Journal of a Rambler: The Journal of John BoultbeeOxford University Press, 1986 - 225 էջ Story of John Boultbee's travels in the early nineteenth century. Includes observations of Aboriginal people during experiences at Hobart Town, Port Jackson and Swan River. |
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... boats were dispatched and soldiers ordered off who kept firing , but in vain , the breeze increasing the schooner was soon out of sight and a boat containing the vessels crew and Captain was seen coming on shore . They informed the ...
... boats were dispatched and soldiers ordered off who kept firing , but in vain , the breeze increasing the schooner was soon out of sight and a boat containing the vessels crew and Captain was seen coming on shore . They informed the ...
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... boat , and found myself defenceless , petrified with fear and astonishment , standing about 4 yards on the opposite side of the boat : my musket I had laid down in her , on endeavouring to launch her , and I had neither balls or powder ...
... boat , and found myself defenceless , petrified with fear and astonishment , standing about 4 yards on the opposite side of the boat : my musket I had laid down in her , on endeavouring to launch her , and I had neither balls or powder ...
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... boat ; these passages are narrow , and we had to drop our anchor , some distance from the entrance of the caves when we veered away as much rope as enabled us to pull to the opening , when we laid in our oars , and propelled the boat ...
... boat ; these passages are narrow , and we had to drop our anchor , some distance from the entrance of the caves when we veered away as much rope as enabled us to pull to the opening , when we laid in our oars , and propelled the boat ...
Common terms and phrases
aboriginal amongst anchored arrived Barbados Bass Strait beach Beattie birds boat boatsteerer Boultbee's brig brother canoes Captain Ceylon chief coast Colombo colony Cove crew Diemen's Land Dusky Bay Dutch English European feet fellow fire fish flax Foveaux Strait Fremantle friends ground Harbour hauled head Hobart Town JB's John Boultbee Journal Kent killed living Lond Malay Manila Maori miles Monado months Murihiku muskets muttonbird Narrative natives night Open Bay Otago Pahee party passage Phillip Island Port Jackson Port Macquarie potatoes Preservation Island proas Rambler records returned rocks Ruabuka Ruapuke Ruapuke Island sailed schooner sealers sealing settlement settlers ship shore Shortland Singapore skins Skipper South Wales Southern Stewart Island Swan River Sydney Tarbuka Ternate Thomas Timor told took trees Tuhawaiki Van Diemen's Land vessel voyage walked Western Australia Whakataupuka whale wind women Zealand