Adventures in Australia; or, The wanderings of captain Spencer1851 |
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Page v
... fish . -The Cuttle - fish . —The Diodon . - Sea snakes . - Captain Spencer , not gaining strength , determines to go to Australia . - Touches at Timor to take in supplies . - Description of Coëpang . - Excursion ashore . - A hunt ...
... fish . -The Cuttle - fish . —The Diodon . - Sea snakes . - Captain Spencer , not gaining strength , determines to go to Australia . - Touches at Timor to take in supplies . - Description of Coëpang . - Excursion ashore . - A hunt ...
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... Fishes.- ant grass . Spencer desires to go to the interior . - Gum - trees . Large fish . - Birds . - Flying Opossums . - Insects . -Fusanus . —Casuarina . - Dragon - fly . - Sun to the north . - - - Tiger's socks . Mesembryanthemum ...
... Fishes.- ant grass . Spencer desires to go to the interior . - Gum - trees . Large fish . - Birds . - Flying Opossums . - Insects . -Fusanus . —Casuarina . - Dragon - fly . - Sun to the north . - - - Tiger's socks . Mesembryanthemum ...
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... Fishes . - Musical Teredo . - Salsolæ . -Eryngium . - Fruit . - Plants , & c . - Reptiles . - Birds . — Crabs . Kinchela ill - humoured . PAGE 144 176 CHAPTER IX . Spinifex . - Bark of Gum - tree . - Excrescence on tree . - Well ...
... Fishes . - Musical Teredo . - Salsolæ . -Eryngium . - Fruit . - Plants , & c . - Reptiles . - Birds . — Crabs . Kinchela ill - humoured . PAGE 144 176 CHAPTER IX . Spinifex . - Bark of Gum - tree . - Excrescence on tree . - Well ...
Page ix
... Fishing . - Natives . - Painted man.— -Birds . - Man and his wife . -Captain Spencer rescues nets from flames ... fish . - Tortoises.- Birds . - Wind . - Hatchet miss- ing and restored . - Description of sorcerers . - Sorcerers ...
... Fishing . - Natives . - Painted man.— -Birds . - Man and his wife . -Captain Spencer rescues nets from flames ... fish . - Tortoises.- Birds . - Wind . - Hatchet miss- ing and restored . - Description of sorcerers . - Sorcerers ...
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... fish . - The Cuttle - fish . - The Diodon . - Sea snakes . - Cap- tain Spencer , not gaining strength , determines to go to Australia.- Touches at Timor to take in supplies . - Description of Coëpang.— Excursion ashore . - A hunt ...
... fish . - The Cuttle - fish . - The Diodon . - Sea snakes . - Cap- tain Spencer , not gaining strength , determines to go to Australia.- Touches at Timor to take in supplies . - Description of Coëpang.— Excursion ashore . - A hunt ...
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Acacia pendula Adelaide AFRICAN WANDERERS animal appeared arms asked Australia bark beautiful birds black fellow Boccolo boughs boyl-ya bushes cattle caught Charlie chela cliffs cloak cloth Cockatoos coloured companions covered distance Edition Englishman Engravings eyes Fcap feet fire fish flew flowers formed friends George Onslow Gipsy grass Gum-trees hands Harry Burton head heard hills hole horse Hunter River ISAAC TAYLOR Kangaroo killed Kinchela knew laughing leaves legs looked Malays master meal morning mouth natives never night Onslow Opossum party passed pieces pistols plain plenty poor Price proceeded replied returned river round sand saying schooner scrub seemed seen shore shoulders side skin spears spot stick stones stood surprised Swan River tail tain Spencer tarpauling Tiger told took traveller trees Trepang tribe turned walked Wallabies Warrup watched young
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