1846-1847 Trans Australia Expedition Attempt 1.

Leichhardt having received great accolades from the Port Essington overland expedition committed to undertaking an East to West traverse of Australia around the 26th parallel. Having received a gratuity from the New South Wales government enabled the expenditure on outfitting a new party departing from the Darling downs late in 1846. A number of learnings were to be had as result the Port Essington overland expedition principally in the amount of food and live stock to be taken, this along with illness likely Malaria and food poisoning was the undoing of the expedition at no further distance than Peak Range.

Daniel Bunces version of events from 7th December 1846- February 1849.

Journal of Daniel Bunce, Botanist to Leichhardt’s Expedition 1846-47

Journal Mar 1848-Mar 1849

Journal of an oveland expedition from Sydney New South Wales to Swan River under command of Dr Ludwig Leichardt – commencing from the time of leaving the station at Jimba belonging to Mr Dennis –

7th December left Jimba Mr Dennis/the owner making the party a present of 20 sheep which together with 88 which had been presented to the Dr prior to reaching this place gives us a stock of 108 of these animals We have also 40 Bullocks & 270 goats – the party are nine in number (viz) the Doctor, Mr Hely, Mr Mann Myself Mr Turnbull and two men – Perry, - Boeking Brown a black fellow Wommi also black – following the Condamine River we reached the station of a Mr Goggs 15 miles distant from Jimba where we camped for the night

8th – Left Mr Goggs for Stephens the last station till we reach Swan River a short time after leaving I report that a dispute occurred between the Dr and Mr Mann Mr Mann having some conscientious scruples in dr[indecipherable] a cow from Goggs without an order from Mr Russell it was however happily adjusted – this was a most exausting and tedious days journey the party who had charge of the cattle not making the station till nearly dark – The Dr and myself being in charge of the sheep and goats were compelled to camp it as was Mr Mann who afterwards found us without dinner or supper –

9th This morning made Stephen station and camped for the day – the party engaged in washing their clothes in a very primitive fashion – the Dr especially so He washed his trousers on him – Here we first met with the native orange tree as spoken of by the Dr in his Port Essington expedition In the evening a young goat was killed being too [indecipherable] to travel –

10th This day we made 10 miles in a West and by North direction following the course of the Condamine and camped on its Banks about ½ past 2 P.M. after 4 hours travelling - & 3 ½ from Dennis about 7 miles from Stephens I discovered the head of a horse supposed to be the remains of a horse left by Mr Hodson when in search of Dr Leichardt and who left it in consequence of seeing a number of Black fellows issuing from a Miall scrub – a short distance from the skull I also found a lot of bones which appeared to have been burned evidently those of a horse

10th December 1846 The head I found lying at the stump of a large tree of the accacia langifolia the situation was a small opening between two miall scrubbs – The days journey was principally [indecipherable] Miall & Brickalow scrubs – The Condamine at this time much flooded we fortunately crossed 2 days prior to its rising. We commenced our bush fare this day with goat soup goat flesh for breakfast our dinner was a fat cake of 2lbs divided between the nine supper tea & meat only -------------- Omitted in yesterdays log – our night watches commenced by parties of two taking in turn of two hours and a half each – The Dr and Perry – taking the 2nd Mr Turnbull and the Blackfellow Wommi first Mr Hely and myself the 3rd and Mr Mann & Boeking the 4th & and last the odd man Brown not being included he having to collect the cattle in the morning The longitude of our camping ground being 26.46.23

11th The first part of this days stage was in the direction of N.W. & by N. until reaching a large swamp in which some of our loaded mules were stuck – We then changed to W. & by N. – we camped about 20 minutes past 3 at Charlies creek on the bank of which I found the greater part of the skeleton of an [indecipherable] – shortly after camping we had a heavy thunder shower before getting our tents rigged – the character of the country pretty much the same as yesterday Killed a sheep (the first time) the handle of our frying pan was unfortunately broken - everything indicated our close proximity to the Blacks and at half-past eleven being the Doctors watch the whole of our cattle with the exception of 3 horses took fright and bolted there is no doubt Blacks were prowling about. –

Omitted on the 11th instant – In communicating the fact of my discovering the skull of the horse I was very impertinently interupted by Mr Turnbull who doubted whether I knew the skull of a horse from that of a cow But on the Black fellows (who also saw it) saying that it was that of a horse he was satisfied I resented such conduct from so young a man but was much surprized to find the Dr side with him –

12th This morning Mr Hely and Brown were dispatched for the stray cattle about noon a number of Blackfellows made their appearance

12th The Dr waved them off but gave them the handle of the frying pan for which they appeared not to be very thankful I was much struck with the similarity of their language to that of Port Phillip – Mr Mann and myself went to them a little boy caught hold of my hand and seeing a small piece of tobacco exclaimed tobacco very good. I give a few of their words with those of Port Phillip – foot Geenong. Head Cowong Hand Myhony – Eyes Myrring – Mouth Worong. nose – Kong [cong] fire Wee [weenth] & these are precisely the same as at P.P. this day at 2 oclock was 104 – Halted 26-44 our sable friends were very generous offering the Dr. the services of a gin which offer was refused with a degree of virtuous indignation. The same offer was also made to Mr Mann and myself we of course politely refused accept of it. In the evening Turnbull and Wommi returned after an unsuccessful search for the cattle – they tracked them to a scrub – they observed that two blackfellows have followed our track – dressed the sheep and goats which had the foot rot – Mr Hely and Brown not returned

13th Sunday Early this morning Turnbull and Wommi again sent after the cattle with instructions to follow up the tracks left yesterday – Thermometer at Noon in the shade 98. Sowed seed of pumpkin, Melons 2 kinds – vegetable marrows.

13th December, 1846 marked B on a tree – glass ½ past 3 110 in the sun tried fishing but no luck. Plants – Zornia – Stenculia – Solanum 2 kinds – Grecoria – Stenophilla, crimson w lily – Myoporum – Cassia – The large white lily or Crinner may be seen here across [indecipherable] - Charlies Creek runs W.S.W. and abounds in turtles caught a fine specimen of Mantis or animated [indecipherable] and gave to the Dr – Killed a sheep – saw a [indecipherable] of snakes in the creek as Mr Mann & myself were bathing – Turnbull and Wommi returned in the evening with some of the mules and horses – Moschitoes very troublesome Meteoric appearances or falling stars of a very brilliant kind here have been common for the last three nights principally in the S & W. quarters – Lightening also frequent in the Westwards

14th This day was cloudy until 3 or 4 oclock. This morning the Dr, Turnbull and Boaking went to look for the mules about 12 A.M. Wommi who had been dispatched early to look for those strayed but missing returned with those and a portion of those lost before – our missing animals now are eleven mules & horses and the cattle, Mr Hely Mr Brown not as yet returned – Glass at 4 P.M. 81 in the sun. gathered seeds of a new Glycine. Saw also another small scarlet flower species of the same genus seeds not ripe – saw a very pretty large flowering species of a Platylobium in the banks of the creek – as also Hypericum and a tall kind of Anthistesia or Kangarro paw. There are many kinds of grasses which I believe are not as yet described here – the most generally dispersed plant which I have observed is the little sensitive plants or minnisa terminalis I have noticed it from the banks of the Hunter to this place – Turnbull yesterday was attacked while on their horses by a large brown snake in a thick scrub – gathered seeds of Swainsonia, Wommi shot 2 ducks which we had for dinner with sheeps fry and fat cake – about half past 4 Mr Hely and Brown returned with the whole of the cattle less 2. they had tracked them through almost impenetrable Brickalow scrub to Gogg [indecipherable] cattle station – The Dr, Boaking, and Turnbull returned at 7 P.M. after a useless search. Mr Hely brought a most [indecipherable] account of the condition of the invalid Stephens who had subjected himself to the treatment of Turnbull who had imprudently applied hot sand bags and other quack nostrums until the poor fellow appears to have been left in a state of putridity – The little bulbous plant Atrodium appears to be a favorite article of food with the aborigines –

15th This morning Mr Hely and Wommi was sent in one and Brown and Turnbull in another . [“direction” in pencil] in search of the eleven missing mules and horses – Mr Hely & Wommi returned about ½ past 4. P.M. no luck – Made a stock yard for the cattle – Thermometer at half past 4 p.m. – 98 in the shade – had a pain in my right leg which attribute to wearing my boot after crossing the Condamine River The Dr took a stroll along the creek for some miles and returned with specimens of Hakia Lowra and Kallistemma – Charlies Creek joins the Condamine River about 9 miles from our present camp – 6 P.M. two men arrived at our camp one named Pittdown Jimmy with a letter from Mr Hodgson to the Dr informing him of the return of Sir T Mitchell

– the Dr intends returning to the downs to learn particulars Secor 1 Stranisonia 2 Glycine 3 Hypericum

16th. Mr Hely was dispatched to the Downs this morning to obtain letter for the Doctor respecting Sir Thomas Mitchell Turnbull & Brown return after a useless search after dinner the Dr & 2 Black fellows go in quest of our cattle and return with four

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16th Some ducks were shot – Several birds of the Ibis [indecipherable] was seen – weather very hot. Perry busy in altering the packsaddles – the Party at the camp herding cattle by turns – despatched a letter to the Melbourne Argus –

17th. The doctor and the two blackfellows again gone for the cattle – but
returned with no luck. found plants of Capparia Marshilia and a new plant like Bursania preserved specimens of the latter – tasted fruit of the little lemons and found them of an agreeable acid found Brunomia and Mimulus in a small plain near Charlies Creek – as also Convolvulvaceae, Lotus, Pimdea, Thraciou - A[indecipherable] prostrata, A heavy thunderstorm in the evening which was very refreshing –

18th. Mr Mann myself and Wommi went up the creek to look for a crossing place and found a fording place about three miles from the camp, preserved specimens of some of the plants as above – as also Symphetum and Cassia brought by the Doctor in the evening - our old friends the Blacks appear again bringing with them their gins Killed a sheep – this creek is wonderfully prolific in Leguminese plants. The blacks camp close to us. Heavy thunder and very vivid lightning about commenced raining and continued till 12 oclock the time my watch commenced.

