... Journal of the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1896-7: Equipped at the Request and Expense of Albert F. Calvert, Esq., F. R. G. S., London, for the Purpose of Exploring the Remaining Blanks of Australia ... |
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acacia bearing North bearing of North Bejah bloodwoods bronzewing pigeons buckets bushes camel feed camels chains clay-pans claypan crossed depôt desert gums direction drift sand East eighteen 18 Ernest Giles eucalyptus feet fifteen 15 Fitzroy River flats fourteen 14 Friday Geraldton granulite grass herbage high sandridge hill hole Joanna Spring Jones Keartland kegs lagoon lake Lake Augusta Latitude at camp Leichardt trees limestone mallee miles distant miles for day Monday morning mulga mulga-clothed Mullewa night nine 9 Noonkanbah North-East North-West outcrops passed patches pigeons porcupine flats quandong quartzite range red sandridges redunca returned to camp ridges rock-hole saltbush samphire sandstone Sandy Saturday seen sixteen 16 soakage South spot Sunday tea-tree thirteen 13 Thursday to-day tracks of natives Trainor Travelled for day travertine Tuesday twelve 12 twenty 20 valley walked water-hole wattle wattle-bush Wednesday whilst