Taking it to the edge: Land: 1840s - Darke and Horrocks
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The maritime portion of South Australia |
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Carte generale de la Terre Napoleon [map] |
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The River Murray above Moorundi |
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Bejah searched for water |
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Decision to abandon outfit and collections |
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Wells and Jones leave on side trip |
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Poor camel feed |
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Shallow watercourse seen |
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Saw crows and footprints |
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Six camels reported ill |
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Still some four days from Joanna Springs |
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Some camel feed found |
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A few drops of rain fell |
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The expedition nears Joanna Spring |
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Wells walks 12 miles with a half pint of cold tea |
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Eyre climbs Mount Distance |
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Mt Hopeless is climbed |
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Eyre describes the extent of the salt lake |
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Eyre describes Lake Torrens |
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Eyre decides to turn back |
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Wylie: Edward Eyre's companion |
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Eyre's track in 1840-41 |
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Australian exploring expedition in the scrub |
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The burden of leadership |
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Queen Victoria Springs discovered |
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The explorers had a bath |
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Conflict of interest with another expedition |
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Gibson continues on alone |
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The last day Giles saw Gibson |
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Giles staggers on with a water keg |
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Giles reaches safety after parting from Gibson |
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Giles and Tietkens set out to look for Gibson |
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The search is called off |
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Babbage finds Coulthard's body |
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Separation Well and cache of meat: diary 26 May 18 |
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Insufficient firewood to boil the billy : diary 27 |
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Kilroy returns alone : letter 8 September 1846 |
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Gill sketched the country : letter 8 September 184 |
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Horrocks decides to use a camel : letter 8 Septemb |
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Horrocks sets out with Gill and Kilroy : letter 8 |
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Horrocks terminates the expedition : letter 8 Sept |
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The expedition waits for their gear to dry |
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No rain in night but heavy overcast : diary entry |
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The ridges are big and irregular on top : diary en |
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An excellent harbour is found |
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Field and Pullen each explore the inlet |
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Light again explores the inlet |
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Light begins his search for the harbour |
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Light considers ranges would produce rain |
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Light continues down the coast |
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Patawalonga River discovered |
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Onkaparinga mouth is examined |
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Abundant grass and plentiful water |
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Another channel to the creek discovered |
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The prospects ahead looked good |
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Sturt considers whether to explore the creek |
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Sturt decides to continue to the north |
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The prospect ahead is cheerless |
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The men and horses are exhausted |
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Salt water creek and sand-hills |
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The sand ridges rose higher and higher |
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Symptoms of scurvy among the men |
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Condition of the horses to be considered |
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Spinifex and interminable ridges of sand |
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Sturt turns back from the desert |
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Terra Australis charted |
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Cape Northumberland charted |
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Strangways and Hutchinson set out |
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Currency Creek is discovered |
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The boat is stove in by a snag |
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Hindmarsh Island is named |
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The expedition turns back |
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Night travelling over poor country |
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How to cook a camel |
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A camel foot needs to be boiled for 36 hours |
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Charley locates water |
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Charley is praised for his efforts |
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Warburton barters for fresh meat |
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Emerald Spring discovered |
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Burtt is sent out to link up with Warburton's main |
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Burtt finds a path through the horseshoe lake |
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Lewis describes Lake Eyre as useless |
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Map of Lake Eyre |
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Goyder finds luxuriant grass and an extensive lake |
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Freeling attempts to float a boat |
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Misconceptions of the fertility of the land |
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Hack finds good pastures west of Lake Gairdner |
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Summary of work done |
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Lindsay continues his summary |
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Expedition reaches Skirmish Hill |
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Expedition reaches Moses Creek |
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LA Wells' report of his side trip, 14 to 17 July |
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Wells continues his report of his side trip |
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Camel dies from eating poisonous vegetation |
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Queen Victoria Springs is dried up |
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The search for Bryan |
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Report of an expedition to Lake Alexandrina |
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Geology of country bordering Lake Alexandrina |
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Junction of the supposed Darling with the Murray |
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Planting the flag on the shore of the Indian Ocean |
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Central Mt Stuart |
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Stuart's path is blocked by a marsh |
