Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1
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- Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete
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1. Front matter2. JOURNALS OF EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY INTO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA AND OVERLAND FROM ADELAIDE TO KING GEORGE'S SOUND IN THE YEARS 1840-1: SENT BY THE COLONISTS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WITH THE SANCTION AND SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT: INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ABORIGINES AND THE STATE OF THEIR RELATIONS WITH EUROPEANS.3. PREFACE.4. CHAPTER I.5. CHAPTER II.6. CHAPTER XVIII. GO BACK WITH A NATIVE—SPEAR STING-RAYS—RECOVER THE BAGGAGE—COLD WEATHER—OVERSEER RECONNOITRES THE CLIFFS—UNFAVOURABLE REPORT—DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO BEST PLANS FOR THE FUTURE—KILL A HORSE FOR FOOD—INJURIOUS EFFECTS FROM MEAT DIET—NATIVE BOYS BECOME DISAFFECTED—THEY STEAL PROVISIONS—NATIVE BOYS DESERT THE PARTY—THEY RETURN ALMOST STARVED—PARTY PROCEED ONWARDS TO THE WESTWARD—CLIFFS OF THE BIGHT—COUNTRY BEHIND THEM—THREATENING WEATHER—MURDER OF THE OVERSEER7. LIST OF PLATES—VOLUME I.8. CHAPTER VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS9. CHAPTER IX. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEM ADOPTED TOWARDS THE NATIVES 45810. Chapter I.11. Chapter II.12. Chapter III.13. Chapter IV.14. Chapter V.15. Chapter VI.16. Chapter VII.17. Chapter VIII.18. Chapter IX.19. Chapter X.20. Chapter XI.21. Chapter XII.22. Chapter XIII.23. Chapter XIV.24. Chapter XV.25. Chapter XVI.26. Chapter XVII.27. Chapter XVIII.28. APPENDIX.29. Chapter I.30. Chapter II.31. Chapter III.32. Chapter IV.33. Chapter V.34. Chapter VI.35. CHAPTER I.36. Chapter II.37. Chapter III.38. Chapter IV.39. Chapter V.40. Chapter VI41. Chapter VII.42. Chapter VIII. EFFECTS OF CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS—ATTEMPTS AT IMPROVEMENT AND CIVILIZATION—ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS—DEFECTS OF THE SYSTEM.43. Chapter IX.