The Discovery and Exploration of Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River (1799-1823).George Mackaness D. S. Ford, 1956 - Australia Consists of extracts from journals of Cook, Flinders, Bingle, Edwardson, Oxley & Uniacke; brief contacts with natives. |
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