19th. This morning two blackfellows have breakfast with us and one of them go with Turnbull and Brown to look for the stray mules and return at one with one mule and one horse – It is nearly impossible to make ourselves understood by the blacks – they expressed great astonishment at the goats. The fellow had never mounted a horse before and was rather nervous, pressed specimens of Philanthus Cassia, Fimbriculus, Sida, another smaller kind of Bean – thermometer at 3. 90 – six this morning [indecipherable] glass 70 – Sunset – Thunder and lightening again in the evening accompanied by rain – from S.W.

20th. Sunday - The Dr Brown and the blackfellow again for the horses & - the Dr returned at 1 oclock having been suffered an attack of Diorhea to which I am sorry to say he appears to be subject These blacks call things as follows – water , goong Charlies Creek Bokara – Condamine, B[indecipherable] acala – word – Gony – water – Thono – woman – shanthi – no good – Boashanthi, thinking, Boying, dog [indecipherable] Parch’m Grass, Koranya, need, [indecipherable] , faeces. [indecipherable]
The whole of the Eucalypti appear to be different from those of Van Diemans Land and Port Phillip. Killed a goat. Pumpkins &
Thermometer ½ past 5 P.M. 82 in shade - [indecipherable] the [indecipherable] smoking the meat in lieu of salting the suggestion of Mr Mann and [indecipherable]
21st.Mr Turnbull and Brown sent for horses and mules – pressed Kalostemma Glycine and other plants – obtained seeds of leguminase plants of three kinds – Therm sunrise 65. Noon 85, sunset 79 the black fellow calling himself Mr Dennis is an intelligent fellow he drew a kind of chart on the ground of the creek and rivers for some distance round – Charlies creek he calls, Buckara, Coonubabuy, the second

22nd. -3 Borngerra, 4 Wongan[indecipherable] 5 Yandakul, or Condamine No 3 the Dr takes to be what he calls bottle tree creek in his last expedition –

22nd. Commenced keeping a book, which I set apart for my collections of plants and in which I [indecipherable] arrange them as I put them by. Thermometer sunrise 65 noon 80 Sunset - Killed another sheep. Charlies creek has risen considerably this last two days – the Black fellow who has stayed with us this last few days this morning departed – I gave him an old penny piece on which I had scratched his name together with the initials of the doctors and my own he seemed to be highly pleased with it, it would appear to have been the first piece of money he had seen. He particularly desired us to follow the course as far as we could understand his signs, of the Condamine until reaching one of the water courses which he had marked out to us before – He appeared to imply that by going to the N or N.E. we should fall in with wild black fellows on going he particularly requested that Mr Mann and myself would accept of a similar [indecipherable] to the one made to us on their coming to [indecipherable]. he appeared to be much hurt at our again refusing to accept his offer took a stroll for a few miles and found several new Leguminios plants as also a new Stackhousia and Senico The goats flesh appears not to agree with any of our party excepting the Dr and myself – causing a laxity in the bowels – Nothing more heard of our missing mules and the Dr. thinks (of they are not found prior to Mr Hely’s return, eating and using the flour and sugar as fast as possible as we shall then have sufficient mules to take the rest of the stores tried burying meat under ground as a preservative against flies a suggestion of mine – we found smoking not to answer –

23rd. Took a Botanical stroll accompanied by Mr. Mann to relieve the tedium of our long sojourn here and collected some seeds of leguminous plants - this morning the Dr and myself put by and arranged our first batch of specimens agreeably to the natural system / see my Botanical Journal –
Therm – sunrise 60 – Noon 88 – Sundown flies (common Louse) and small sandflies excessively troublesome – 16 of our goats unable to go out to feed from foot rot – all the party anxious to make a fresh start –

24th. The Dr and Mr Mann ride to Knots Lagoon and return at 4 P.M. bringing with them some rare species of Hibiscus, Rosaceous kind & I immediately put them in the press – They speak of their journey as being through Brickalow scrub from which they bought the specimens during their absence the creek had suddenly risen they had to swim their horses through it , Mr Mann took a sketch of our camping ground. Another goat was killed. This is Christmas and the Dr has promised us a first rate tapioca pudding for tomorrow and as the Dr found [indecipherable] a duck nest of eggs / one for each of the party) we may calculate on having a first rate feed – Therm day break 60 – Noon 82 – Sundown 79, altho each mans allowance of bread is but the [indecipherable] part of the fat cake daily it is gratifying to see [indecipherable] 79 2 lb

24th December

[indecipherable] little they appear to feel the shortness of the quantity of this article the whole of the party are in fact in high spirits which must be and evidently is highly pleasing to the Dr - a pair of moleskin trowsers given to my favorite black companion Wommi [indecipherable] to him a desirable Christmas present. Busily engaged in making up my botanical list and find I have collected and put by upwards of 50 different kinds of specimens Exclusive of what I have in the forest found in the vicinity of Bukhara or Charlies Creek alone I have also a great number of the seeds to match them. Perry who is not acquainted with the bush lost himself and the cattle – the Dr and Wommi went in quest of him with the bugles and guns which they blew and fired which he fortunately heard – Mr Perry mends a pair of boots for me, he is an excellent companion.

25th. Christmas day, The only thing which I have to notice in particular on this in other places festive day is that it was a smoker the thermometer being at daybreak 69 – noon 89 – 4 PM 86 – and that we have an extraordinary feed of the Drs promised tapioca pudding, took a stroll up the creek and gathered seeds and specimens of two fresh plants –

26th Today killed another goat. Therm. sunrise 65 noon 82 – This morning 1 P.M. 70. Two more black fellows visited our camp at noon they appeared to be perfectly wild having not the slightest knowledge of a word of our language - as far as we could understand them by signs they had seen two of our missing mules. The Dr intends starting [indecipherable] in search – put by more specimens swelling my list of 79 Kinds

27th. Sunday. – the Dr brought me some specimens of Logania The Dr with the wild black fellows and Wommi go for the 2 mules and return at dinner time. After a useless ride finding that they had either not understood the black or that he had hoaxed them – they certainly found no track of the mules – the Dr brought me some specimens of Logania – I also find a new leguminosae plant – Therm sunrise 64 – noon 89 – It must be understood the glass is always in the shade – The dog Swift given to the Dr by Pitts down Tommy caught a Brush Kangaroo – The two black fellows still remain with us –

28th The Dr sent the two wild black fellows with a letter stuck in a cleft stick to Mr Dennis requesting him to employ one of his black fellows as an interpreter to see if they if they really know anything of our mules – The letter was stuck in a cleft stick – Killed another diseased goat – which had the effect of giving the whole of the party either the dysentry or vomiting – The whole of the party at the camp myself excepted suffering violently from opthalmia which I believe

28th December 46 occasioned from the numerous number of flies and meschitoes which renders it almost impossible for us at anytime to keep our eyes more than half open.
Thermometer. Noon 92. 4 P.M. 93 – Sundown 82 ½

29th. The Dr and Wommi go out reconoitering to see if it is possible to avoid travelling through the Brickalow scrub – when we leave this and returned to dinner bringing with him a fine specimen of - Thermometer sunrise 64 noon 55, 5 P.M. 90 Sundown 82 Killed another goat rigged a kind of arcade composed of green boughs to shelter in from the close and exceptional heat – Wommi kills 2 ducks which we roast for tea which was a most desirable improvement upon the diseased goats flesh. have and have had for the last fortnight an attack of the piles the first attack of the kind I ever suffered. I of course feel it dreadfully – The whistling ducks common here. it is smaller than the common or wild duck and [indecipherable] very like a sparrow Have washed shirts without soap which gave them a colour somewhat singular to rinsing them in pea soup –

30th. The Doctor has this day decided that we are to eat 150 lbs flour as soon as possible an arrangement which when it is considered that we have for the last three weeks been restricted to the ninth part of a two pound damper is a consummation devoutly to be wished. The arrangement is in consequence of our not finding the missing mules and some of those we have are suffering from sore backs – Therm. sunrise 60 – Noon 89 – Sundown 82. The party particularly uncomfortable at our present inactive position as well as the flies and excessive heat

31st. Thermometer. Sunrise 60. Noon 89. Sundown 82. Killed a sheep as an acceptable change to the diseased goat and in commemoration of tomorrow’s being New Years day when we are also to have as much suet pudding as we can boil in our pot and with the additional indulgence of being allowed sugar with it took a long walk among the Brickalow scrub and was nearly devoured with sand flies and muschitoes I however found three new plants, one [indecipherable] acquatic kind – wrote a letter to Corp of the P.P. [indecipherable] in order to take advantage of my [indecipherable] chance of sending it –

1st January 1847 – This day was oppressively hot and consideration of the day we have a fat sheep killed and suet pudding for dinner after which I took a stroll with Wommi crossed the creek and towards Kent’s Lagoon to look for plant & duck eggs found a few specimens of the first but none of the latter. Therm sunrise 64 9 a.m. 90 Noon 89 Sunset 80. The Dr and me discovered 33 distinct kinds of grasses – the greater part of which are [indecipherable] devoured by our cattle

2nd January [indecipherable] – This morning some blacks again made their appearance among them was one our friend Mr Dennis – They brought intelligences of their having been at the wool shed and that the Black fellows had safely delivered the letter to Mr Dennis. they also made us understand that Mr Turnbull & Brown and other white fellows were coming tomorrow with [indecipherable] and plenty of sheep and our missing mules. We soon found however that they had again deceived us for Mr T & B returned in the afternoon having heard nothing of the mules – today we had a dish of stirabout as a change for dinner The presence of the Blacks with their lively cheerful and playful voices was quite a relief to our otherwise tedious and monotonous stay at this place. Mr Mann shot 2 very large specimens of the Guana or [indecipherable] – They measured 5 feet. Thermometer Midnight 70. Sunrise 64 10 A.M. in sun 90 [indecipherable] noon till half past 4 P.M. 92 in shade. Mr Turnbull states that a report had reached the downs of our having been bushed by the Blacks and that one of our party had been killed

3rd Sunday Our camp has been this day a scene of mirth and activity a great number of Blacks men and women having joined the party already in our camp – Thermometer 2 A.M. 65. Noon 92 – 5 P.M. 88 – The Dr goes in quest of the mules and returns at noon with the whole of them. he blew the Bugle on his return and myself accompanied by the whole tribe of the Blacks went to meet him together with Boeking & Perry Mr Mann being from the camp. on our giving 3 cheers they joined and cheered vociforously.

