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... Leichhardt had a mystical longing for communion with the heart of the dark continent , a longing for ' death's embrace ' . Burke wanted many things : he wanted glory , he wanted a victory in the heart of the woman he loved , he wanted ...
... Leichhardt had a mystical longing for communion with the heart of the dark continent , a longing for ' death's embrace ' . Burke wanted many things : he wanted glory , he wanted a victory in the heart of the woman he loved , he wanted ...
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... Leichhardt , as well as for country that could be colonized by white men beyond the fringe of scattered settlements along the southwest coast . They set out from Perth on 15 April 1869 , the white men in the best of spirits , determined ...
... Leichhardt , as well as for country that could be colonized by white men beyond the fringe of scattered settlements along the southwest coast . They set out from Perth on 15 April 1869 , the white men in the best of spirits , determined ...
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... Leichhardt east of the source of the Murchison River , but Forrest accepted Governor Weld's suggestion that he look for grazing country in the hinterland of the Great Australian Bight . On 30 March 1870 he set out with three other ...
... Leichhardt east of the source of the Murchison River , but Forrest accepted Governor Weld's suggestion that he look for grazing country in the hinterland of the Great Australian Bight . On 30 March 1870 he set out with three other ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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