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Explorations in Australia 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2.-From Perth to Adelaide, around the great Australian bight. 3.-From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia.

by Baron John Forrest Forrest

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London: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, LOW, & SEARLE, CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET. 1875. - LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST JOHN'S SQUARE.

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EXPLORATIONS IN AUSTRALIA: - 1. EXPLORATIONS IN SEARCH OF DR. LEICHARDT AND PARTY. - 2. FROM PERTH TO ADELAIDE, AROUND THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT. - 3. FROM CHAMPION BAY, ACROSS THE DESERT TO THE TELEGRAPH AND TO ADELAIDE. - WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE CONDITION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. - BY JOHN FORREST, F.R.G.S. - ILLUSTRATIONS BY G.F. ANGAS.

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CHAPTER 1.

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CHAPTER 2. - FIRST EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF LEICHARDT.

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CHAPTER 3. - SECOND EXPEDITION. FROM PERTH TO ADELAIDE, ROUND THE GREAT BIGHT.

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CHAPTER 4. - RECEPTION AT ADELAIDE AND RETURN TO PERTH.

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CHAPTER 5. - THIRD EXPEDITION. FROM THE WEST COAST TO THE TELEGRAPH LINE.

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CHAPTER 6. - PUBLIC RECEPTIONS AT ADELAIDE AND PERTH.

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APPENDIX.

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MAPS. - 1. General Map of Australia, showing the Three Journeys. 2. From Perth to Longitude 123 degrees in Search of Leichardt. 3. From Perth to Adelaide, around the Great Australian Bight. 4. From Champion Bay to Adelaide. - ILLUSTRATIONS. - Portrait of John Forrest. The Horses Bogged at Lake Barlee. Portrait of Alexander Forrest. Arrival at the Great Australian Bight. Fresh Water found. Public Welcome at Adelaide. Attacked by the Natives at Weld Springs. On the March. The Spinifex Desert. Reaching the Overland Telegraph Line.

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About the author

Baron John Forrest Forrest

Baron John Forrest Forrest

1847–1918

An explorer, surveyor, and statesman from Western Australia, he helped map the continent and then moved into national politics at the moment Australia became a federation. His life bridges frontier exploration and the making of modern Australia.

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