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 COA'TS OF ugrRALIA. .the tid e, we' did not stay to examine it; and, �ereore, de o'it t our' return. o..  ree miles fher up we put ashore  rest, .d'. refresh e at's cre ;..ad .st I was upied at e ch,. Mr. Hter cend e hill 'to 'exam the um .but fo y a ntintion 'of t same ky'"hs. d s dt.  The' chafer:of;the river had sumed .nely the se apran as.Her d s -Rivers in Pfin :Fredefic's Harbor, xceng that th s, TM less preqips.d raer �w; 'About two miles bey.'ou.'son
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te a re winding se :' e banks were so lower, d 'the mov appeared" in- cre. in qtity; but, uflike e'oer rivers, .e tmm w. of sd, .d ere w cely �y-mud,' excepting on 'e :banks. where. e .man,oyes ew. ' Severpls were ob'e .un .the hills where e :trs : :ss h 'been burnt by fire, but 'oese: ge was no sign of e bs of e river ever'being fre- queued by natives. By e te we had mesh oselv it was getng la, and we set out on our return; e tidd h now ebb miderably, d expos sever bs w, ha bn ver, had before ep our obation; we od on

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