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... reached the Bathurst Plains . He made several excursions , with Evans as guide . As a result of the governor's enthusiasm for the country , George Evans was sent on another tour of discovery . On 13 May Evans , accompanied by three men ...
... reached the Bathurst Plains . He made several excursions , with Evans as guide . As a result of the governor's enthusiasm for the country , George Evans was sent on another tour of discovery . On 13 May Evans , accompanied by three men ...
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... reached the head- waters of another river system - the Warrego - but he had not yet found a river which would lead him north . Mitchell remarked at that moment : ' I was at a loss to discover where our supposed northern river would pass ...
... reached the head- waters of another river system - the Warrego - but he had not yet found a river which would lead him north . Mitchell remarked at that moment : ' I was at a loss to discover where our supposed northern river would pass ...
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... reached Flinders's Mount Arden , thirty miles east of north from Port Augusta , where he established a depot at a permanent waterhole . From the mountain he discovered the huge expanse of Lake Torrens ' ... which I distinguished with ...
... reached Flinders's Mount Arden , thirty miles east of north from Port Augusta , where he established a depot at a permanent waterhole . From the mountain he discovered the huge expanse of Lake Torrens ' ... which I distinguished with ...
Contents
The Approach to Australia | 33 |
From Botany Bay to the Blue Mountains 17881813 | 48 |
Land and Sea Expeditions 18131901 | 77 |
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Aboriginal Aboriginal name Adelaide Allan August Baron von Mueller Bass Baudin Bligh boat Bruny D'Entrecasteaux Burke camels camp Canberra Cape Capt Captain Charles coast command Cook Creek Cunningham days later depot discovered east Ernest expedition explorers Eyre Flinders Forrest Frank Lascelles Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig George Giles Gosse Governor Gregory Grey Hill honour horses Hume Island Isle James John Clements John Joseph William John McDouall Joseph William Molesworth journey June King Lachlan Lady Nelson Lake land Landsborough Lawrence Allen Leichhardt Library of Australia Macquarie Matthew McKinlay miles Mitchell Mount National Library Oxley party Phillip Parker Plains Point Port Port Jackson Range reached Reef River rock sailed ship Sir John Sir Thomas Livingstone South Australia Springs Stokes Strait Stuart survey Sydney Tasman Thomas Nicolas Tietkens travelled Van Diemens Land Victoria voyage Warburton waterhole Western Australia Wickham William Christie William Molesworth Winnecke