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The north coast of Australia is reached |
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The flag is raised at Chambers Bay |
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Memorandum on Central Mount Sturt |
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Discovery of Ayers Rock: diary 19 July 1873 |
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The most wonderful natural feature ever seen: diar |
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Ayers Rock |
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McKinlay decides to build a punt |
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The expedition reaches Escape Cliffs |
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McKinlay's route from Adam Bay to the East Alligat |
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Swinden's diary |
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South Australia appears on the world map |
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Stuart's Glandfield Lagoon: diary 25 May 1861 |
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Confrontation with Aboriginal men: diary 26 May 18 |
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Woodforde compelled to fire: diary entry 26 May 18 |
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Stuart continues to search for a path forward |
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Ayers Rock discovered and named |
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Gosse continues his diary |
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Sea mouth of the Murray |
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Junction of the Murray and Lake Alexandrina |
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South Australia at the time of settlement |
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Model handbook for explorers |
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The members of the expedition |
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Objectives of the expedition |
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Starting point for the expedition |
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Previously discovered permanent waters |
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Return route and search for Leichhardt: instructio |
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Tree blazing and mapping instructions |
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Stores, provisions and correspondence |
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Instructions to the second officer and the surveyo |
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Spelling of Aboriginal words |
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Pronunciation of Aboriginal words |
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Report of a voyage from Sydney to Kangaroo Island |
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Water easy to find by digging |
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Abundant fish and a good harbour |
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The island is fertile and well wooded |
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Salt is produced in abundance |
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Climate of Kangaroo Island |
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Aboriginal women taken from the mainland |
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Australia begins to appear on the world map |
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Terra Australis nondum cognita |
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Pacific Ocean |
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James Cook |
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Tasman's ships Zeehaen and Heemskerck |
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Kangaroo Island emu |
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Flinders map of South Australia |
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Westall's view of Kangaroo Island |
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Flinders meets le Geographe |
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Baudin's activities before the meeting |
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Flinders explains his geographical findings |
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Peron claims Terre Napoleon |
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Flinders denies Peron's claims |
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Flinders believes Peron was over-ruled |
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Flinders continues his survey |
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Flinders names Encounter Bay |
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Terre Napoleon |
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Flinders names restored |
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Coastal profiles of South Australia |
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Three explorers set out |
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Walking on a salt lake |
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Australia circumnavigated: General chart of Terra |
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East side of St. Vincents Gulf |
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Special surveys in South Australia |
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Plan of Overland Telegraph Line |
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Water at last |
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36 hours without water |
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Christmas for the explorers |
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Ross reaches Central Mount Stuart |
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On Stuart's tracks |
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Stuart's Central Mt Sturt |
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Ascending Mount Sturt |
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Sir Douglas Mawson |
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Horrocks' Expedition |
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In the Musgrave Ranges |
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Mt Unapproachable or Mt Harris? |
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Aboriginal names or European? |
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Mt Gambier climbed |
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Rivoli Bay surveyed |
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Grey's wallaby |
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Horses are daily weaker |
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Discovery of garnets |
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Explorers dig for water |
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Grave of a white man found |
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McKinlay finds other traces of Burke and Wills |
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Horn expedition at Bagot's Creek |
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Horn expedition finds plenty of water |
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Horn expedition scientific staff well satisfied |
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Grey's route |
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Mackay Expedition map |
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Chart of Cape Jervis |
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Corroberribera |
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Elizabeth Creek |
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Pernatty Creek |
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Coulthard found |
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Pernatty Creek and sand cliffs |
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On Stuart's Creek |
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Emerald Spring |
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Emerald Spring described |
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Lake Torrens country |
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Babbage's map |
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This country is a perfect desert |
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Stuart's route to the Hugh |
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MacDonnell Ranges to Kekwick's Ponds |
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Unknown north |
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Stuart's route to the north |
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Simpson Desert explorations |
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Murat Bay charted |
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Burtt's path through the lake |
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Sandringham Station misplaced on the maps |
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Disruptive camels and dry wells |
