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 39
... resembling a small shrimp ( Penæus ) , but having the head covered with a most beautiful pur- ple shield . I kept ... resembles an insect , and has little wings . Further on will be found a sketch of these animals in their expanded state ...
... resembling a small shrimp ( Penæus ) , but having the head covered with a most beautiful pur- ple shield . I kept ... resembles an insect , and has little wings . Further on will be found a sketch of these animals in their expanded state ...
Page 56
... resembling that of a frog ; tail tapering to a point . 1st arm . 26 tentacula attached to the rounded paddle - shaped part of this arm - the centre tentacle more than twice the length of the others . These tentacula were so delicate ...
... resembling that of a frog ; tail tapering to a point . 1st arm . 26 tentacula attached to the rounded paddle - shaped part of this arm - the centre tentacle more than twice the length of the others . These tentacula were so delicate ...
Page 112
... resembling that of the almond , and inside the rind was a shell containing a soft white pulp , in which were placed ... resembles maccaroni ; and upon this bark being soaked in hot water , an agreeable mucilagi- nous drink was produced ...
... resembling that of the almond , and inside the rind was a shell containing a soft white pulp , in which were placed ... resembles maccaroni ; and upon this bark being soaked in hot water , an agreeable mucilagi- nous drink was produced ...
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acalepha amongst animal appeared Australia banks basaltic beach beak to tip beautiful Bernier Island birds BLOWING STONE boat Breadth breakfast Cape Captain caught cave cliffs coast Coles colour Diphya direction distance encampment feet fertile formed Glenelg Glenelg River ground Guanches halted Hanover Bay head hills horses island Kaiber kangaroo land Length from root Length from tip Length of foot lofty Lord Glenelg Lushington Lynher mangroves March miles MOLLUSCA morning mouth moved natives nearly night observed party passed Perth picul ponies Prince Regent's River rain ravine resembling rocks rocky root to tip route Ruston sandstone range sandy Savignon schooner seen Sharks Sharks Bay shells shore side soon southward spear species spot Steep Point stream Swan River Teneriffe tentacula tion tip of beak tip of tail tip of wing trees valley vessel Walker Western Australia whilst wind wooded