4th. This day the party wrote [indecipherable] letters to go by Turnbull. 2 P.M. as the Blacks had predicted we were visited by upwards of 100 blacks of all [indecipherable] and ages The greater part had never seen white people and expressed great astonishment at our colour. Therm. same as yesterday

5th Left our camping ground at 11 A.M. and camped by a small water course tributory of Koimbaboy Creek our journey was principally through rather boggy and scrub of brigalow the undergrowth being Dodonea. Prostanthera Logonia and Ozothamnus – The country here appears to be firmer and more sandy and abounds in Pine trees or callaetris from whence the Dr calls it the Callacoria this is [indecipherable]only the commencement of the pine forest – on walking down the creek with Mr Mann found its bed [indecipherable] and pipe clay
- Emu and Kangaroo tracks seen in all directions

6th Country same as yesterday. The Gum trees here change their character. foliage being of a [indecipherable] green and had in[indecipherable] on the landscape as sun mixed with the [indecipherable] pine trees & soil

6th Jan 47 light and puffy – our course was N.W. & by N passed 5 or 6 miles passed a creek [indecipherable] where we camped which is a tributory of Charlies Creek a Northern branch of Coimbaboy. Shortly after passed abundantly supplied white lily supposed to be the head of the [indecipherable] branch of Coimboboy – about 4 P.M. camped at another chain of water inlet – Thermometer 109 in the shade –

7th- Commenced our dry march half past eight and passed some finely watered country of good soil – crossed Acacia Creek twice and camped about 2 P.M. on the banks of a fine running stream called Dogwood Creek – about 2 miles higher up than the Dr did camp [indecipherable] country [indecipherable] in new and pretty plants Course NW & by N. Latitude 26-24-32 –

+6 The water holes camped at last evening called the Thermometer Creek from Mr Roper having broken one of these instruments there the last expedition

8. Country not so good as yesterday but well watered crossed two creeks running to the E.d and camped at 3 P.M – on the banks of a third. Course N & by W. This creek is probably a branch of Dogwood creek – myself was unwell suffering from an attack of piles and opthalmia – The Dr and Wommi go some distance up the creek reconnoitering – The party busy in drying mutton in the sun. highly pleased with my success in collecting. The cook Boeking rather [indecipherable] at the cooking work but the Dr insists upon every man doing his duty – The Dr returns at dusk having found an excellent creek on his journey

9. Remained this day at the camp to dry the meat and the Dr takes another reconnoitering trip and fell upon Mr Hodsons old track. Collect several new plants [indecipherable] – in the evening Wommi catches some fine fish of the size and appearance of the English perch – weather very hot and flies troublesome Latitude 26 16 We have come upon a new kind of [indecipherable] with bright green [indecipherable] and flowers large and abundant large oval seed pods stems brown and scaly [indecipherable] .

10 Sunday Course N 29 . Pass over a fine country intersected in all parts by the water holes deep and plentiful all of which run into Dogwood Creek camped at ½ past 4 P.M. – found many new plants We intend stopping here for the arrival of Mr Hely and Turnbul –

11. Weather very hot – our situation is Latitude 26 – 11 – 12 Longitude 151 – 30 East – saw many fine wood duck

12 Busy making up my collections and arranging them according to their families collected many seeds – Here we have a new kinds of gum trees tho one having the peculiar property of ejecting the bark from the stems in small shell like pieces which lies in a heap at the butt of the trees and the stems have the appearance of having been stripped of the bark by the Blacks. The other kind is very handsome

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12 Jany. 47 – species flowers very large and abundant – The leaves Glaucous and Laurel like tho stems scaly and closely attached to the trees – I call this the brown scales here are also 2 new kinds of trees the one having berries like small peaches which are eaten by the Emus I requested the name of Emu Peach Trees which the Dr adopted The other is probably a kind of [indecipherable] I was much struck at our march to this camp at seeing a group of Mellaleuca or tea trees of an enormous size in the driest possible situation whereas in the southern district these trees are only met with on the banks of water courses

13. A sheep was killed and dried as also a very poor goat for the dogs – The Dr anxious for the return of our shepherds Mr Hely and Turnbull return but without any news of Sir Thomas Mitchell – Some blacks appear bearing green branches in their hands as a token of peace –

14. Course N, N, E, passed through a very fine country a very singular conical hill called Gilberts Peak to the left of us – passed a black fellows grave camped at noon at dead mans grave creek. Perry caught a very fine brilliantly coloured Mantis measuring at least 10 inches from head to tail. Swift caught a Kangaroo which was cooked for the dogs – The last sheep dried admirably. We eat part of the Kangaroo –

15, This days course was beyond the first three miles was through a most magnificent country far superior to the Darling Downs surface undulating - Camped ¼ past 2 P.M. on the heads of Dawsons River. Many new plants in fact the vegetation presents quite a new and interesting feature, The dogs killed a Kangaroo and chased an Emu which took to the scrub and of course was lost Course West 66 North - Yesterday the Dr showed that it is necessary for every man to do his duty – as he insisted on the man Boeking attending to every thing connected with the cooking – Saw the first specimen of Bottle tree which is a species of Sterculia, the Dr unfortunately got a kick in the stomach in catching the mules – Yesterday afternoon heavy rain which did not clear up till 12 at noon this day – passed the Drs old camp, about 4 miles from this camp

16. Country the same rich luxuriant plains continue course W by N. another Kangaroo was killed – Saw 2 Emus near to our camp – but made for the scrub –

17. Country improves rich plains and scrub alternately found a rare kind of Pinelets – course N.W. camp at 3 P.. Saw the Bauhinia trees for the first time

18. Country much the same as yesterday passed a large boggy flat course N - . crossed ½ past [indecipherable] trees Vitra Silaco box – brickalow – Bauhinia and Dodonea – camped again in the banks of a tributary of the Dawson which river has a great fresh in it

19. This days course N – the greater part through scrably and indifferent soil – Thunder for the last 3 days again sighted the Dawson running very fast – The Dr not very well – sported a new shirt – past by [indecipherable] plants – see list Latitude yesterday 25.54 –

20. passed through a sublime country this day of [indecipherable] plains with trees for shelter in the distance – gained a slight eminence at noon and from which we had views of Lydds range lying N.W. and Gilberts range N. by W. – here we saw the Bottle trees of immense size having an extremeties

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and round appearance – it is a species of [indecipherable] nothing new in the shape of vegetation saw only a new spec of Phillanthus Course N.W. Thunder again in the afternoon had a skillagalee for dinner instead of our 8 oz fat cake. We fixed on quantity of flour to make 1 quart of skilly and is much more satisfying. The Dr still very unwell, he complains of Rheumatic pains and palpitations of the heart – suffering much from bad eyes. We are likely to remain at this camp until the River is lower – tried a dish of portulacca as a vegetable and which gave us all a benefit next day.

21 – Remained at the camp all day weather very hot and flies more numerous than the Dr remembers so to have seen in his last expedition – kicked the Dr for our Easter fat cake but it will not raise it again – The Dr with Wommai go to look for a crossing place - glass 104 in the shade – quantities of muscle shells as large as cheese plates seen the remains of former aboriginal feasts – Wommi takes another degree by being excoriated by a shell on the back by Brown

22. Moved down the River 5 miles where a log lay across and crossed [indecipherable] in real earnest having first to carry the whole of the load over this log barefoot which was as hot as a sheet of iron and from there across a small water course to sound dry ground. We here [indecipherable] nearly the whole of this day as the whole of the sheep and goats had to be pushed through the water We had here an extra pot of tea and fat cake –

23 Sunday Course N. & by E. through an indifferent and scrubby country to Palm Tree Creek – named from the number of [indecipherable] or Corypha palm trees in its vicinity – had a heavy shower in the afternoon – tried fishing in the evening for eels no luck one sheep dog knocked up and Turnbull assists in driving the goats and sheep.

24 – Course NNW Through a much fine country but [indecipherable] scrubly. Latitude 25 – 33 – camped at the head of Palm Tree creek – Gilberts range in sight the whole day and camped within 2 miles of it [indecipherable] lying to the N.E of us –

25 – The service of the church was proposed to the Dr who objected on the principle that each had better pray in his own way in private shrewdly remarking that if we agreed & stood upon a good footing with each other it answered all the [indecipherable] passed an immense swamp and saw a wild horse on the opposite side of [indecipherable] do this.

