. Across Australia . Jlir \\r\\ is lakt-n fruni a \>\\ ]iill nn Uu- ea^L silu ^f ilie Aallcy, across \\lii(li ran lie seen llic i^iurniril masses \ i^ranilr );; ilie \-\\ rani^e. ,>>#v-^, liA\KMuRT Tile saiidstMnf hills are >een in the backgrijund. XV BARROW CREEK TO TENNANT CREEK 361 two strangers further away, while our two terriers wereon the qui vive, and not at all satisfied with the looks ofthe latter. They were splendid little watchers, and had acordial dislike to any strange animals, human or other-wise. For the next two days there was nothing to be ■ seensa
. Across Australia . Jlir \\r\\ is lakt-n fruni a \>\\ ]iill nn Uu- ea^L silu ^f ilie Aallcy, across \\lii(li ran lie seen llic i^iurniril masses \ i^ranilr );; ilie \-\\ rani^e. ,>>#v-^, liA\KMuRT Tile saiidstMnf hills are >een in the backgrijund. XV BARROW CREEK TO TENNANT CREEK 361 two strangers further away, while our two terriers wereon the qui vive, and not at all satisfied with the looks ofthe latter. They were splendid little watchers, and had acordial dislike to any strange animals, human or other-wise. For the next two days there was nothing to be ■ seensave mulga scrub, with sometimes miles of spear grass,growing to a height of eight or ten feet, and endlessred ant hills. We had once more left Chance and thewagon behind, and, on the evening of the second day,camped at a Government well. As soon as ever we haddrawn water and filled the trough for our horses hundredsof little, light-coloured diamond sparrows came twitter-ing in from all directions. They were perfectly tame,and perched in crowds on the edge of the trough whilewe stood and watched them enjoying themselves. Thenup flew some l
Size: 2354px × 1062px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectethnolo, bookyear1912