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Hay River gum flats |
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Aerial views of the Mulligan and Simpson Desert |
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Sturt's explorations |
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Pass in Rowe's Creek |
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Sir Joseph Banks |
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Chaining over the sandhills to Lake Torrens |
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Jimmy locates water |
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Nature of the interior |
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Sturt seeks an inland sea |
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Sturt's letter to Morphett |
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Sturt recognised by Aboriginal men |
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Sturt means to uncover the interior |
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Has Poole found the inland sea? |
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Eyre's concept of the interior |
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Advantage of Aboriginal guides to explorers |
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Naming of Flinders Ranges |
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Objects of exploration |
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Navigating at sea |
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Navigating on land |
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Daily meteorological observations |
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Incentive to explore Australia |
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Banks suggests Mungo Park to explore Australia |
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Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller |
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The expedition starts out |
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Explorers toast the Queen's birthday |
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Australia must have a great river |
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Mystery of the unknown south coast |
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Flinders' instructions |
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Details of explorations to be recorded |
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Survey Torres Strait |
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The plant cabin |
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Conclusion of Flinders' instructions |
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Elder Exploration Expedition setting out |
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Blazed tree at Mt. Cooper |
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Near Lake Deborah |
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Forrest Rock Hole |
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Creek in the Everard Range |
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Ayers Rock (Uluru), Central Australia |
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Colson's Expedition across the Simpson Desert |
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Bejah and Warrior |
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Aunger drives a Dort across river |
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Ayers Rock |
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Carte generale de la Terre Napoleon |
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The maritime portion of South Australia |
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James Cook |
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Kangaroo Island emu |
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Kangaroo Island emu |
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Channel of Cooper Creek discovered |
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Australia must have a great river |
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Frome's instructions to surveyors |
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Chaining over the sandhills to Lake Torrens |
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Climate of Kangaroo Island |
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Flinders' instructions |
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Condition of the horses to be considered |
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Details of explorations to be recorded |
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Mr. Eyre decides to turn back |
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Mr. Eyre describes Lake Torrens |
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Mr. Eyre describes the extent of the salt lake |
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Eyre's expedition leaves Adelaide |
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Mr. Eyres concept of the interior |
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Mr. Eyres expedition leaves Adelaide |
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Field and Pullen each explore the inlet |
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Horrocks' expedition: letter 8 September 1846 |
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The maritime portion of South Australia |
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Carte generale de la Terre Napoleon |
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Tasman's ships Zeehaen and Heemskerck |
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Terra Australis nondum cognita |
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Pacific Ocean |
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Australia begins to appear on the world map |
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South Australia appears on the world map |
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Australia circumnavigated: General chart of Terra |
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Part of South Australia [cartographic material] |
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Flinders map of South Australia |
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Scene on the Coorung near Lake Albert |
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View from Mount Lofty across the Adelaide Plains |
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Kangaroo Island emu |
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Pass in Rowe's Creek |
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Junction of the supposed Darling with the Murray |
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Nature of the interior |
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The River Murray above Moorundi |
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Salt water creek and sand-hills |
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Sturt recognised by Aboriginal men |
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Map of Captn. Sturt's route from Adelaide into the |
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The River Murray, near Lake Alexandrina |
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The search for Bryan |
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Abundant fish and a good harbour |
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Chart of Cape Jervis |
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Geology of country bordering Lake Alexandrina |
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Greys wallaby |
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Junction of the Murray and Lake Alexandrina |
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Light continues down the coast |
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Mt Hopeless is climbed |
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Report of an expedition to Lake Alexandrina |
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Part of Southern Australia from 132 to 141 degrees |
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Light considers ranges would produce rain |
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Mr. Eyres routes into Central Australia, and overl |
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Research yacht Penola under sail |
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Two of Rymill's dogs |
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De Havilland Fox Moth on the sea ice |
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Map of Graham Land 1928 |
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Climate of Kangaroo Island |
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Eyre climbs Mount Distance |
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Flinders names restored |
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S.E. extremity of South Australia to illustrate Go |
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Lacepede Bay depicted |
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Murat Bay charted |
