VOLUME I.
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CHAPTER I
CHARACTER OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT OF ITS RIVERS PECULIARITY OF THE DARLING SUDDEN FLOODS TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT CHARACTER OF THE MURRAY ITS PERIODICAL RISE BOUNTY OF PROVIDENCE GEOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE TWO RIVERS OBSERVATIONS RESULTS SIR THOMAS MITCHELL'S JOURNEY TO THE DARLING ITS JUNCTION WITH THE MURRAY ANECDOTE OF MR. SHANNON CAPTAIN GREY'S EXPEDITION CAPTAIN STURT'S JOURNEY MR. EYRE'S SECOND EXPEDITION VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE MR. OXLEY'S OPINIONS STATE OF THE INTERIOR IN 1828 CHARACTER OF ITS PLAINS AND RIVERS JUNCTION OF THE DARLING FOSSIL BED OF THE MURRAY FORMER STATE OF THE CONTINENT THEORY OF THE INTERIOR.
CHAPTER II
PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE ARRIVAL AT MOORUNDI NATIVE GUIDES NAMES OF THE PARTY SIR JOHN BARROW'S MINUTE REPORTS OF LAIDLEY'S PONDS CLIMATE OF THE MURRAY PROGRESS UP THE RIVER ARRIVAL AT LAKE BONNEY GRASSY PLAINS CAMBOLI'S HOME TRAGICAL EVENTS IN THAT NEIGHBOURHOOD PULCANTI ARRIVAL AT THE RUFUS VISIT TO THE NATIVE FAMILIES RETURN OF MR. EYRE TO MOORUNDI DEPARTURE OF MR. BROWNE TO THE EASTWARD.
CHAPTER III
MR. BROWNE'S RETURN HIS ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY CHANGE OF SCENE CONTINUED RAIN TOONDA JOINS THE PARTY STORY OF THE MASSACRE LEAVE LAKE VICTORIA ACCIDENT TO FLOOD TURN NORTHWARDS CROSS TO THE DARLING MEET NATIVES TOONDA'S HAUGHTY MANNER NADBUCK'S CUNNING ABUNDANCE OF FEED SUDDEN FLOODS BAD COUNTRY ARRIVAL AT WILLIORARA CONSEQUENT DISAPPOINTMENT PERPLEXITY MR. POOLE GOES TO THE RANGES MR. BROWNE'S RETURN FOOD OF THE NATIVES POSITION OF WILLIORARA.
CHAPTER IV
TOONDA'S TRIBE DISPOSITION OF THE NATIVES ARRIVAL OF CAMBOLI HIS ENERGY OF CHARACTER MR. POOLE'S RETURN LEAVE THE DARLING REMARKS ON THAT RIVER CAWNDILLA THE OLD BOOCOLO LEAVE THE CAMP FOR THE HILLS REACH A CREEK WELLS TOPAR'S MISCONDUCT ASCEND THE RANGES RETURN HOMEWARDS EAVE CAWNDILLA WITH A PARTY REACH PARNARI MOVE TO THE HILLS JOURNEY TO N. WEST HEAVY RAINS RETURN TO CAMP MR. POOLE LEAVES LEAVE THE RANGES DESCENT TO THE PLAINS MR. POOLE'S RETURN HIS REPORT FLOOD'S CREEK AQUATIC BIRDS RANGES DIMINISH IN HEIGHT.
CHAPTER V
NATIVE WOMEN SUDDEN SQUALL JOURNEY TO THE EASTWARD VIEW FROM MOUNT LYELL INCREASED TEMPERATURE MR. POOLE'S RETURN HIS REPORT LEAVE FLOOD'S CREEK ENTANGLED IN THE PINE FOREST DRIVE THE CATTLE TO WATER EXTRICATE THE PARTY STATE OF THE MEN MR. POOLE AND MR. BROWNE LEAVE THE CAMP PROCEED NORTHWARDS CAPT. STURT LEAVES FOR THE NORTH RAPID DISAPPEARANCE OF WATER MUDDY CREEK GEOLOGICAL FORMATION GYPSUM PUSH ON TO THE RANGES RETURN TO THE CREEK AGAIN ASCEND THE RANGES FIND WATER BEYOND THEM PROCEED TO THE W.N.W. RETURN TO THE RANGES ANTS AND FLIES TURN TO THE EASTWARD NO WATER RETURN TO THE CAMP MR. POOLE FINDS WATER MACK'S ADVENTURE WITH THE NATIVES MOVE THE CAMP.
