The Picture of Australia: Exhibiting New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and All the Settlement's, from the First at Sydney to the Last at the Swan River |
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... passed that excellent and extensive natural harbour , without the least suspicion of its existence . The number of coves or branches into which Port Jackson ramifies is very numerous ; and as the country around is diversified in its ...
... passed that excellent and extensive natural harbour , without the least suspicion of its existence . The number of coves or branches into which Port Jackson ramifies is very numerous ; and as the country around is diversified in its ...
Page 62
... passing Break sea Spit , northwards , the cha- racter of the sea on each coast undergoes a very con- siderable change ; and there is an external ocean for general navigation , and an inner one for coasting trade : the former subject to ...
... passing Break sea Spit , northwards , the cha- racter of the sea on each coast undergoes a very con- siderable change ; and there is an external ocean for general navigation , and an inner one for coasting trade : the former subject to ...
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... passing Half - way Island to the east of the straits , Captain Flinders had a better opportunity of observing the progress of the coral reefs than when he landed on the Barrier upon the east coast . “ This island , " says he , " is ...
... passing Half - way Island to the east of the straits , Captain Flinders had a better opportunity of observing the progress of the coral reefs than when he landed on the Barrier upon the east coast . “ This island , " says he , " is ...
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... passed , the future remnants , being rarely covered , lose their adhesive property ; and remaining in a loose state , form what is usually called a key upon the top of the reef . The new bank is not long in being visited by sea - birds ...
... passed , the future remnants , being rarely covered , lose their adhesive property ; and remaining in a loose state , form what is usually called a key upon the top of the reef . The new bank is not long in being visited by sea - birds ...
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... passing over the comparatively still water within the reefs , the sea and land breezes are very regular . In the winter , that is , during June , July , and August , there are often gales on this coast from the north - east , which are ...
... passing over the comparatively still water within the reefs , the sea and land breezes are very regular . In the winter , that is , during June , July , and August , there are often gales on this coast from the north - east , which are ...
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The Picture of Australia: Exhibiting New Holland, Van Dieman's Land, and All ... Robert Mudie No preview available - 2015 |
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animals appear Australia banks bark barren Bass's Strait birds Botany Bay Breaksea Spit Broken Bay Cape Grim Cape Leeuwin Cape Pillar Cape Van Diemen Cape York Captain Flinders Captain King character climate Cloudy colonists colony colour considerable coral Derwent Diemen's Land discovered discovery distance east coast eastward Edition elevation eucalyptus extent farther feet fertile fish flooded forest fresh water Gulf of Carpentaria habits hills Holland hundred miles inhabitants interior islands kangaroo labour latitude longitude Moreton Bay natives nature navigation nearly north coast north-east North-west Cape northward places Port Jackson portion probably Rain reefs resemblance ridge of mountains rocks sand sandy settlers shore side soil South Wales south-east south-west southward spear species summit surface Swan River Sydney timber tion trees tropical Van Diemen's Land vegetation vessel Vols water divides west coast westward whole Wilson's Promontory wind wood
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Page 32 - ... high as the common tides reach. That elevation surpassed, the future remnants, being rarely covered, lose their adhesive property ; and remaining in a loose state, form what is usually called u key, upon the top of the reef.
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Page 25 - Petrels as we had never seen equalled. There was a stream of from fifty to eighty yards in depth, and of three hundred yards, or more, in breadth; the birds were not scattered but flying as compactly as a free movement of their wings seemed to allow; and during a full hour and a half, this stream of petrels continued to pass without interruption, at a rate little inferior to the swiftness of the pigeon. On the lowest computation I think the number could not have been less than a hundred millions...