. The Land of the Lyre bird; a story of early settlement in the great forest of south Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardship of its early explorers and prospectors; also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement, and development of the country . of folloAved McDonalds Track to Murdochs store, then Avent throughMessrs. Nicholas and Watts selections to Mr. AV. Langhams original home-stead. Avhere we were Aery hospitably entertained at dinner. From there theonly other sign of civili
. The Land of the Lyre bird; a story of early settlement in the great forest of south Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardship of its early explorers and prospectors; also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement, and development of the country . of folloAved McDonalds Track to Murdochs store, then Avent throughMessrs. Nicholas and Watts selections to Mr. AV. Langhams original home-stead. Avhere we were Aery hospitably entertained at dinner. From there theonly other sign of civilisation was Mr. Eccles* camp. On leaving this Aveentered the large coal reserAes. Avhich included Korumburra. at that timedense bush, and airived at Coal Creek (Silkstone) bridge. tAvo logs Avithtree ferns for decking, and it being dark Ave camped there for the Avere a couple of forked sticks on each side of the bridge, and byplacing a couple of hazel poles across them the horses Avere preAented fromgetting back. Their food consisted of ])]anketAvood and hazel leaAes, andwiregrass. of Avhich there Avas abundance. This spot had evidently been usedbefore for camping, as close to the bridge there Avere four large forked sticksstuck in the grounrl Avith cross pieces laid on them, and fern fronds on the PACK-TRACKS AXi) PACKING. 63. A IlONEEKS IJKIlXiE. top for a roof, aiui under this ^we camped for ihe night. Next morning weresumed our journey along the original track cleared by Smveyor Whitelawmany years previously, and ^Yhich Ave had followed after leaving Mr. Ecclesselection. The track was much overgrown, and in many places we had tocut our way through. After a time we emerged upon a plain known thenas AMiitelaws phiin. close to Messrs. McXaughton and Langhams ])i-esentholdings at Kcuumhurra South, and made across it for two liees wliichconstituted an arcli on ihe opposite side. I^rom there on there was only ablazed track through the open messmate timber, which we had
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