25 – This day we made a long stage 15 miles and camped on the Robinson which we [indecipherable] half a mile from our camping place saw some interesting plants & grasses. see List. Course W Country flat and swampy but very rich as [indecipherable] from this rank growth of Polygonum [indecipherable] & hornets very tiresome stinging men and cattle – Course W & N.W

26 – This was a long and tedious march principally over ranges in many places rocky and precipitous the course was principally on the bank of the Robinson camped on a small well watered creek tributary of the Robinson we were much annoyed the whole of the night by [indecipherable] ants passed a few bottle trees and saw some pine trees of Tristanea as large as gum trees – gathered a fine species of passiflora of the fruit bearing kind – no seed ripe saw also a pretty species of clematis – course –

27. The first part of this days stage was over ravines always apparently inaccessible - on the summits saw some fine trees of Fusanus. The latter part of the [indecipherable] country very fine flats of no great extent – passed many water courses principally dried up. Saw the path of the expedition lying to the of us.. We again came upon the Cypress Pine. Trees Gum [indecipherable] Peach and [indecipherable] . The whole of the forenoon showery. camped again in the Robinson which is a most extraordinary River it is immensely wide and deep but water only in part bed of white sand – Course N.W. – saw some gigantic butterflies prettily marked - passed most of the Dr old camp &

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Jany Marked trees- saw many kinds of Mantis -

28. We this day remain in camp to rest one of the horses with a staked leg. Weather cloudy & pleasant – Latitude 25.25 – smaller kinds of plants much the same as seen at the last few stages. Got a new Aster, killed a goat and sheep – a treat after living so long on goats flesh – the Dr and Wommai go out and return having found a good camping place 10 miles distant for tomorrow – sowed seeds of vegetable on the bank of the River –

29. Course N.W. by N. over rocky ridges and loose sandy confined plains saw some interesting plants – Came again on trees of Metrosideros and large trees of Kycomelon or native pear crossed a small creek twice but little water – camped upon some water holes the head of the Robinson an interesting spot for plants – saw for the first time some zamias in fruit which is first roasted then pounded and soaked in the water and eaten saw great quantities of Dogwood again Jacksonia and pine – I forgot to say the soil this day was light and puffy and the rocky gullies were of limestone. –

30. left the ranges of the Robinson and descended upon a very pretty fertile valley and camped at some water holes (one of the Drs old camping places. Mr Mann and myself ascended a pretty hill of considerable elevation and a most extensive view of the country around – principally from W. & N.W. We saw Mt Aldis and Nicholson and an immense wall of perpendicular rocks to the N.W. – here I found some interesting Rubaceous shrubs – some which I obtained seeds as well as a find shrubby Phyllanthus [indecipherable] this night we omitted to rig the tents and had the pleasure of being soused by a shower about 4 a-m, course N.W. and W. by N. Elevation 1648 –

31 – Made five miles over gullies – and thickly wooded country, camped early from not being able to pass the rocks – the Dr goes first to reconnoitre for tomorrows stage – our course was first N.N.W – and N.E. by N- labelled 4 books of specimens tomorrow we [indecipherable] them according to their natural affinition –

1 Feby – This day passed over scrubby country interceded with gullies containing water in places – passed a very deep gully immediately before coming to deserted castle creek a most romantic spot and [indecipherable] travel for a long distance along its bed until we made an opening upon a country of great extent walled round in every part but the opening we made - took a stroll up one of the [indecipherable] near our camp and found some new plants of accacia Dodonea Hovea kind of olive – Boronia. Grevillia - [indecipherable] & course irregular. Heavy rain in the evening which continued the greater part of the night from very high and unpleasant watching the cattle at night. Hely very unwell – Hely and the stable boy Turnbull drew lots which man to leave the Doctors and the lot fell on Hely who had to come in my tent. This young man Turnbull is a great drawback to the party from his officious manners we have not had a happy day since he joined it.

2. Left the camp at ½ past 10 and came only 3 miles one of the horses having a bad hoof not being able to travel came on a most heavy shower just as we were unloading the mules a most unpleasant day – Mr Hely very unwell Course Latitude 25 7.10 Elevation 1750 trees [indecipherable] Xylomeum & Silver Box

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3 February 47 Morning showers remained at the camp to day – Busy rubbing out seeds and drying them at the fire. Took a walk with Hely & Mann up a most extraordinary castellated rocky eminence and found a kind of Hogas and Dodonea and a new small kind of prickly wattle and the rock Mitrosacme tomorrow morning we proceed to peak range whether the lame horse can travel it [indecipherable] a large number of specimens according to their natural relationships – Mr Perry makes a bag of my canvas bundle which makes it much easier for me to fit all my things – this is an excellent young man and of great use to the Expedition in attending to the harness and but for his attention to this business this mules would frequently have sore backs –

4 – This morning started and left behind the lame horse the best one of the lot – followed up Castle Creek to its source which is among an immense series of rocky ranges a most fatiguing days march for the cattle as well as men – We emerged from this creek through a gap opening among the ranges – this was a fine field for we found new species of Pittesporum and several other new kinds of Berry bearing plants – and a most extraordinary kind of shrub having a false corolla – a new [indecipherable] – good eating – Eustrephus and Cassia – Course W.N.W. by N. passed many gullies on ascending containing a little water in places – camped at half past three on the banks of a small creek rocky and sandy bottom – The Dr goes reconoitering and discovers that this is the head of Zamia Creek having made it more to the westward by this course he has discovered the source of this and the Western waters I must regret that I had not time to examine the scrub passed in the middle of the day tho plants seen seem some of an entirely new character

5. Our course this day was northerly running down the creek which we continued to cross and recross – passed masses of impenetrable scrub on either hand we however passed some pretty [indecipherable] – I forgot to say that Castle Creek is the finest run for cattle that I have seen collected a new Cassia and acacia – trees Bauhinia, pine – silver box – and other gums – saw also a pretty thorny arborescent accacia – Do zamia – thermometer 93 shade ½ past 2 P.M. Hely has his face lanced to reduce the swelling preparatory to having a tooth drawn with a Bullet mould which corresponds with the rest of our Pharmacopea not having medicine of any kind save a [indecipherable] quantity of spirits Rhubarb and magnesia and [indecipherable] we have to [indecipherable] a gentleman at [indecipherable] – pitched our tents at noon at one of the Dr old camps called [indecipherable] camp. passed an old camp of his today 50 miles from our last nights camp. In the late afternoon Mr Mann and myself go up a hill and have a fine view of the ranges Mr Mann took sketches of the whole of them.

6. We were delayed this morning from one of the mules Don Pedro having strayed we made but 5 miles down Zamia Creek. Weather oppressive and flies troublesome, crossed the creek several times, country scrubby and uneven – course - heavy thunderstorm in the evening

7 – This day made a long stage through a scrubby country passing Mount Aldis to the saw some interesting plants in the scrub. Myself very ill occasioned I believe from the excessive heat course N.N.E

8 from starting this morning till camping in the afternoon passed through nothing but swamps – camped at 3 p.m. – on Erythryna creek Course N.E. by N - left [indecipherable]

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9 February 47 Country this day partly open forest but much scrub Course WNW [In pencil above – Elevation 900]
10 We this day crossed the range – ground horrobly swampy. The mules nearly bogged. collected several new plants , Course W – camped on Expedition creek –

11 This day we passed 4 creeks running parralel with each other taking their source from the ranges Nearly the whole of the mules bogged had to unload them Course – W.N W myself again very ill in a high state of fever –

12. the whole of last night a very heavy rain washing us off our tents We remain at this place to spell the mules –

13 We this day enter upon an almost impenetrable and uninteresting Brickalow scrub and our continuous [indecipherable] and muddy puddles and water holes not a single plant worth notice – trees Brickalow silver leaved Iron bark, and the pretty Bauhinia and shrubs same as in other scrubs. Camped this night in a [indecipherable] hole our course was NW

15 This day has seen perhaps the best specimens we have as yet had of the fruits of exploration passing the greater part of the day through mud up to the horses middles most of us had to alight and walk through it. Still travelling through this wretched scrub which the Doctor informs us is likely to continue for 2 or 3 days more – course NW

16 Still in the scrub but better travelling than yesterday we had however to ride through about a sheet of water half a mile long – this is the first time for the last 8 days there – been inclined it allowed to enter I have suffered very much from fever and head ache. Saw this day an interesting Datura

14 – and which I omitted in its proper place – same travelling as the day before.

17 Shortly after leaving the camp we came upon a more open country it was still however very scrubby we made a very long stage this day and did not reach the camp with the goats till sundown Course N.N.W

18 We have now fairly got out of the infernal Brickalow scrub and have open patches of considerable extent of light puffy soil – got some very interesting Trichoderma. New Stenochilus and other plants trees principally silver l.d Iron Bark and Myall Camp at Deception Creek – where we find some very handsome Leguminous plants of a pink colour Latitude 24-27 – sandflies & Muschitoes awful Course N N.W

19 Spell the cattle today. myself recovering from the fever and beginning to take my feeds – pass by plants

20 Country scrubby found some new plants – made Comet river & camped there. Moschitos fearfully troublesome. course

21 This day travelled for the most part with our faces covered up to avoid sandflies – we crossed and recrossed the Comet river and camped on its Banks Country principally scrubby or in other places stony [indecipherable] Course N.W. & W. Saw many black fellows gunyas – This place called A[indecipherable] plains

22 Remain in camp some of our horses and mules having strayed

23 days stage through scrub on the banks of the Comet River – day of accidents 2 of the mules nearly drowned sugar and flour soaked lost the spade Brown & Boeking go in quest of it

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and are rewarded with a 2lb fat cake sandflies not quite so troublesome soil dark & stiff Course NE Elevation 920 Lat. 24-10

24 – This day following the Comet River principally through scrub – in a N. by W course –

25. Still following the Comet course N.W. by N – found a large species of Abutylon and other interesting plants – saw about 12 Blacks on the opposite side of the River who appeared to be much frightened at our appearance making off at full speed – camped on a creek 2 or 3 miles from the River – this was a fearfully wet night raining the whole night and the soil being tenacious clinging to our boots that we could scarcely walk

26. Still raining but up sticks and travelled 4 or 5 miles to find a better camping place we stopped on the bank of the creek which was here a fine sheet of water 3 miles distant from the River this place was however very soon a series of water holes from the tramping of our cattle and selves it was on the whole better than the one we left – we were all completely saturated like drowned rats – we however managed after many attempts to light a fire and dry ourselves – it held fine for a time which enabled us to pitch our tents and change and dry our clothes. The weather continued fine until midnight Mr Hely used my watch when it came on thick and fast – we are still in a scrub principally Brickalow Dodonea and Stenochilus with a few scattered Box – the Dr thinks it probable from the flood in the River and these rains that we shall be sometime ere we can cross the Mackenzie which we expect to make in 3 days – We heard several Black fellows cooeing -.

