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Explorations in Australia

CHAPTER 3
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Found plenty of water by digging.

This is a poor place for the horses: intend making a flying trip to the North-East to-morrow.

By meridian altitude of sun and Arcturus, camp is in latitude 32 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds south, and longitude 124 degrees 25 minutes east.
3rd.
Started with my brother and Billy to examine the country to the North-East, and travelled in about a North-East direction for twenty-five miles over very level country, but in many places most beautifully grassed.

We camped on a splendid flat, without water.
A VIEW OF THE SEA.
4th.
Started at dawn and travelled in a southerly direction for nine miles, when we found a rock water-hole containing one gallon, and had breakfast.
Continuing for four miles, we reached the cliffs, which fell perpendicularly into the sea, and, although grand in the extreme, were terrible to gaze from.

After looking very cautiously over the precipice, we all ran back quite terror-stricken by the dreadful view.


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