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"I didn't go to Landsborough," Cumshaw said after a pause. "I missed my train at Ararat, and so I came on to Great Western. It's much the shorter way. I wish you had known of it before." "I'm all the better pleased you came that way," I told him. "It will help to disorganise the chase." He bent over, picked up a live coal in his bare fingers and applied it to his pipe before replying.
Though no definite statement exists, they passed the night at the latter town, for Cumshaw afterwards told his son that they reached Landsborough about 10.30 the following morning. Beyond Landsborough the track became very trying for the car, and somewhere towards the evening of the second day the machine was hidden away securely in one of the many gullies that abounded in the neighbourhood.
M'Kinlay was most anxious to get to the mouth of the Albert, it being understood that Captain Norman with the steamer Victoria, would there form a depot for the use of the other explorers, Landsborough and Walker, and M'Kinlay's stock of rations was getting perilously low. His attempts to reach the sea were, however, fruitless.
This may or may not be considered a corroboration that the first was Leichhardt's, there being arguments on both sides. From the Barcoo he struck north-west to the Alice, seeing some old horse-tracks, which he thought must be Leichhardt's, but which were probably those of Landsborough and Buchanan.
Bergin, the man in charge of the party, who told Fitzmaurice that he was instructed to mark a direct line to Collingwood, on the Western River, and that he intended going up Thornhill Creek, cross the divide between the Landsborough and Diamantina Rivers, and then run down Jessamine and Mill's Creeks to the Western River, and thence to Collingwood.
Nationality of the first finders of Australia Knowledge of the Malays The bamboo introduced Traces of smallpox amongst the natives in the north-west Tribal rites Antipathy to pork Evidence of admixture in origin Influence of Asiatic civilisation partly visible Coast appearance repelling Want of indigenous food plants Lack of intercourse with other nations Little now left of unexplored country Conclusions respecting various geological formations Extent of continental divisions Development of coastal towns Inducements for population Necessity of the first explorings Pioneer squatters' efforts First Australian-born explorer Desert theory exploded Fertile downs everywhere Want of water apparently insurmountable Heroism of explorers Inexperience of the early settlers Grazing possible Rapid stocking of country The barrenness of the "Great Bight" Sturt, the PENN of Australia Results Mitchell's work Baron von Mueller's researches A salt lake Stuart first man across the continent Burke and Wills' heroism Services of McKinlay and Landsborough John Forrest's journeys Camel expedition by Giles The BRISBANE COURIER expedition Further explorations Stockdale at Cambridge Gulf Carr-Boyd and O'Donnell open good country in Western Australia Work done by explorers Their characteristics Conclusion.
The late William Landsborough first went north to Queensland in 1853. In 1854 Messrs. Landsborough and Ranken formed a station on the Kolan River, between Gayndah and Gladstone, where between bad seasons and blacks they had considerable trouble. In 1856 his exploring career commenced in the district of Broadsound and the Isaacs River.
One of the search parties for Burke and Wills was under William Landsborough, having, through previous explorations, good knowledge of the country; and another, in charge of Frederick Walker, composed of native troopers.
After continued efforts to the south, and the discovery of many tributary creeks, Landsborough, on the 21St of December, found the river which he named the Herbert, one of the most important streams running south, and joining Eyre's Creek. This river has since been re-named by the Queensland Government, in consequence of there being another Herbert River in the territory.
On the VICTORIA coming up, the FIREFLY was repaired sufficiently to serve as a transport. hulk and the party re-embarked; she was taken in tow by the VICTORIA, and safely reached her destination at the mouth of the Albert River, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The VICTORIA, as arranged, remained there to render assistance to Landsborough on his return, and to the Rockhampton search party under Mr.
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