27 This day we remain in camp the ground being too muddy for travelling – The dogs started a Kangaroo but did not catch it - numbered my seeds and find they amount to 483 –

Sunday 28 – This morning had an addition to our live stock in the shape of a calf the only cow we had having calved in the night – Mr Hely and Turnbull created a bush bail to milk her but she was too wild consequently we were all disappointed in getting milk – We travelled but 4 miles over muddy and scrubby country and camped in the Comet which is much flooded from the late rivers course

1 March – this day heavy travelling passing much water evidently back waters of the Comet – we made 8 miles – much scrub principally Brickalow but not so dense as heretofore camped on the Comet which continues to rise – lost from the mules a small bag of salt also of sugar and one of tea Boeking and Brown again go in quest with a reward of being allowed to keep the sugar and to which the Dr gives some tapioca. When we reach the Mackenzie which will be the day after tomorrow – This Expedition would offer a wide field for the Entomologist it abounds in insects of every hue particularly grasshoppers and the Mantis Genus some of which measure a foot in length – Course
Saw some plants of Santalum and a new leguminous plant from which I obtained both seeds and specimens

2 We had scarcely loaded our mules this morning when the river commenced to rise upon our camping ground 4 of the cattle were missing and Mr Turnbull and Hely were ordered to remain for the return of Brown who was in search of them

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2 March 1947 Wommi and myself drove the goats and much to my surprize the Dr made a most tremendous long journey which left our party without directions altho Blacks were around us in every direction and it was a mere chance that either myself or the party with the Bullocks made the camp that evening I made it at sundown and the Bullocks with their drivers arrived at dusk – which they could not have done but for firing guns at the camp – altho we travelled long and hard we made but 9 miles since our course which was variable N by E.
The cow takes not the slightest notice of the calf and I believe if it does not die it will be killed for a tea

Our journey was principally through scrub. I have not as yet seen an inch of soil on the Comet that would by any possibility be turned to any account – the Dr thinks that plains [indecipherable] further from the K[indecipherable] bank but of little [indecipherable] if it is the case – Brown reports on his return from looking for the cattle that Blacks had been following precisely in our tracks - They probably found the sugar bag & - Killed a sheep – In the evening Mr Perry was taken ill – complaining of Headache – slept the last two nights without tents. Latitude 23.41 – camped on the Comet – expect to reach the Mackenzie in a day –

3 – Wednesday – This day we remain in camp engaged in labelling my specimens. Mr Perry no better –

4 This day we could not find all the Horses and could not leave the camp till 3 p.m – for a place indicated by Brown as being clear of scrub a mile distant – the Dr however made 5 miles and found a good camping place – Mr Perry still very ill. here I found a most interesting plant belonging to the 5th class of Linneas as also a new abutylon Course

5 Country more open made the Mackenzie at midday and an excellent camping place the river much flooded it is possible we remain here a fortnight till it subsides – gathered seeds of Santulum and dwarf Capparis. This evening Mr Turnbull is attacked by fever the Dr also has a slight attack Mr Hely has the toothache – 5 of the party have now had an attack of fever and Mr Perry has a relapse the Dr recommended bathing in the morning –

6 Turnbull and Perry very ill erect a bough bower a shelter from the sun - The calf nearly died its mother not giving any milk and Mr Hely put the finishing [indecipherable] its life. A new arrangement commenced yesterday we have now 2 meals a day and fat cake at lunch –

7 Sunday The Dr. Mr Hely and Brown have an attack of this epidemic The invalids worse myself have a relapse – weather very hot our Latitude being within 4 miles of the tropics Latitude 23 – 34 – Sandflies and Moschitoe very troublesome The watching at night done by myself and the three convalescents – Mr Mann had some symptoms in the evening

8 Monday, The whole party very weak. Turnbull and Perry a little better this morning. The

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8 March 1847- Monday – River going down rapidly I attribute our illness to so long following the Banks which have been flooded – the efflusia attacking engenders the sandflies and may consequently have some effect on the human system – The Dr still very ill – unfortunately the Dr acting upon the successful and healthy state of his last party brought but little medicines and stimulants of any kinds the only thing edible for an invalid being tapioca and gelatine and he allows no sugar to the tapioca consequently little is eaten – I feel much better today – I trust yesterday was the crises of my relapse I am however still weak can scarcely walk – shortly after sundown it commenced to thunder and lightning and rain a little the sky was quite over cast and all the invalids in the open air having no tents pitched it however fortunately kept off – The Dr gives us all a dose of calomel and scammony which he thinks will assist to relieve the fever –

9 Tuesday – This morning the Dr has a relapse as well as the other invalids myself, much better altho weak pitched the tents a goat kids yesterday and furnishes a little milk for the sick – In the evening Turnbull and Perry feel a little better. Their diet is gelatine and boiled with a very little tapioca with pepper and salt which they do not appear to enjoy – I am myself getting able to cut meat which the invalids were allowed to take take their 3 oz of damper with the exception of Perry and Brown – Boeking ill with a fearful rash all over his body which the Dr says is prickly heat from drinking too freely of cold water Mr Mann is now the only (with Wommai) sound person in the camp what renders the situation still more trying is that they can get no sleep by night for moschitoes or by day for sandflies unless they are enveloped in smoke from horse or cow dung which is almost as bad as the flies - In the evening rigged the tents – about midnight I heard a strange noise like (during my watch) tho a person mimicking the howl of a native dog and on looking around I found Wommi by my side who had been awoke by the noise knowing it as he said to be black fellows employing the same noise as his tribe when they wish to make an attack we walked towards the noise and heard them talking. I ran and informed the Dr called up Mr Mann and Boeking and loaded all the guns – But hearing us talking and the noise of the goats think frightened them. They did not appear

10 Wednesday – Turnbull, Brown in fact all the sick people a little better and allowed damper The Dr very indifferent The weather holds out indications of more rain I am fearful we shall not be able to cross the River before it comes altho it is much fuller. Both bags of sugar are put into one and we are using the bag in small portions in our tea which is very bitter. Killed a sheep.

11 Our present situation is really painful This day has added 2 more invalids to the list Boeking and the other black fellow Wommi Mr Mann being the only one not as yet attacked There are now but two of us to watch myself and Mr Mann and I had a relapse this evening through over exertion

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11 March 1847 – The Dr is really very ill I believe from two causes first from having brought scarcely any medicine and secondly seeing the situation of his party surrounded as we know we are by wild blacks altho they do not appear still their tracks are plainly visible a little distance from the camp – The weather is fearfully hot and no rest at night from moschitoes

12 Friday – Very little improvement in the party except Brown who feels a little better. The dogs very uneasy last night during my watch frequently barking and running towards a scrub 100 yards distant from our camp – and which throws us completely at their mercy We however have but very small fires covered with cow dung – The River is gone down much as soon as we can cross – Mr Mann Hely (who this afternoon has [indecipherable] fully recovered and myself [indecipherable]and removing the stores a little distance up the River above the fresh which is entirely from the Comet the water is there good and may tend to improve the party we have considered taking our water from a small muddy pool in he scrub thinking that will be better than the river water – all the party are now allowed to take their 3 ¾ oz damper to make toast and water which is a great comfort to them. It is fortunate the horses and cattle are so tame for as they stop at the camp fire all day from the sand flies they are allowed to go out at night to feed – they however come running in of themselves in the morning driven I suppose by the flies – there are very large fish in this river which is I suppose the cause of so many blacks resorting to it – To add to our distress in the evening a violent tropical storm [indecipherable] before we could move the sick to their tents it lasted however but for a short time but confined them to the tents for the night which the poor fellows felt acutely the Dr in the night much worse – Mr Hely also had a relapse in the afternoon and was very ill – Wommi has a relapse there are but two of us to keep watch for Mann and myself and am very weak – I watch till midnight and Mann from five till day light this being the only times when the blacks are likely to make a rush. I sat up all night as I wished not to disturb the sick by entering the tent and from getting wet from a shower we had in the night and from an intensely cold southerly wind which came on about three A.M. – caught a cold

13. No visible improvement in any of the party except Perry who managed to keep a quart of skilly on his stomach and but for which he could never have recovered Boaking, Hely and Wommi take emetics which operate. Our cattle do not return and Mr Mann rides in the afternoon to look for them and returns with the intelligence that he tracks them to a scrub. Our water becomes too thick and muddy for use and have again recourse to the River – Mr Mann has a heavy time of it for as I am too weak he has all the trouble of fetching heavy logs [indecipherable] & and I trust in 2 or 3 days being strong enough to assist in these jobs – Mr Perry [indecipherable]
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13th March 1847 – he is able [indecipherable] as the mules and horses have broken nearly the whole of their hobbles –

14 - Sunday - The whole of last night there was a nice cool breeze from the southward and in consequence Perry, Boeking Turnbull and the Dr feel a little better – Wommi is also better and goes to look for the cattle. This day we have to kill a sheep altho Mann and I am the only consumers it is surprizing that by keeping the meat hung by the fire covered by a few green boughs how long in this hot weather it remains good – the last one lasted 6 days in the afternoon the Dr improves – Wommi very soon returns with the cattle three other goats – kid but yield but little milk scarcely half a pint from those -

15 – This morning most of the party feel better as usual it is amusing to see the various wants and habits of the invalids – Mr Perry wished for a pinch of snuff which I immediately made him Mr Boaking who is and always a most enormous feeder is to greedy to have damper made into toast and water eats it as soon as he gets it altho he is in the midst of the fever and in great pain – the two blacks in consequence of the badness of the water prefer drinking it cold to having tea. Turnbull this morning wished to cut the cold sop from his toast and water I however will not allow him – The cattle this morning come in of their own accord – Perry wishes for a small piece of fried goat yesterday which I gave him and this morning he has a small piece grilled which he also had – The Dr himself feels well enough to take a piece of grilled [indecipherable] breakfast – I this morning so some mustard seed for a salad which in this climate I think will be fit to eat in 3 days. I am sorry I did not think of it before I also sow seeds of Radish, onion, mustard, turnip – Cabbage, carrot, Melon, pumpkin and marrow – on the Bank of the River where the soil is soft and sandy – also [indecipherable] the Dr taking a little turnip seed in the soup & [indecipherable] still. Last night on turning in from my watch I found a small kind of snake between my blanket fortunately I had a small fire by the side of my blankets which enabled me to see it before I let down – The Dr much better not having had his usual afternoons attacks 2 more goats kid - we have now five milkers – they gave but little milk

16 Not much sign of improvement in the party Turnbull is the most extraordinary invalid He has been neither better nor worse [indecipherable] he is ever continually groaning and is as helpless as an old woman. Hely is as extraordinary the other day one moment smoking a pipe then in ten minutes wishing the assistance of Mann or myself to lift him from his bed in ten minutes from that time you find him up perhaps smoking as a patient he is a complete [indecipherable] – I find the mustard seed sown yesterday morning is vegetating – there are a number of crows croaking a requiem over the head.

