 | John McDouall Stuart - Australia - 1864 - 592 pages
...north of the Adelaide. I did not inform any of the party, except Thring and Auld, that I was so near to the sea, as I wished to give them a surprise on reaching...much smaller and more like scrub, showing that we are nearing the sea. At eight miles and a half came upon a broad valley of black alluvial soil covered... | |
 | Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. South Australian Branch - Australia - 1886 - 1090 pages
...order to make the sea coast as soon as possible, which I suppose to be distant about 8A miles. ... I did not inform any of the party, except Thring and...occasionally, also some flats of black alluvial soil. At 8^ miles came up in a broad valley of black alluvial soil, covered with long grass. From this I... | |
 | History - 1919 - 236 pages
...north of the Adelaide. I did not inform any of the party except Thring and Auld, that I was so near to the sea, as I wished to give them a surprise on reaching...much smaller and more like scrub, showing that we are nearing the sea. At eight miles and a half came upon a broad valley of black alluvial soil, covered... | |
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... which I suppose to be distant about eight miles and a half, as soon as possible; by this I hope to avoid the marsh. I shall travel along the beach to the north of the Adelaide. I did not inform any of the party except Thring and Auld, that I was so... 