Captain Sturt’s Expedition Notes on Drought and Rivers
From 1828 to 1929 records recount Captain Sturt’s journey through drought and scarce water. The party discovers springs in a river bed, names the river Darling, camps near scrub, and faces exhausted animals and native contact as they near Wellington Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hume
Serah
Bud
Iver
Wellington Valley
Mt. Hartle
Foster
Mu Mavia
Manguarie
Mt. Angrin
Reetle
Osellin
Riley
Thia
Cooma Travelogue and Borderland Beauty Reflections
The piece by Will Carter sketches Cooma as a granite town with a sacred edifice built from local stone and drought pressures. A spirited river valley journey via Balmain buses to Bemboka reveals Brown Mountain scenes, a wild descent, and lively street encounters, including a conversation with a Bega resident about family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooma
Nannypont Hill
Bega
Iain
Balmain
Balmain Bros
Dante
Nimity Belle Diary Fragments Mention Frost and Tragic Encounter
Fragmentary diary entries describe Nimity Belle with unfriendly commentary. The writer notes a deep frost in the 1890s destroying vegetation and recounts an encounter where two white men from Irish runaways faced the Mount Harris tribe, with one killed and both men reportedly eaten. Travel notes place movements along the Macquane and Macquane River, recording dates from April and early April and a rough absence of rain described as conation of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimitybelle
Mount Harris
Timor
Walelington
Macquane
Mt. Harris
Harrin
Macqua
Bemboka Vale of Erin Inspires Night and Dawn
A fragmented ode to Bemboka and Erin weaving images of distant journeys and morning gold. The lines evoke river, moon, and night, with recurring references to nature and a plea for return and enchantment. The text reads like a lyrical tribute to place and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemboka
Avoca
Erin
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O' the West
Royal Exchange Assurance
A. A. Dobbie
Wellington
Hotate
R. D. EL Barton
D. HL. Barton
Mount Arthur
Yetal
Vallee
Harkes Road
Wilson
Pater
Jonan Whitwell
la Perre
Whitweth
Pervons
Rikrelvale
Althofer
Saution
Wghney Taylor
Stud Paem
IER
Rmampton
Fries
Thomson, Yang
Glover’s Pharmacy
H. C.F. Glover
C. G. McMahon Alis
S. TA Percy
N.sa
ER Sewing Machine Co
Wallington
Fumvrels Carrind
Permal
Fea’ i
Suan Lee Street
Richardson & Hall
SWIFT
Dubbo
Orange
Fortes
Narooming
Trangic
Cupid
Kameching
Wilmot
Severar
Historic
W.S
Captain Sturt
Will Carter
Brown's Mountain
Brown Mountain
Atul
Mai
Mallam
Bemboki
Aimitybelle
Harvey Brothers
Opticians
A. A. Harvey
MLO
Optician
Griffiths
H. Bestwick
General Agricultural and Implement Agent
Lucerne & Hay Presses
THE
Hollywood
Morrison's Delicious
Shelter
Maughan ST
Gibbs & Matthews
Fame Laneralion
Station & General Commission
International Harvester Co
Queensland Insurance Co
Leo Cumming
LEE Street
WAR Kee & CO
ERS & Fruiterers
Sr el Tnt
E.R. Thomas
Urray Bros. UK
Maughan
Royal Hotel
C.T.A
N.R.M.A
Amile
P.O. Box
Mrs. Dempsey
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