17 All the invalids are improving except Boaking who deserves not to be pitied he is so excessively greedy as altho the Dr has issued orders that he especially

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17 March. 1847. should eat nothing went to Mr Mann (who is storekeeper) for a little flour to make a cake with which Mr Mann refused he then said he wanted some for skilly for which purpose he got some when he immediately made a cake fortunately the Dr saw it and took it away Mann then fried it in fat intending to eat it but Boaking took it out and cut it, the worst thing he could have taken - None of the invalids are able to eat bread for three days. Mr Mann and myself in consequence get a 2 pound damper which was baked to ourselves – We have now 13 or 14 goats with kids which furnishes us with a good supply of milk for our tea – The Dr appears to have quite [indecipherable] recovered. Mann and myself are however the only two capable of watching –

18 This day I complete my 35 years and altho I feel as active and constitution as good as at 25 look quite an old man – A Nebulae is forming in my eye and I have to have it dressed daily with a solution of nitrate of silver – Hely suffers much this day and all night Perry improving rapidly.

19 – Hely still very ill Boaking and Brown better. Mann an attack of dysentry, no visible alteration in Turnbull or Wommi – last night was very cool which enabled them to obtain a little sleep Brown feels himself well enough in the middle of the day to take a ride with the Dr they shortly return having found the cattle – the Dr saddles a horse for the invalids to ride upon. Turnbull & Perry try it – Mr Mann arranges the stores so that every side load weighs less lbs – Hely takes a little gravy Wommi again too ill to be of use Mr Brown has a relapse Boaking much better commences making up his dishes. I cannot help fancying that the illness is protracted from the want of medicines Hely has no release for 9 days Boaking for 8.

20 No improvement in the party of anything Perry is worse as is Hely – In the evening Perry was obliged to be led to his bed by myself and Boaking – no bread is to be allowed them till they are well as the flour is sour I give Turnbull a small piece of my cake unknown to the Dr which he enjoys – I myself feel very queer – which I attribute to the heat of the day. I find a new and interesting plant with a pink blossom belonging to the 5 class of Linnaes and fruit order Mr Mann the only one as yet keeping watch myself till 12 – and he at peep of day. The Dr talks of crossing the river and swimming the goats over in 4 days as he thinks the water will be less enough by that time I cannot understand him such an exertion for the [indecipherable] convalescents will only give them a relapse –

21 Sunday – Not the slightest improvement in the sick and from their present [indecipherable] not likely to be [indecipherable] if they recover have to [indecipherable] on good constitutions. At least I have done so – the illness sends the sick to their prayer book I trust they may continue the practise – I was again attacked in the afternoon – I think it was from the heat of the sun and the closeness of the

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21 March 1847 – Sunday contd – evening [indecipherable] after crossing the River and commenced exploring as the Dr intends commencing a new route to the peak to ascertain if the Mackenzie takes its source from the Peak Ranges – We all have a feed of skilly made from [indecipherable] flour.

22 The Dr breaks his promise of another feed of the same skilly as yesterday much to the disappointment of the patients Wommi quite recovered but little difference in any of the others – Musquitoes continue fearfully troublesome no sleep or rest – In the evening we were again visited with another thunder storm which drove the unfortunate invalids to the Hot tents it lasted but for a short time – Hely suffers much all night he begins to give [indecipherable] to it thinking he shall never recover I cheer him up as well as I can – the Dr appears now to have transferred his partiality from Turnbull to his country man Boaking the most greedy disgusting fellow and generally disliked by the party. The Dr must have a favorite and he generally confers these favors on the least deserving – Mr Mann who deserves the most unbounded credit for his exertions both during the illness of Boaking and after I [indecipherable] invalid appeared not to get the slightest acknowledgement from the Dr nay more the it would appear from his words and actions that he was desirous of overwhelming Boaking with all the credit for this – while the cooking was left to Mr Mann and myself the poor fellows enjoyed their tapioca and skilly But with Boaking it is otherwise it is never made by any chance without being burned – they are compelled to eat it the Dr declaring it to be better for their stomachs. [indecipherable]

23 – Tuesday Invalids a little better – I was much surprised on going to look at my bed of mustard to find someone had been treading in and scarcely any left I remarked this circumstance to the Dr who at once to the disgust of all present admitted that it was himself – He has been well for some time and eats enormously and consequently I had reserved it for the sick who were perpetually enquiring when it would be ready – he had no right to this according to all the rules of equite and honour as the whole of the seeds were brought by Mann and myself. The mustard was given me by Mr Mann and I consider that we were parties who had the property of dispensing of it. I suggested then I cut and the sick be allowed to eat the little remaining he said if they cut it themselves they may have it now as it was doubtful whether they could accomplish this I looked upon the gift as a bottle of vapour certainly this arrangement Mr Hely would have been minus I went down with Perry and Turnbull and pulled and worked it for them giving some to Hely. The Dr [indecipherable] a [indecipherable] the river and [indecipherable] with small open plains – In the evening Mr Mann feels unwell and takes an emetic he has every symptom of the fever

24 To-day make a pen for the sheep to cross the river Mr Mann is architect and commences but is shortly compelled to abandon the undertaking as he is attacked by all the symptoms of the fever and is now compelled to keep in his blankets – I am now the only watchman from 6 till 12. This I do for my own satisfaction as I consider until thately suffers much all night he begins

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24 March 1847 “4th cond. until after this time we are not safe from the blacks – the evening about 11 PM – begin to get cool and pleasant and in that morning by daylight positively cold – The fence was finished by the Dr Boeking and myself by moonlight Yesterday a sheeps head was boiled and the sick were planning themselves on having a treat but when boiled the Dr took the [indecipherable] a plate and cut the whole of it before them for himself being quite well – There is much anxiety manifested in accounts of the horses not returning to the camp not one having been returned in cases of accidents –

25. Wommi is dispatched to look for the horses one makes his appearance and Brown is [indecipherable] to assist Wommi altho he told me it would kill him to work the sick complain bitterly of the thinness of the tapioca as they are getting once the arise [indecipherable] hungry and wish for something thick – Mr Mann no worse – and the others improving – which is to me proof their treatment a miracle – I dig a hole at the [indecipherable] of the tree which the Dr had marked – dig – for [indecipherable] not of letters.

26 I dig a hole and bury the powder cannister I strewed a quantity of charcoal about it – It contained a letter from Mann Turnbull and from myself for [indecipherable] The Dr also put in an open letter merely containing an account of our position We this day succeed with much [indecipherable] getting the sheep and goats over the river – Mr Boeking has a relapse and the Dr Wommi & myself have to do it

27 This day the whole of us go to the other side I have a relapse about now which I attribute to the Dr and rising exercise under a tropical sun as a cure for fever

28 The whole party much worse myself nearly dies no bower erected and exposed to a tropical sun The Dr appearing to care little whether the party live or die Mr Boaking very ill the Dr and Wommi the only sound persons – our situation is really alarming

29 Monday , towards daylight this morning a heavy fall of rain and all the party except the Dr soaked – He had rigged his tent & all eat fish for dinner the whole of the party worse.

30 This day I am fearfully ill not able to left up my head all day had a little tapioca for breakfast and nothing else all day another dreadful rain towards morning and all of us soaked it is really heart rending to see seven persons out of nine reeling about scarcely able to stand on our legs. We also expect the sheep are lost 60 –it appeared like rain and the Dr allowed me to sleep in his tent the Dr & Wommi ride and find the cattle.

31 I feel a little better but very weak – little difference in the others but I dread the heat of the sun will bring on a relapse – Many of the party wish to be taken back & for the Dr to allow them the means under the guidance of Brown ill as I am I have no such wish I will either –

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31 March 1847 go to the end of the journey or die in this attempt.

1 April. Nothing this day save continued grumbling at being debarred the use of sugar

2 – Weather very hot myself very unwell –

3 This evening great rejoicing the Dr allowing us some Doboys and sugar to eat with them –

4 We have suet pudding

5 No improvements in the invalids and the Dr determines our taking the worst of them a few days stages towards Peak range for change of air and as soon as an improvement takes place to return leaving 2 behind and leaving Mann, Hely & Wommi in charge of the present camp.

6 We camp on the But Wommi and Boaking do not reach us till dusk and having found only 26 of the cattle –

7 – this morning the Dr takes us a short stage and leaves us himself returning with Wommi to the other camp –

8 Thursday – Turnbull & Brown begin to improve

9 – Same as yesterday – crows come and steal our meat

10 – Boaking who is no bushman goes to look for the horses and goats and loses himself we fire guns till dark –

11 Boaking returns about 3 oclock P,M and nearly bursts himself with eating - it was the merest accident he finds our camp he was riding by it but chanced to see our blankets – about 4 oclock the Dr arrives with all the mules stores & with Mason & Hely neither of them better – and I was the only one in our party able to assist altho Turnbull and Brown are improving but Perry is as bad as ever

16 The whole of this time has been occupied in hunting for the sheep goats mules & the sheep and goats are completely lost and the Dr intends abandoning the search and depending upon the cattle 38 –

17 Made another start and travelled over a most wretched breakneck country following the lagoon of the Mackenzie where [indecipherable] we camped for the night.

