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Explorations in Australia

CHAPTER 5
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They had been over fifty miles from camp East-South-East, and had passed over some good feeding country, but had not found a drop of water.

They and their horses had been over thirty hours without water.
14th (Sunday).
The natives did not return to the attack last night.

In looking round camp we found the traces of blood, where one of the natives had been lying down.

This must have been the foremost man, who was in the act of throwing his spear, and who urged the others on.

Two therefore, at least, are wounded, and will have cause to remember the time they made their murderous attack upon us.


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