CHAPTER VI
THE DEPOT FURTHER PROGRESS CHECKED CHARACTER OF THE RANGES JOURNEY TO THE NORTH-EAST RETURN JOURNEY TO THE WEST RETURN AGAIN PROCEED TO THE NORTH INTERVIEW WITH NATIVES ARRIVE AT THE FARTHEST WATER THE PARTY SEPARATES PROGRESS NORTHWARDS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SUFFERINGS OF THE HORSE CROSS THE 28TH PARALLEL REJOIN MR. STUART JOURNEY TO THE WESTWARD CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY FIND TWO PONDS OF WATER THE GRASSY PARK RETURN TO THE RANGE EXCESSIVE HEAT A SINGULAR GEOLOGICAL FEATURE REGAIN THE DEPOT.
CHAPTER VII
MIGRATION OF THE BIRDS JOURNEY TO THE EASTWARD FLOODED PLAINS NATIVE FAMILY PROCEED SOUTH, BUT FIND NO WATER AGAIN TURN EASTWARD STERILE COUNTRY SALT LAGOON DISTANT HILLS TO THE EAST RETURN TO THE CAMP INTENSE HEAT OFFICERS ATTACKED BY SCURVY JOURNEY TO THE WEST NO WATER FORCED TO RETURN ILLNESS OF MR. POOLE VISITED BY A NATIVE SECOND JOURNEY TO THE EASTWARD STORY OF THE NATIVE KITES AND CROWS ERECT A PYRAMID ON MOUNT POOLE PREPARATIONS FOR A MOVE INDICATIONS OF RAIN INTENSE ANXIETY HEAVY RAIN MR. POOLE LEAVES WITH THE HOME RETURNING PARTY BREAK UP THE DEPOT MR. POOLE'S SUDDEN DEATH HIS FUNERAL PROGRESS WESTWARD THE JERBOA ESTABLISHMENT OF SECOND DEPOT NATIVE GLUTTONY DISTANT MOUNTAINS SEEN REACH LAKE TORRENS EXAMINATION OF THE COUNTRY N.W. OF IT RETURN TO THE DEPOT VISITED BY NATIVES PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE AGAIN INTO THE NORTH-WEST INTERIOR.
CHAPTER VIII
LEAVE THE DEPOT FOR THE NORTH-WEST SCARCITY OF WATER FOSSIL LIMESTONE ARRIVE AT THE FIRST CREEK EXTENSIVE PLAINS SUCCESSION OF CREEKS FLOODED CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY POND WITH FISH STERILE COUNTRY GRASSY PLAINS INTREPID NATIVE COUNTRY APPARENTLY IMPROVES DISAPPOINTMENTS WATER FOUND APPEARANCE OF THE STONY DESERT NIGHT THEREON THE EARTHY PLAIN HILLS RAISED BY REFRACTION RECOMMENCEMENT OF THE SAND RIDGES THEIR UNDEVIATING REGULARITY CONJECTURES AS TO THE DESERT RELATIVE POSITION OF LAKE TORRENS CONCLUDING REMARKS.
CHAPTER IX
FLOOD'S QUICK SIGHT FOREST FULL OF BIRDS NATIVE WELL BIRDS COLLECT TO DRINK DANGEROUS PLAIN FLOOD'S HORSE LOST SCARCITY OF WATER TURN NORTHWARD DISCOVER A LARGE CREEK BRIGHT PROSPECTS SUDDEN DISAPPOINTMENT SALT LAGOON SCARCITY OF WATER SALT WATER CREEK CHARACTER OF THE INTERIOR FORCED TO TURN BACK RISK OF ADVANCING THE FURTHEST NORTH RETURN TO AND EXAMINATION OF THE CREEK PROCEED TO THE WESTWARD DREADFUL COUNTRY JOURNEY TO THE NORTH AGAIN FORCED TO RETURN NATIVES STATION ON THE CREEK CONCLUDING REMARKS.