I Take This Opportunity Of Publicly Expressing My Most Sincere Thanks To
These Gentlemen, For The Generous Assistance They Have Afforded Me On
This Occasion, And For The Warm Interest Which They Have Been Kind Enough
To Take In The Success Of My Approaching Enterprise.
LUDWIG LEICHIJARDT.
SYDNEY,
September 29th, 1846.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I LEAVE THE LAST STATION - FOSSIL REMAINS - DARLING DOWNS - ENTER
THE WILDERNESS - WATERLOO PLAINS - THE CONDAMINE - HEAVY
RAINS - CHARLEY'S MISCONDUCT - MURPHY AND CALEB LOST - KENT'S
LAGOON - COAL - MURPHY AND CALEB FOUND AGAIN.
CHAPTER II PARTY REDUCED BY THE RETURN OF MR. HODGSON AND CALEB - MEET
FRIENDLY NATIVES - NATIVE TOMB - THE DAWSON - VERVAIN
PLAINS - GILBERT'S RANGE - LYND'S RANGE - ROBINSON'S
CREEK - MURPHY'S LAKE - MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY - EXPEDITION
RANGE - MOUNT NICHOLSON - ALDIS'S PEAK - THE BOYD.
CHAPTER III RUINED CASTLE CREEK - ZAMIA CREEK - BIGGE'S MOUNTAIN - ALLOWANCE
OF FLOUR REDUCED - NATIVES SPEAR A HORSE - CHRISTMAS
RANGES - BROWN'S LAGOONS - THUNDER-STORMS - ALBINIA DOWNS - COMET
CREEK - NATIVE CAMP.
CHAPTER IV SWARMS OF COCKATOOS - ALLOWANCE OF FLOUR FURTHER
REDUCED - NATIVE FAMILY - THE MACKENZIE - COAL - NATIVES SPEAKING
A DIFFERENT IDIOM - MOUNT STEWART - BROWN AND MYSELF MISS THE
WAY BACK TO THE CAMP - FIND OUR PARTY AGAIN, ON THE FOURTH
DAY - NEUMAN'S CREEK - ROPER'S PEAK - CALVERT'S PEAK - GILBERT'S
DOME - GREAT WANT OF WATER.
CHAPTER V DIFFERENCE OF SOIL AS TO MOISTURE - PHILLIPS'S
MOUNTAIN - ALLOWANCE OF FLOUR REDUCED AGAIN - HUGHS'S
CREEK - TOMBSTONE CREEK - CHARLEY AND BROWN BECOME UNRULY - THE
ISAACS - NATIVE WOMEN - COXEN'S PEAK AND RANGE - GEOLOGICAL
CHARACTER - CHARLEY REBELS AGAIN AND LEAVES - BROWN FOLLOWS
HIM - BOTH RETURN PENITENT - VARIATIONS OF THE WEATHER - SKULL
OF NATIVE - FRIENDLY NATIVES VISIT THE CAMP.
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