A Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia, From Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria
A Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia, From Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria
Wills William John
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His great desire was to reach Carpentaria by the shortest practicable cut, and he incHned to a direct northern course, or to the eastward of north. The committee represented afterwards, as prominently as they could put it, that Mr. Burke was left unshackled on this point, but still suggestions were offered, which a leader naturally considers he is expected to listen to. One of these was, that on leaving Cooper's Creek they should proceed towards Eyre's Creek and Sturt's Farthest (September, 184...5) ; for which I refer the reader to the map. My son could not see the wisdom of this, as Sturt had declared that beyond that point he saw nothing but an impenetrable desert. McDouall Stuart's return Adelaide was also reported, and that he was about to start again : it therefore became a rival race as to who should reach the goal first. With reference to my son's exploration trips during the halt at Cooper's Creek, Mr. Brahe, on his examination before the Eoyal Commission, gave the following particulars : — " We travelled down the creek ; our first camp on Cooper's Creek was Camp 57 ; from some of the first camps Mr.
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