Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... existence was a phenomenon so strange , that Blumenbach supposed it a planet dropped from the heavens ; and even the distinguished navigators and scientific explorers who so lately have surveyed its coast , and partially penetrated the ...
... existence was a phenomenon so strange , that Blumenbach supposed it a planet dropped from the heavens ; and even the distinguished navigators and scientific explorers who so lately have surveyed its coast , and partially penetrated the ...
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... existence of a continent in the southern ocean , as there are two charts in the British Museum , constructed about the year 1540 , in both of which is rudely delineated a part of the coast line of a great south land ; in one it is named ...
... existence of a continent in the southern ocean , as there are two charts in the British Museum , constructed about the year 1540 , in both of which is rudely delineated a part of the coast line of a great south land ; in one it is named ...
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... existence , and this chiefly by the labour of convicts , who are now sent thither . Many of its early settlers died shortly after landing in want and misery , and hundreds have been ruined by adopting it as their future home . The cli ...
... existence , and this chiefly by the labour of convicts , who are now sent thither . Many of its early settlers died shortly after landing in want and misery , and hundreds have been ruined by adopting it as their future home . The cli ...
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... existence of an evil spirit , which they call " Dibble - dibble , " and propitiate by offerings . Of this evil spirit they have a great dread . They believe he is very powerful , and they attribute to him all diseases or acci- dents ...
... existence of an evil spirit , which they call " Dibble - dibble , " and propitiate by offerings . Of this evil spirit they have a great dread . They believe he is very powerful , and they attribute to him all diseases or acci- dents ...
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... existence by going to either of the colonies , and ending their days there . 4thly . Individuals born in Aus- tralia , or taken there in infancy , arrive at maturity earlier than they would in Eng- land , especially the females ; at ...
... existence by going to either of the colonies , and ending their days there . 4thly . Individuals born in Aus- tralia , or taken there in infancy , arrive at maturity earlier than they would in Eng- land , especially the females ; at ...
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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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