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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 . erous encampment of natives ; and the bonesof bullocks were strewed about in great abundance, plainlyenough shewing the object of the stock-yard, and that of the \Barbers alliance with the aborigines of these parts. Thewhole country was on fire; but although our guide fre-quently drew our attention to recent footmarks, we could notdiscover a single native. We encamped near this stock-yard, beside a lagoon of stillwater, w
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 . erous encampment of natives ; and the bonesof bullocks were strewed about in great abundance, plainlyenough shewing the object of the stock-yard, and that of the \Barbers alliance with the aborigines of these parts. Thewhole country was on fire; but although our guide fre-quently drew our attention to recent footmarks, we could notdiscover a single native. We encamped near this stock-yard, beside a lagoon of stillwater, which was as broad and deep as the main water was nearly on a level with the surface of the sur-rounding country, and was obviously sup])lied fiom the over-flowings of the Nammoy, then at some distance to the west-ward. We caught some small fish, two of them being of arather singular kind, resembling an eel in tlic liead andshape of the tail, although as short in proportion to theirthickness as most other kinds of fish. (Fig. 2. pi. G. page44.)* We found granular felspar in the bank. The pic• For a description of tliis lisli, sec jiote to th. 6. puge Oo. \. ^
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