A bird; probably the leipoa.
6. A beetle.
11. A fish over a quarter-moon; which has been considered to have some
reference to fishing by moonlight.
61. A native dog.
16. A native, armed with spear and wommera, or throwing stick, probably
relating his adventures, which is usually done by song, and accompanied
with great action and flourishing of weapons, particularly when boasting
of his prowess.
20. A duck and a gull.
34. A corrobory, or native dance.
65. A crab.
30. A native in a hut, with portion of the matting with which they cover
their habitations.
67. A kangaroo.
71. Appears to be a bird of prey, having seized upon a kangaroo-rat.
32. Shark and pilot-fish.
COEPANG FROM THE ANCHORAGE.
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PASSING BETWEEN BALD HEAD AND VANCOUVER REEF.
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ENTRANCE OF VAN DIEMEN'S INLET.
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INTERESTING TREE.
BURIAL REACH, FLINDERS RIVER.
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UPWARD VIEW OF HOPE REACH, ALBERT RIVER.
G. Gore, del.
London, Published by T. & W. Boone, 1846.
FIRST VIEW OF THE PLAINS OF PROMISE, ALBERT RIVER.
G. Gore, del.
LAST VIEW OF THE PLAINS OF PROMISE, ALBERT RIVER.
G. Gore, del.
London, Published by T. & W. Boone, 1846.
APPROACH TO PORTLAND BAY.
Cape Nelson, Cape Grant, Lawrence Isles East-North-East nine miles.
DANGEROUS SITUATION OF BEAGLE.
A.J. Mason Sc.
DEVIL'S TOWER.
350 feet high, West, two miles.
KILLING A KANGAROO.
A.J. Mason Sc.
HUMMOCK ISLAND.
Highest part 400 feet, bearing South-East 20 miles.
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JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER 2.1.
Leave Port Essington.
Clarence Strait.
Hope Inlet.
Shoal Bay.
Land for Observations.
Explore a new Opening.
Talc Head.
Port Darwin.
Continue Exploration.
Mosquitoes and Sandflies.
Nature of the Country.
Its parched appearance.
Large ant's nest.
Return to Shoal Bay.
Visit from the Natives.
Remarks.
Their teeth perfect.
Rite of Circumcision.
Observations on the Migrations of the Natives.
Theory of an Inland Sea.
Central Desert.
Salt water drunk by Natives.
Modes of procuring water.
Survey the harbour.
Natives on a raft.
Anecdote.
Bynoe Harbour.
Well.
Brilliant Meteors.
Natives on Point Emery.
Their surprise at the well.
Importance of water.
Anecdote.
Languages of Australia.
Specimens.
Remarks.
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