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 96
... nearly choked up with mangroves . On returning to them , I found Mustard somewhat better ; to our annoy- ance , however , heavy rain set in , accompanied by thunder and lightning ; and as we had no shelter but what some overhanging ...
... nearly choked up with mangroves . On returning to them , I found Mustard somewhat better ; to our annoy- ance , however , heavy rain set in , accompanied by thunder and lightning ; and as we had no shelter but what some overhanging ...
Page 97
... nearly covered with lofty isolated sandstone pillars of the most grotesque and fantastic shapes , from which the imagination might easily have pictured to itself forms equally singular and amusing . In one place was a regular unroofed ...
... nearly covered with lofty isolated sandstone pillars of the most grotesque and fantastic shapes , from which the imagination might easily have pictured to itself forms equally singular and amusing . In one place was a regular unroofed ...
Page 336
... nearly right a - head , and a heavy head sea , and about half a ton of stores in each of the boats , it was no very envi- able position that we were in ; but anything appeared preferable to dying of thirst on Bernier Island ; my dislike ...
... nearly right a - head , and a heavy head sea , and about half a ton of stores in each of the boats , it was no very envi- able position that we were in ; but anything appeared preferable to dying of thirst on Bernier Island ; my dislike ...
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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