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 73
... moved on towards the sea , requesting Mr. Lushington , when I fired , to follow my course with the men . As I walked a - head , I found the country very rocky , with lofty bare pinnacles standing up every here and there in the forest ...
... moved on towards the sea , requesting Mr. Lushington , when I fired , to follow my course with the men . As I walked a - head , I found the country very rocky , with lofty bare pinnacles standing up every here and there in the forest ...
Page 93
... moved We moved up the ravine in which we were encamped in a nearly due south direction , and , after following this course about a mile , turned up a branch ravine to the left , bearing $ 7 " from the north . The romantic scenery of ...
... moved We moved up the ravine in which we were encamped in a nearly due south direction , and , after following this course about a mile , turned up a branch ravine to the left , bearing $ 7 " from the north . The romantic scenery of ...
Page 156
... moved on horseback , although from the position of my wound , I feared that it was an injudicious mode of conveyance in my state . I was placed upon the pony , and , supported by my comrades , moved onwards to the tent . I cared but ...
... moved on horseback , although from the position of my wound , I feared that it was an injudicious mode of conveyance in my state . I was placed upon the pony , and , supported by my comrades , moved onwards to the tent . I cared but ...
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