The Explorers Of Australia And Their Life Work - Ernest Favenc - Bog

The Explorers of Australia and Their Life Work is a historical book written by Ernest Favenc. The book explores the lives and work of some of the most prominent explorers of Australia, including Burke and Wills, Leichhardt, Sturt, and Eyre. The author provides a detailed account of their expeditions, hardships, and discoveries, and how their explorations contributed to the development of Australia. The book also covers the impact of colonization on the indigenous people of Australia and the conflicts that arose between the explorers and the natives. The author's writing style is engaging and informative, making the book an excellent resource for those interested in Australian history and exploration. Overall, The Explorers of Australia and Their Life Work is an insightful and comprehensive account of the explorers who played a crucial role in shaping Australia's history.Rumours of a mysterious river called the Kindur, which was said, on no better authority than a runaway convict's, to pursue a north-west course through Australia, now began to be noised about. This convict, whose name was Clarke, but who was generally known as the Barber, said that he had taken to the bush in the neighbourhood of the Liverpool Plains, and had followed down a river which the natives called the Gnamoi. He crossed it and came next to the Kindur. This he followed down for four hundred miles before he came upon the junction of the two.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.