18 This day we had to remain at the camp one mule being wanting – I forgot to say that we leave the sheep and goats behind

19 – today the country alters we have magnificent plains and shortly after starting Brown got sight of Peak range in the shape of 2 pyramidal hills travelled 4 hours over very hot [indecipherable] Brown rode to the left to look for water and found a fine lagoon almost immediately we were all nearly famished

20 Country still fine great fears were entertained of

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20 April 47 – of our finding [in pencil above “water”] we followed [indecipherable] many miles completely out of our course a kind of gutter which however led us to a very fine creek just before sundown

21 – 3 Horses missing consequently had to remain at the camp – our mutton all gone have to live on flour food nearly 1 lb for day

22 This day till the first Bullocks or rather the only [indecipherable] we had which proved very lean – most parts cut up in quarters and laid over a prostrate tree ready for cutting up next day –

23 – Cut the Bullock up in small thin long pieces but most unfortunately it commenced raining before it was all cut up the Dr was much hurt as the meat would be found to be spoiled the rain continued all day and night no tents – completely soaked in my blanket –

24 a little sun to dry for a short time turned the meat in the afternoon and all night rain in torrents myself with fever and again slept in wet blankets – all the party appear to be getting weak again –

25 A most lovely day most of the meat could be eaten altho it tastes very strong The stray horses not found which will compel us to stay at the camp.

26 Monday. Weather very warm. The party are getting much weaker

27 The Dr intends going with Mr Brown to look for the stray horses but finds himself too unwell – most of the party suffer much from fever and ague Brown and Perry as bad as ever as well as Hely – This is a very fine country being part of Peak Downs –

28 the Dr goes with Wommi and finds two of the missing horses – It is somewhat singular but at the very time when the party stand most in need of [indecipherable] remedy the Dr has reduced us to two thirds of a pound of this [indecipherable] daily and three and a half ounces of flour –

29 The meat is cut in small pieces ready to put in the bag – The Dr and Wommi go again to look for the cattle but the Dr soon comes back . Wommi does not return all night

30 This day [indecipherable] the Dr ill state of health [indecipherable] was made to the Dr to go back at which he was

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April 1847 – much astonished & immediately came to the bower where the whole of the party were sitting and asked me if I wished to go back I told him all I wished was an increase of flour which he at once granted allowing 4 lb for day –

May 1847 - [indecipherable]
2 Sunday – This day we succeed in leaving our camping ground – and a bad start we made of it up first – after Mann was taken with the fever and ague at the moment of starting and was left behind with Brown to guide him on his recovery – we travelled till nearly sundown and did not expect to get water until the Dr by watching the flight of some cockatoos was led to a creek of beautiful water – this is either the creek we had left or a branch of it – the country very fine extensive plains with the laurel leaves green and white Box [indecipherable] of course it is part of Peak downs – the Peak itself is much nearer we could plainly discern trees on it – The Dr at night gave us a excellent feed of dips or do boys –

3 – Wommi does not make his appearance here all night with the cattle Mann and Brown come after breakfast they had caught some small fish in the water holes for supper. –

4 Wommi comes in by breakfast time having missed our track he had taken the cattle back to the old camp. Our day stage was over a very fine country camped at night at one of the Dr old camps near the Peak – In the morning before starting Hely & Brown dispatched for this with rations & instructions to meet us at the Pak

5 This day a short stage and camped at a water hole which will now be our starting point for Swan River – country very firm –

6 Remain here till the cattle come in the evening Hely and Brown make their appearance with but one horse between them Brown having lost his the day after leaving his at the camp where we killed the Bullock – they had seen nothing of the cattle –

7 The Dr goes out to reconnoitre and Hely Brown and Wommi for the cattle with provisions – Mann shoots a few pigeons –

8 The Dr comes back at noon having missed his way and slept out all night – He

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8 May 1847 says he is much pleased with his trip he fell in with plenty of water – but very bad travelles for the horse, stony –

9 – Rig up a Bower, most of the party suffer from Diarhea – the Dr very poorly –

10 Diarhea increases myself very poorly we attribute it to having flour in the liquid in which the dried meat is boiled which we eat as soup –

11 Weather very cold now at night elevation 1038 feels thermometer evening 64 – sunrise 42 Latitude 22.54 – The Dr recommends [indecipherable] to the chef 20 lbs lumpy flour – he [indecipherable] it till we get some fat for pudding –

12 The cook puts leven in the damper an improvement –

13 – Weather still very cold at night therm – at sunrise 64 – a great disapointment is felt by the party from the Dr having broken faith with them again – on arriving at the Peak he promised to celebrate the occasion by giving us some flour and sugar but today he refused –

14 The Dr rides to the water hole 3 miles distant to see if it will do for a killing camp in his absence Mann the storekeeper weighs the sugar flour and finds that the Dr has eaten 23 lb out of 50 which was put by at the Mackenzie expressly for feast days – This probably accounts for his breaking his promise – It is very hard it was distinctly understood that we were to all share alike. He would not allow a spoonful of sugar at any time to be given to the invalids while he himself is well – No news of the party for the party for the cattle who have been absent 8 days .

15. Have an attack of fever and ague brought on I think by Diarhea – moon changes and weather very cloudy towards the evening.

16. No intelligence of the party gone for the cattle and great anxiety expressed in consequence as if they are not all found it would be not enough to last 18 months and it is probable we may yet be 2 years and we have only meat enough for today – if they do not come we shall have recourse to flour diet. I fear we can depend little upon getting game all we have as yet got being 2 or 3 wallabeese, a few ducks and pigeons –

17 – The party came back with only 9 head of cattle and had not looked for Browns horse the best one in the party they had seen but one lot of 5 another of 4 and the one of 9 which they brought. The two smaller were too wild to drive they saw many blacks and talked to some by signs

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17 May 1847 – which they came upon [indecipherable] they caught an Emu and Kangaroo –

18 This day it was the intention of the Dr to have returned with the whole of the party and kill a Bullock as we had been out of meat 2 days but as the horses & mules could not be found in time to make the stage he killed one here a very fat one –

19 Hely and Brown despatched again for the cattle with provisions for 5 days it was intimated we should remain at this camp until Monday after that we should proceed to the camp which Brown knows busy in cutting up the meat – Boaking makes 32 Black puddings – I have a severe attack of fever and ague – In the evening it commenced raining our tents were covered with meat – we covered over [indecipherable] work where the meat was hung and slept under it – this expedition appears to be accompanied with nothing but misfortunes we have had no rain since the last beast was killed and the moment the meat is half dried rain comes and spoils it – the Dr told me he was almost disheartened – in the night the dogs got loose and cut half of a 30 lb round of Beef and all the fat that was on it, they also eat a quantity of fat – which is our greatest luxury for fat cakes and damper –

20 this morning breaks very fine and promising not a cloud to be seen Wommi sent for the cattle which I forgot to say bolted on Tuesday night in Turnbull’s watch – all busy in turning meat – Wommi returns by moon light with the cattle – cloudy in the afternoon but clears up in the evening – It is surprising that illness still continues in so fine a climate

21 – Meat drying beautifully but much anxiety as to our finding sufficient of our cattle to take us to Swan River –

22 Morning very fine Wommi again sent for the cattle which strayed yesterday – on his return last time he brought some ripe and unripe pods of the Mackenzie Bean The green pods about 6 inches long – probably would be good boiled – Tomorrow being Whitsunday we are to have a five pound suet pudding among seven and on Monday being

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22 May 1847 – the Queens birthday we have a sugar pudding – I am very ill this morning and mend very slowly I fancy we all eat too much on killing a Bullock – which is a kind of Jubilee for the time - Wommi returns with the cattle which again bolt in Perry’s watch and he loses himself for four hours – He also lost himself on the eve of Christmas – the Dr gets soaked during his watch after which it was fine –

23 Witsunday – today we have a pudding as promised and a fine feed we made with sugar – added. the winds now are very cutting and the nights – cold we collect Grewia Berries and make a pleasant drink –

24 Wommi again sent for the cattle – Busy in making green hide tallow ropes Turnbull makes a bolster sugar pudding after dinner the Dr called the party together for the purpose of joining in drinking Her Majesties health – He in drinking her health trusted that the present expedition may meet with a successful termination and that it may add to her majesties already vast dominions. The only beveridge which we had to drink for the occasion was tea without sugar and some of us preferred cold water Yesterday the Dr and Boaking knocked poor Norval on the head the sheep having no more use for his services as the goats and sheep are left behind – Wommi returns by moonlight without the cattle they having bolted from him while chasing a Kangaroo which he failed to catch

25 Wommi sent for the cattle – we have the first dish of our new dried beef which is excellent – The thermometer this morning Sunrise only one degree above freezing point. This is a dull season for me no seeds or blossoms the only plants now in flower here being a very handsome

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25 May 1847 – species of accacia and alstromeria – put by seeds of the Mackenzie Bean and American [indecipherable] plant –

26. Wednesday – The wind continues very cold so much as to drive us to our tents and blankets –

27 – Early this morning it commenced raining and continued all day with thunder about 6 PM rain continued all night very heavy we fortunately bagged the dry meat in time – about noon Hely and Brown returned on foot and no cattle they had in fact not looked for them having been attacked with fever and ague – they were absent 9 days – They fell in with our horses and mules and brought them to within 2 or 3 miles of the camp where they lost them and their own horses Turnbull again very sick with fever This makes the third day Wommi has been absent and does not return all night

28. This morning we had much trouble in making a fire to cook breakfast – the rain having extinguished ours in the night – weather very cold and unpleasant – Wommi returns and no cattle they having bolted in the night.

29 – The Dr goes with Wommi to find the mules and take provisions for 3 or 4 days. They also take Hely to fetch the seed [indecipherable] he and Brown had planted – They return about 8 oclock after we had turned in – they had caught an Emu and eaten the best part of it.

