The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... Gulf of Carpentaria in the north with the mouth of the Murray in the south . This lowland area may be divided into the northern Artesian Basin and the southern Murray Basin . The artesian basin is the older in origin - for it has been ...
... Gulf of Carpentaria in the north with the mouth of the Murray in the south . This lowland area may be divided into the northern Artesian Basin and the southern Murray Basin . The artesian basin is the older in origin - for it has been ...
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... Gulf of Carpentaria . An initial mistake was made in entrusting the command to Robert O'Hara Burke , an inspector of police , with no qualifications except courage and a certain dash which induced the committee of manage- ment to credit ...
... Gulf of Carpentaria . An initial mistake was made in entrusting the command to Robert O'Hara Burke , an inspector of police , with no qualifications except courage and a certain dash which induced the committee of manage- ment to credit ...
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... Gulf of Carpentaria . The few relics of Burke and Wills which he found were not of much importance , but it was of great consequence that the country tra- versed by him was shown to be for the most part valuable pastoral land . His map ...
... Gulf of Carpentaria . The few relics of Burke and Wills which he found were not of much importance , but it was of great consequence that the country tra- versed by him was shown to be for the most part valuable pastoral land . His map ...
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