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 1Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 - Aboriginal Australians |
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Page 188
... March 18. - Throughout the whole of this day the rain poured in torrents , so that the ponies , not- withstanding the goodness of the feed , began again to suffer from cold and exposure to the weather . They were so wild that we could ...
... March 18. - Throughout the whole of this day the rain poured in torrents , so that the ponies , not- withstanding the goodness of the feed , began again to suffer from cold and exposure to the weather . They were so wild that we could ...
Page 397
... March 21. - We were unfortunate in not catching a turtle during the night ; the season for them had , however , now passed away , so that we could only hope to cut off a stray one , which might have lingered behind its fellows . The ...
... March 21. - We were unfortunate in not catching a turtle during the night ; the season for them had , however , now passed away , so that we could only hope to cut off a stray one , which might have lingered behind its fellows . The ...
Page 406
... March , we were very insufficiently clad . March 29. - The weather this morning being very foul , I occupied myself in making a survey of a portion of Dirk Hartog's island , which is of a very barren nature , though rather better than ...
... March , we were very insufficiently clad . March 29. - The weather this morning being very foul , I occupied myself in making a survey of a portion of Dirk Hartog's island , which is of a very barren nature , though rather better than ...
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acalepha amongst animal appeared ascended Australia banks basaltic beach beautiful Bernier Island birds boat breakfast Cape Captain cave circumstances cliffs coast Coles colour course DARLING RANGE Diphya direction distance encampment feet fertile fire formed Gascoyne Glenelg Glenelg River grass ground Guanches halted Hanover Bay head hills horses island Kaiber kangaroo Length from tip lofty Lord Glenelg Lushington Lynher mangroves March miles morning moved natives nearly night observed painted pandanus party passed Perth picul ponies Prince Regent's River racter rain ravine reached remarkable resembling rocks rocky route running Ruston sandstone range sandy schooner seen Sharks Bay shore side soon southward spear species spot started Steep Point stream surf Swan River Teneriffe tentacula tion tip of beak tip of tail tip of wing track trees valley vessel Walker Western Australia whilst wind wooded