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Page vi
... hills . - Caves like temples .-- Paintings . - Vampire Bats .-- Carved head .-- Kangaroo . -Gouty tree . - Vitex . - Crabs . - Reed .-- Beetles .-- Fire - flies Storm . Provisions collected for journey .-- New grass hat . - A fresh ...
... hills . - Caves like temples .-- Paintings . - Vampire Bats .-- Carved head .-- Kangaroo . -Gouty tree . - Vitex . - Crabs . - Reed .-- Beetles .-- Fire - flies Storm . Provisions collected for journey .-- New grass hat . - A fresh ...
Page vii
... hills . River . — Black Swans . - Zamia . Captain Spencer poisoned by nuts . - Conduct of his companions . - Re- Covers.- -Yams . - Moths . - Peppermint . - Grass - trees . - Natives and dogs come upon Captain Spencer when cleaning arms ...
... hills . River . — Black Swans . - Zamia . Captain Spencer poisoned by nuts . - Conduct of his companions . - Re- Covers.- -Yams . - Moths . - Peppermint . - Grass - trees . - Natives and dogs come upon Captain Spencer when cleaning arms ...
Page viii
... hills . -Wallabies . - Talperos . - Emu . - Emu oil . - Cross the moun- tains . - Flies . - Iguana . - Kinchela's fear of a telescope . - Beau- tiful scenery . -Flowers . -Lake . - Ipomea . - Everlastings . - Nest of Leipoa . - Banksias ...
... hills . -Wallabies . - Talperos . - Emu . - Emu oil . - Cross the moun- tains . - Flies . - Iguana . - Kinchela's fear of a telescope . - Beau- tiful scenery . -Flowers . -Lake . - Ipomea . - Everlastings . - Nest of Leipoa . - Banksias ...
Page ix
... hill tribe . - Warrup and Ugat talk of native customs to their guest . - New sorts of food . -Native manufactures · 222 CHAPTER XI . River overflows . - Different modes of fishing . - Cooking.- Frogs . - Cray - fish . - Tortoises ...
... hill tribe . - Warrup and Ugat talk of native customs to their guest . - New sorts of food . -Native manufactures · 222 CHAPTER XI . River overflows . - Different modes of fishing . - Cooking.- Frogs . - Cray - fish . - Tortoises ...
Page 21
... hills rose abruptly from the level plain , and in the far distance , long lines of dark - looking forest were perceived . Here and there a palm , * dwarfish to Indian eyes , raised its head of fan - like fronds , and tropical monsters ...
... hills rose abruptly from the level plain , and in the far distance , long lines of dark - looking forest were perceived . Here and there a palm , * dwarfish to Indian eyes , raised its head of fan - like fronds , and tropical monsters ...
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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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