Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 eBook

John Lort Stokes
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 507 pages of information about Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2.

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 eBook

John Lort Stokes
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 507 pages of information about Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2.
Discoveries on Gun Island. 
The Mangrove Islets. 
Singular Sunset. 
Heavy gale. 
Wallaby Islands. 
Flag Hill. 
Slaughter Point. 
Observations of Mr. Bynoe on the Marsupiata. 
General character of the reefs. 
Tidal observations. 
Visit North Island. 
Leave Houtman’s Abrolhos. 
General observations. 
Proceed to Depuch Island. 
Drawings on the rocks. 
Native youth. 
New bird and kangaroo. 
Effects of Mirage. 
Examine coast to the Turtle Isles. 
Geographe Shoals. 
Number of turtles. 
Bedout Island. 
Scott’s Reef. 
Approach to Timor. 
Pulo Douw. 
Scene on entering Coepang Bay. 
Surprise of Swan River native. 
Visit to the Resident. 
His stories. 
Fort Concordia. 
Second visit to the Resident. 
The Timorees. 
Arrive at Pritie. 
Description of the country. 
Muster of the shooting party. 
Success of the excursion. 
The Javanese Commandant. 
Character of the Timorees. 
Dutch settlement in New Guinea. 
Leave Coepang. 
Island of Rottee. 
Tykal Inlet. 
Inhabitants of Polo Douw.

CHAPTER 2.6.

Sail from Rottee. 
Search for shoal. 
Dampier’s Archipelago. 
Examination of coast. 
Strange weather. 
Natives. 
Passage between Delambre and Huiy Islands. 
Proceed to Montebello Isles. 
Description of them. 
Barrow’s Island. 
Tryal Rocks. 
New kangaroo. 
Abundance of turtle. 
New wallaby. 
Sail for Swan River. 
Find Ritchie’s Reef. 
Islands between Barrow’s and North-West Cape. 
Table of soundings. 
Swan River Native. 
Anchor under Rottnest. 
Vocabulary. 
Erect beacons. 
Bad weather. 
Habits of a native dog. 
Geological observations. 
Sail from Swan River. 
Error in position of Cape Naturaliste. 
King George’s Sound. 
Appearance of Bald Head. 
Princess Royal Harbour. 
Origin of settlement. 
Town of Albany. 
Salubrity of climate. 
Excursion into interior. 
Course a kangaroo. 
Pitfalls. 
Herds of kangaroos. 
Rich country. 
The Hay River. 
Return to Albany. 
Departure for South Australia. 
Discover an Island. 
Death of a seaman. 
Position of Neptune Isles. 
Kangaroo, Althorp and Quoin Islands. 
Holdfast Road. 
Adelaide. 
Description of country. 
Governor Gawler’s policy. 
Visit the Port. 
Mr. Eyre’s expedition. 
Hardships of Overlanders. 
Cannibalism. 
Meet Captain Sturt. 
Native schools. 
System of education. 
Sail for Sydney. 
Squalls. 
Error in coast. 
Bass Strait. 
Arrive at Sydney.

CHAPTER 2.7.

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