Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... considerable distance inland . In the fol- lowing year he succeeded in finding a practi- cable road , known as Cunningham's Pass , across the rugged mountain - chain that divides Moreton Bay and Darling Downs . In 1828 , Captain Sturt ...
... considerable distance inland . In the fol- lowing year he succeeded in finding a practi- cable road , known as Cunningham's Pass , across the rugged mountain - chain that divides Moreton Bay and Darling Downs . In 1828 , Captain Sturt ...
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... considerable time from washing ; and religiously avoid mentioning the name of the deceased . Some tribes bury their dead , some burn them , and others place the corpse in a wicker cover- ing , which they suspend from the boughs of trees ...
... considerable time from washing ; and religiously avoid mentioning the name of the deceased . Some tribes bury their dead , some burn them , and others place the corpse in a wicker cover- ing , which they suspend from the boughs of trees ...
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... of the mother for a considerable period . Of kangaroos there are several varieties . The forester is the largest , standing six feet high , and weighing from 100lbs . to 140lbs . ; the brush is about the size of a sheep ; 34 AUSTRALIA.
... of the mother for a considerable period . Of kangaroos there are several varieties . The forester is the largest , standing six feet high , and weighing from 100lbs . to 140lbs . ; the brush is about the size of a sheep ; 34 AUSTRALIA.
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... considerable quantity of tannin , and is largely exported . Rose or violet wood , from which many of the aboriginal tribes make their spears , closely resembles lance wood in grain and texture , and is made up into shafts for gigs , and ...
... considerable quantity of tannin , and is largely exported . Rose or violet wood , from which many of the aboriginal tribes make their spears , closely resembles lance wood in grain and texture , and is made up into shafts for gigs , and ...
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... considerably . The scorching blasts are succeeded by a wind from the southward , and the change is inost sudden and violent . It generally occurs about four o'clock , P.M .: a gale from the south comes rushing on , when the opposing ...
... considerably . The scorching blasts are succeeded by a wind from the southward , and the change is inost sudden and violent . It generally occurs about four o'clock , P.M .: a gale from the south comes rushing on , when the opposing ...
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Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
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