30 Sunday – Make another move – a retrograde one back to the Killing camp – camped about 5 PM.

31 - Made Killing camp after a most fatiguing days march camped at 4 PM

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1 May June 1847 – This morning the Dr and Wommi go to look for the cattle – I wish them luck on yesterday trip I obtained specimens of Hakea Lowria in flower and a [indecipherable] flower like Stenochilus – a new accacia – and seeds of Myasporam. Rig up a Bower Wommi shoots a Bustard yesterday which was fried and was excellent –

2 – It is evident from the state of the party to day that exercise and moving on as the Dr recommends is not a substitute for medicine 6 out of the seven to day are laid up with the fever and ague one, Boaking, the strongest man in the party rising up in a state of delirium enquiring if the pudding was in the pot and other extraordinary question and [indecipherable] like a person in a state of intoxication. Perry suffers from fever & ague and Diarhea and pains in his body at the same time. They have arrived at the determination of returning. I am anxious to proceed but I feel myself called upon to prevent a sacrifice of human life to join them in returning – We have been out now 9 months and [indecipherable] have made but about 3 months progress towards Swan river our flour will be gone in a month tapioca and every other comfort the Dr keeps to himself what little medicine was brought is used and the cattle lost and what else is to be done but to return.

3. No improvement in the health of the party –

4 6 out of the seven ill.

5 This day I add myself to the number of invalids

6 Mr Turnbull rides out with the dog Swift and gets a Kangaroo.

7 – The Dr returns with only 4 head of

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7 May June 1847 – cattle he came to my tent where I was confined with fever and ague – after my informing him of the ill state of health of the party and on feeling my pulse he said he would take us all back – On the 8th in the evening he promised us 2 lbs of flour for all those who volunteered to watch the cattle the fat cake to be divided

8 Wommi & Turnbull & Dr fetches back the cattle – which had wandered in the night.

9 – The Dr & Wommi go for the mules that cattle get away again in the forenoon

10 Scrape the flour bags and make fat cakes with the lumps of damaged flour The Dr fell in with some black fellows while looking for the cattle – they were very shy he cut of 2 buttons from his coat and laid them on the ground and on walking away they came and picked them up and appeared much pleased –

11 The last few nights we have had sharp frosts. water in our pannikins in front of the tents and a little distant from a large fire frozen the thickness of a penny piece –

12 No news of the Dr or the mules we are very anxious about it as the cattle are lost and the greater part of our dry Beef is eaten and we have a journey before us of 600 miles before reaching a station – We advised the Dr to kill one of the 4 wild bullocks when brought in but he refused – our allowance has [indecipherable] already low enough 6lb of dry beef per day for 9 [indecipherable] and 3 and ½ ounces of Bread.

13 Sunday, weather very fine 3 mules and 2 horses very fortunately make

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13 June 47. their appearance of their own accord in good time as the Horse we had in camp was knocked up

14 This morning as Mr Mann was out shooting a short distance from the camp he got sight of our 4 missing cattle which had caused us so much anxiety as our dried meat was getting short. Their appearance was miraculous they being perfectly wild – We shot one as soon as possible. We are now in a position to return without having to kill a horse or mule for our sustenance –

15 Busy cutting up the meat every appearance of a change of weather and it being new moon we expected it –

16 Still cutting up meat we have a most lovely day for drying meat and every appearance of a continuance. Hely, Turnbull & Brown go to look for the Dr he having been absent 8 days –

17 This evening the Dr & Wommi return with only part of the mules and horses which he had followed back 90 miles – they found some fine Radishes and Turnips which I had sown in the bed of the Mackenzie

18 celebrate the battle of Waterloo with a 6 lb suet pudding and sugar

19 The Dr & Wommi go to look for 2 missing horses only find one – We have to leave 3 pack saddles behind having now only 9 mules leave salt tea & behind not having the means of carrying them – Mr Perry engaged in connecting all the spare straps into hobbles

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[In between these pages 32 and 33 (book numbering) a note has been incorporated into the binding] “On p 33 the date 1846 is evidently an error for 1847. The date 1846 is put in for June 22 and Jy 1, but as previous entries for several months past say 1847 it is evidently an error”

22 June 1846. Reach the Mackenzie where we camp one day which Wommi and the Dr go for 2 mules but were unsuccessful –

24 to 28 making long straps on the banks of the Comet –

29 Camped on scrub creek –

30 Entered the swampy scrub – the [indecipherable] part of the [indecipherable] was swampy and the mules got bogged – on the morning prior to starting it was discovered that some one had again been to our packs and taking flour It was some what singular that on loading the mules I found a pipe case belonging to Mr Turnbull and which must have been dropped during the night – I informed the Dr of the flour being taken, he was much annoyed –

1 July 1846 commenced upon the bag of flour from which some had been extracted and which the Dr gave under my charge – we stopped here in consequence of some of the horses being missing in the evening moved half a mile to a clearer spot –

2 camped this evening at a clear spot after passing through impenetrable scrub. The Dr found himself in the early part of the day upon the Christmas instead of the Expedition Range – he had gone too far to the westward

3 this day we had but little scrub and camped near the foot of Expedition Range

4 – This day spell the mules and horses get a dish of small melons – and have an Wallabee and sweet tea for lunch - on my return these fruit flower very plentifully on the banks of a creek near and which I admired – The Dr calls it Bunces creek

[This is apparently the end of Bunce’s Journal entries for this trip]

ely neither of them better - andHel

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Lawsons Creek

1848 – leave [indecipherable] 6 – meet Mr [indecipherable] at Wisemans

36 Senecis [?]– Lawsons Creek

37 Boraginea 38 Epilobenno [?]
39 Crucifera – strongly scented

40 Amaranthacea tall – 41 Cassia

42 Mionulos [?] [indecipherable] 43 Melia 44 Arums

45 Glycine small 46 Mimulus

47 [indecipherable] same as grows in the Mackenzie 5th day

48 Kerutes [?] 49 Oxalis 50 composite tall 3 leaved 51 Epilobium

52 pigea 53 Hedysaria Glancous

54 Leguminose [indecipherable] 55 Cassia
Dwarf and very primate 56 Ochro [?]
57 Cucurletacea [?] red seeded climber

58 Yellow Bean broad trifoliate in clusters

59 Solanum strong wooly [indecipherable]
60 Scumbaius [?] 61 Lotus like tall

62 Leguminos pink trailer

63 Zamia 64 Leguminos pink tall wooly

65 Ephorbeacea 66 Milow[indecipherable]
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67 Ricinus 68 Capparis

69 - Polygoums 70 Pentandra

71 Leguminos compact & yellow

72 Justitia & 73 Cotton Grass 74 Senecio
Blue Double – 75 Composite large like
Cammomile - 76 Malvacea 77 Aster [indecipherable]
78 Corymbose Glaucous tree

79 little Bursaria 80 Ficus leaves beaugifuly [indecipherable] seed pod long [indecipherable]
81 Accacia [indecipherable] 82 Commespermum [?] 83 Sphaerolobium yellow 84 Metul [?]
85 yellow [indecipherable] 86 Tobacco

87 Hovea 88 Hispania [?]
89 Allesmeria augmatic blue labeate small half dried [indecipherable] holes

90 Herbacia shrubby [indecipherable] called capsule strongly seated lavender like scale

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28 Feby – make Mr Howards Hotel

2 March make up for [indecipherable] as follows –

No 318. Eucalyptus – Groses flats a portion of the Snowy Mountains Elevation 4500 feet – soil damp and sour peat

324 – An umbelliferous plant or rather shrub. 3 to 6 feet common on the Gippsland ranges in poor sandstone soils – highly aromatic when rubbed –

313 - A dwarf shrub common in areas of volcanic or winstone rocks – in the high table land of Moneroo –

321- A rich range coloured Seyuminose [?] plants or shrubs 3 to 4 feet probably a

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Dillwymsia [?] – light peaty soils – on the Snowy river

327 – an umbelliferous plants dwarf aromatic light peaty soils near Lake King Gipp’s Land

323 – Probably a pimelea or compact growing shrub with orangy looking fruit or berries common to the middle regions of the snowy mountains – poor sandstone soils –

317 – Helichrysum – Snowy River

316 – Puttersomia [?] ([indecipherable]) – 4000 ft Snowy Mountains –

326 – Prostanthera deep blue blossoms - [indecipherable] Gippsland

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340 Septospermum Snowy River

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341 Glycine or Kennedia Gipps Land Scrubs –

342 A handsome compact growing rutaceous shrub Snowy River

343. Hakea – Gipps Land ranges. 3 to 6 feet –

337 – Grevilea .Dwarf pubescent leaves – healthy soils. Gipps Land –

344 Boronia – tall growth – same soil

334 – Correa slender growth – same

336 – Dampieria Light sandy soils Gipps Land –

315 Dillwyomia [?] Moneroo

320 Hakea Snowy River

337 – An interesting white flowering shrub peaty soils Gipps Land –

331 – Pinellea [?] hakea Raymond Gipps Land

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319 – Dillwynnia [?] pubescent dwarf moneroo plains

328 – Lobelia

332 – Leptospermum – G.L.

314 - Swainsonia – dwarf deep copper Moneero

338 – Dillwynnia [?] Snowy Mountains

335 – Hibbertea Dwarf – heathy country

346 Cassia – Snowy River

347 – Banksia flower [indecipherable] large leaves deeply serrated

348. Banksia – Gipps Land

349. [indecipherable] tall ([indecipherable])

350 Pittosporum seed and specimen all I could get of this seed Gipps Land ranges

351 Grevillea Snowy river [indecipherable]
352 – Lobelia [indecipherable] only

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353. Polygonum – Sp only Snowy river –

354 – Acquatic – Gipps

355, Banksia large –

356 – Bursaria – sp only

357. Astroloma – Moneroo sp only

358. aster – sp only. Snowy river

359. [indecipherable] (Ty – sp – only S.M

360 – Persoonia - [indecipherable] S.M –

361 – Do – Gipps Land – flowers strongly scented like [indecipherable]
353 – Sp only

354 Accacia SR

[Transcriber’s note:
Spelling, punctuation transcribed as written.]

[Transcribed by Robin Matthews for the State Library of New South Wales]