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In the evening, the men went out with their guns, and M'Leay and I walked to the rear of the camp, to consult undisturbed as to the moat prudent measures to be adopted, under our embarrassing circumstances. The men were completely sunk. We were still between eighty and ninety miles from Pondebadgery, in a direct line, and nearly treble that distance by water.
O'Brien Yass Plains Hill of Pouni Path of a hurricane Character of the country between Underaliga and the Morumbidgee Appearance of that river Junction of the Dumot with it Crossing and recrossing Geological character and general aspect of the country Plain of Pondebadgery Few natives seen. The expedition which traversed the marshes of the Macquarie, left Sydney on the 10th day of Nov. 1828.
Valley of the Murray Its character and capabilities Laborious progress up the river Accident to the boat Perilous collision with the natives Turbid current of the Rufus Passage of the Rapids Assisted by the natives Dangerous intercourse with them Re-enter the Morumbidgee Verdant condition of its banks Nocturnal encounter with the natives Interesting manifestation of feeling in one family Reach the spot where the party had embarked on the river Men begin to fail entirely Determine to send two men forward for relief Their return Excursion on horseback Reach Pondebadgery Plain, and meet the supplies from the colony Cannibalism of the natives Return to Sydney Concluding remarks.
O'Brien Yass Plains Hill of Pouni Path of a hurricane Character of the country between Underaliga and the Morumbidgee Appearance of that river Junction of the Dumot with it Crossing and recrossing Geological character and general aspect of the country Plain of Pondebadgery Few natives seen.
It is deeply to be regretted that this noble river should exist at such a distance from the capital as to be unavailable. During our stay on the Pondebadgery Plain, the men caught a number of codfish, as they are generally termed, but which are, in reality, a species of perch. The largest weighed 40lb. but the majority of the others were small, not exceeding from six to eight.
Behind the line of gum-trees, the river suddenly sweeps away to the south, and forms a deep bight of seven miles, when, bearing up again to the N.W. it meets some hills about 10 miles to the W.N.W. of the plain, thus encircling a still more extensive space, that for richness of soil, and for abundance of pasture, can nowhere be excelled; such, though on a smaller scale, are all the flats that adorn the banks of the Morumbidgee, first on one side and then on the other, as the hills close in upon them, from Juggiong to Pondebadgery.
Such is the general landscape from the centre of Pondebadgery Plain.
Valley of the Murray Its character and capabilities Laborious progress up the river Accident to the boat Perilous collision with the natives Turbid current of the Rufus Passage of the Rapids Assisted by the natives Dangerous intercourse with them Re-enter the Morumbidgee Verdant condition of its banks Nocturnal encounter with the natives Interesting manifestation of feeling in one family Reach the spot where the party had embarked on the river Men begin to fail entirely Determine to send two men forward for relief Their return Excursion on horseback Reach Pondebadgery Plain, and meet the supplies from the colony Cannibalism of the natives Return to Sydney Concluding remarks.
Such is the general landscape from the centre of Pondebadgery Plain.
We returned to the camp at midnight. On the following morning we left our station before Hamilton's Plains. We reached Pondebadgery on the 28th, and found Robert Harris, with a plentiful supply of provisions. He had everything extremely regular, and had been anxiously expecting our return, of which he at length wholly despaired.
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