , a new species of dypha , various kinds of crabs , and a large species of Physalis , were caught to - day . August 25. - Caught various kinds of crabs , some minute shells , and a small ...
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