History of New South Wales from the Records, Volume 1Charles Potter, 1889 - Australia |
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Page xxx
... formed part of the mainland , as shown on the chart . But this error was detected by Cook before he passed out of the reefs into the open sea . How correctly he had judged the matter may be seen from his statement on the 13th August ...
... formed part of the mainland , as shown on the chart . But this error was detected by Cook before he passed out of the reefs into the open sea . How correctly he had judged the matter may be seen from his statement on the 13th August ...
Page xxxi
... formed the main object of Cook's first voyage was identical with the country then known as New Holland . The great discovery that he had in view had nothing to do with that part of the world . His object was to settle the question ...
... formed the main object of Cook's first voyage was identical with the country then known as New Holland . The great discovery that he had in view had nothing to do with that part of the world . His object was to settle the question ...
Page xl
... formed any opinion of the country as a field for settlement ; and yet there can be no doubt that his mind was full of that idea while he was walking about the shores of Botany Bay . It is equally certain that from the time he returned ...
... formed any opinion of the country as a field for settlement ; and yet there can be no doubt that his mind was full of that idea while he was walking about the shores of Botany Bay . It is equally certain that from the time he returned ...
Page xlii
... formed by Phillip on the shores of Sydney Cove . All the officers on board the First Fleet had read his account of Botany Bay before they left England - it is not difficult to imagine how eagerlyy took up the third volume of Hawkesworth ...
... formed by Phillip on the shores of Sydney Cove . All the officers on board the First Fleet had read his account of Botany Bay before they left England - it is not difficult to imagine how eagerlyy took up the third volume of Hawkesworth ...
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... formed among themselves a civil government , they would necessarily increase , and find occasion for many European commodities ; and it was not to be doubted , that a tract of land such as New Holland , which was larger than the whole ...
... formed among themselves a civil government , they would necessarily increase , and find occasion for many European commodities ; and it was not to be doubted , that a tract of land such as New Holland , which was larger than the whole ...
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