The Land and People of AustraliaIntroduces the geography, history, economy, government, culture, and people of the continent "down under." |
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... became a calling place for ships in the South Seas , whalers and sealers , and island traders . Merchants set up businesses . It was a far - distant outpost of civilization and a dissolute one . It did not attain importance until it was ...
... became a calling place for ships in the South Seas , whalers and sealers , and island traders . Merchants set up businesses . It was a far - distant outpost of civilization and a dissolute one . It did not attain importance until it was ...
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... became lower and lower until it was a mere mudhole . The heat was terrific . Sturt wrote afterwards : " The ground was thoroughly heated to a depth of three or four feet . . . under its [ the sun's ] effects every screw in our boxes had ...
... became lower and lower until it was a mere mudhole . The heat was terrific . Sturt wrote afterwards : " The ground was thoroughly heated to a depth of three or four feet . . . under its [ the sun's ] effects every screw in our boxes had ...
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... became ill and had to be carried on a stretcher between two horses . The horses died , the aborigines attacked the party , Stuart became paralyzed and for a time blind . It took the men four months to get back to Adelaide . Their reward ...
... became ill and had to be carried on a stretcher between two horses . The horses died , the aborigines attacked the party , Stuart became paralyzed and for a time blind . It took the men four months to get back to Adelaide . Their reward ...
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CHAPTER PAGE 1 Distances Are Tremendous | 11 |
Land of Living Fossils | 15 |
Trees and Flowers | 18 |
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