Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia; with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales . es with the leaves still upon them,marked the effects of some violent and recent storm. We de-scended to a beautiful valley of considerable extent, wateredby Pages river, which rises in the main range. We reachedthe banks of this stream at four p. m., and encamped ona fine flat. The extremities from the mountains on the north,descend in long and gradual slopes, and are well coveredwith grass. This was already eaten short
Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia; with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales . es with the leaves still upon them,marked the effects of some violent and recent storm. We de-scended to a beautiful valley of considerable extent, wateredby Pages river, which rises in the main range. We reachedthe banks of this stream at four p. m., and encamped ona fine flat. The extremities from the mountains on the north,descend in long and gradual slopes, and are well coveredwith grass. This was already eaten short by sheep. Twobabbling brooks water the flat, at the part where we pitchedour tents, and which is opposite to Whalans station ; one ofthese being the river Page, or Macqueens River ; theother known only as the creek. The space between themis flat, and apparently consists of a soil of excellent qua-lily. Th(! heat of the day was excessive, the thermometer80° at sunset. fJec. 4.—Mount Murulla a remarkaljle cone of the CH. MOUNT MURULLA. 25 Liverpool range, and being visible from Warrawolong, isconsequently an important point in the general survey of
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