Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874 |
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... passed over consisted mostly of scrubby sandhills , covered with porcupine - grass , and we passed between some low hills , before we reached the creek ; there was a salt channel , where we struck it , and a long hole of brine ; there ...
... passed over consisted mostly of scrubby sandhills , covered with porcupine - grass , and we passed between some low hills , before we reached the creek ; there was a salt channel , where we struck it , and a long hole of brine ; there ...
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... passed a few clumps of the fine looking casuarinas , which I have before mentioned ; they grow to a height of twenty to twenty - five feet of barrel without a branch , and then spread out into a fine and shady top . They however appear ...
... passed a few clumps of the fine looking casuarinas , which I have before mentioned ; they grow to a height of twenty to twenty - five feet of barrel without a branch , and then spread out into a fine and shady top . They however appear ...
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... passed over several high sandhills . In two miles we met the river again , almost at right angles . I was un- willing to attempt to cross it , on account of its frightful boggy bed ; but , rather than travel several miles roundabout , I ...
... passed over several high sandhills . In two miles we met the river again , almost at right angles . I was un- willing to attempt to cross it , on account of its frightful boggy bed ; but , rather than travel several miles roundabout , I ...
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... passed over the usual red sandhills , covered with porcupine - grass , characteristic of the Finke - country ; we also passed a shallow sheet of rain - water in a large clay - pan , which is a rather rare feature to meet with in this ...
... passed over the usual red sandhills , covered with porcupine - grass , characteristic of the Finke - country ; we also passed a shallow sheet of rain - water in a large clay - pan , which is a rather rare feature to meet with in this ...
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... passing through that town . This range of mountains is composed of red sand- stone , in large or small fragments piled up in the most grotesque shapes . Here and there caves and caverns are to be seen in the sides of the hills . A few ...
... passing through that town . This range of mountains is composed of red sand- stone , in large or small fragments piled up in the most grotesque shapes . Here and there caves and caverns are to be seen in the sides of the hills . A few ...
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Alberga and Mount amongst appeared Baron von Mueller Barrow's Range basin camp Carmichael casuarinas channel cloudy cool course creek cypress-pines December.-Thermometer last night depĂ´t direction distance east encamped ERNEST GILES eucalypts exceedingly expedition February.-Thermometer last night feet fell foot Fragm Friday further gorge Gosse's grass gully hills hopes horizon horses January.-Thermometer last night Lake Amadeus Lake Eyre last night 80 late little creek MacDonnell's Range mallee March.-Thermometer last night Monday morning 68 Mount Olga mountain mulga natives nearly north-west o'clock passed Prodr quantity rain Rawlinson's Range reached region returned ridges River Finke rocks rocky round running sandhills Saturday scrub scrubby seemed shade soon South Australia spot started stony sultry Sunday supply tank thermometer stood three miles Thursday Tietkens timber to-day tracks travelled triodia Tuesday valley wallaby warm waterhole Wednesday