Impressions of Australia Felix, During Four Years Residence in that Colony: Notes of a Voyage Round the World; Australian Poems, &c |
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... Melbourne , for the original picture of the Dance of the Port Phillip Natives , whence the lithograph at the commencement of this volume is taken . Nottingham , February 21 , 1845 . CONTENTS . PAGE JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO VAN DIEMEN'S X ...
... Melbourne , for the original picture of the Dance of the Port Phillip Natives , whence the lithograph at the commencement of this volume is taken . Nottingham , February 21 , 1845 . CONTENTS . PAGE JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO VAN DIEMEN'S X ...
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... Melbourne Collingwood , or New Town - Richmond - Burial Grounds A Colonial Government Land Sale Walk towards the Australian Alps Walk to Western Port and Cape Schanck · PAGE 109 111 115 116 119 120 122 134 To Sir John Franklin , on ...
... Melbourne Collingwood , or New Town - Richmond - Burial Grounds A Colonial Government Land Sale Walk towards the Australian Alps Walk to Western Port and Cape Schanck · PAGE 109 111 115 116 119 120 122 134 To Sir John Franklin , on ...
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... Melbourne and Adelaide 237 No Necessity for the Farmer in Australia Felix 245 Merry Miseries 249 Separation of New South Wales and Australia Felix Homer and Horace read and enjoyed by a Shepherd in Australia Timidity of British ...
... Melbourne and Adelaide 237 No Necessity for the Farmer in Australia Felix 245 Merry Miseries 249 Separation of New South Wales and Australia Felix Homer and Horace read and enjoyed by a Shepherd in Australia Timidity of British ...
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... Melbourne 299 Progress of Discovery 299 Extent of Australia Felix 306 Brief Snatches of Letters 312 Our Mother's Grave Hurrah for England ! THE RETURN VOYAGE A Funeral at Sea The Soldier finds a Seaman's Grave 318 335 336 344 345 A ...
... Melbourne 299 Progress of Discovery 299 Extent of Australia Felix 306 Brief Snatches of Letters 312 Our Mother's Grave Hurrah for England ! THE RETURN VOYAGE A Funeral at Sea The Soldier finds a Seaman's Grave 318 335 336 344 345 A ...
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... Melbourne . On the river , our boat was ready whenever we had errands into the town , or excursions up or down the Yarra , many of which we pleasantly made . Nothing could be more delightful than our exploring expeditions by land and by ...
... Melbourne . On the river , our boat was ready whenever we had errands into the town , or excursions up or down the Yarra , many of which we pleasantly made . Nothing could be more delightful than our exploring expeditions by land and by ...
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