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South Australia appears on the world map |
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The River Murray, near Lake Alexandrina |
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Wylie: Edward Eyre's companion |
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Flinders names Encounter Bay |
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Diary of Young Bingham Hutchinson |
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Henry Hawson |
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Map shewing the special surveys in South Australia |
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Prewitt's Springs |
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Scene in Adelaide |
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View of Narien Range |
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View of the Gulph [sic] and the Port from the hill |
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Frome Bridge |
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Australia, map featuring SA and the 'horseshoe' |
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Australia, map from surveys made by order of the B |
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Crater of an extinct volcano |
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Encampment |
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Gawler Town |
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Glen Osmond Toll House, near Adelaide |
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Halting Place at the Cavern, Rowe's Creek |
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Hendersons Creek (dry) |
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Narien Range |
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Preparing to start |
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Wallaby Springs |
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Weeping tree |
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Light considers ranges would produce rain |
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Diary of William Webster Hoare |
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Scrapbook of Northern Australia |
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S.A. Northern Pioneers: John McDouall Stuart |
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S.A. Northern Pioneers: F.W. Thring |
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Corroberribera |
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Pernatty Creek and sand cliffs |
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Crater of Mount Schank |
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Sturt's letter to Morphett |
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Sketch of the country north of Mount Remarkable [S |
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Fitzroy Gold Fields, Port Curtis showing the route |
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Plan of the settled districts of South Australia |
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Corroberribera |
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Pernatty Creek and sand cliffs |
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Journal of Edward Dowsett (pages 1-8) |
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Australian exploring expedition in the scrub |
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Cape Northumberland charted |
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Central Mt Stuart |
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Uluru (Ayers Rock) |
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Crater of Mount Schank |
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Journal of Edward Dowsett (pages 9-18) |
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The continent revealed |
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Reedy Creek |
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Black Rock Hills |
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Pass in Rowe's Creek |
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Pass in Rowe's Creek [sketch] |
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Eagle's Nest Hills |
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River near Mount Serle |
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Mr Poole's, Glen Osmond near Adelaide |
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Glen Osmond new road, near Adelaide |
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Pasmore River |
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Ridleys Steam Mill near Adelaide |
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Devil's Glen |
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Mundys Valley, Mount Bryan |
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Drive through the Scrub (Hawker and Henderson) |
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Black Rock Hills depot |
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Part of the Black Rock Hills |
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Distant view of Reaping Hook Hill |
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Smoker's Valley |
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A stormy night in the bush |
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Chase of a kangaroo |
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Bank of South Australia [North Terrace] |
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Rapid Bay (cliffs and coastline) |
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Calypso's Grotto, Rapid Bay |
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Valley of the Inman [River] |
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Rapid Bay |
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Plan of Overland Telegraph Line |
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Flinders map of South Australia |
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Babbage's map |
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Burtt's path through the lake |
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Elizabeth Creek |
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Emerald Spring |
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Emerald Spring described |
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Lake Torrens country |
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On Stuart's Creek |
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Pernatty Creek |
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Pernatty Creek and sand cliffs |
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Walking on a salt lake |
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MacDonnell Ranges to Kekwick's Ponds |
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Memorandum on Central Mount Sturt |
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Planting the flag on the shore of the Indian Ocean |
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Stuart's route to the Hugh |
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Stuart's route to the north |
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Unknown north |
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Charley is praised for his efforts |
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Map of Lake Eyre |
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Model handbook for explorers |
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Getting to know the Antarctic: Discovery's trip |
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Discovery of Ayers Rock [Uluru]: diary 19 July 187 |
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Report from E J Eyre, Feb 1842 |
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Report from E J Eyre, Feb 1842 |
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Hume River (Murray River) discovered |
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Hume and Hovell's marked tree |
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Sturt describes his whaleboat |
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Assistance from Aboriginal peoples |
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Sturt charts the river |
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Murray mouth |
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Junction of the Darling and Murray |
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Barker's expedition |
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Barker Monument, Mt. Barker |
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Gawler's expedition up the Murray |
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Colonel George Gawler |
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Who discovered Lake Alexandrina |
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Public dinner to Mr Hawdon |
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Memorandum on Central Mount Sturt |
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Lacepede Bay depicted |
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From hope to tragedy |
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