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JOURNALS OF EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY INTO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
AND OVERLAND FROM ADELAIDE TO KING GEORGE'S SOUND
IN THE YEARS 1840-1:
SENT BY THE COLONISTS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
WITH THE SANCTION AND SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT:
INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ABORIGINES
AND THE STATE OF THEIR RELATIONS WITH EUROPEANS.

by

EDWARD JOHN EYRE

TO LIEUT.-COLONEL GEORGE GAWLER, K.H. M.R.G.S.
UNDER WHOSE AUSPICES, AS GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
THE EXPEDITIONS, DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES,
WERE UNDERTAKEN, THESE VOLUMES ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,
AS A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE FOR HIS KINDNESS AND RESPECT FOR HIS VIRTUES,
BY THE AUTHOR.

PREFACE.

In offering to the public an account of Expeditions of Discovery in Australia, undertaken in the years 1840-1, and completed in July of the latter year, some apology may be deemed necessary for this narrative not having sooner appeared, or perhaps even for its being now published at all.

With respect to the first, the author would remark that soon after his return to South Australia upon the close of the Expeditions, and when contemplating an immediate return to England, he was invited by the Governor of the Colony to remain, and undertake the task of re-establishing peace and amicable relations with the numerous native tribes of the Murray River, and its neighbourhood, whose daring and successful outrages in 1841, had caused very great losses to, and created serious apprehensions among the Colonists.

Hoping that his personal knowledge of and extensive practical experience among the Aborigines might prove serviceable in an employment of this nature, the author consented to undertake it; and from the close of September 1841, until December 1844, was unremittingly occupied with the duties it entailed. It was consequently not in his power to attend to the publication of his travels earlier, nor indeed can he regret a delay, which by the facilities it afforded him of acquiring a more intimate knowledge of the character and habits of the Aborigines, has enabled him to render that portion of his work which relates to them more comprehensive and satisfactory than it otherwise would have been.

With respect to the second point, or the reasons which have led to this work being published at all, the author would observe that he has been led to engage in it rather from a sense of duty, and at the instance of many of his friends, than from any wish of his own. The greater portion of the country he explored was of so sterile and worthless a description, and the circumstances which an attempt to cross such a desert region led to, were of so distressing a character, that he would not willingly have revived associations, so unsatisfactory and so painful.

It has been his fate, however, to cross, during the course of his explorations, a far greater extent of country than any Australian traveller had ever done previously, and as a very large portion of this had never before been trodden by the foot of civilized man, and from its nature is never likely to be so invaded again, it became a duty to record the knowledge which was thus obtained, for the information of future travellers and as a guide to the scientific world in their inquiries into the character and formation of so singular and interesting a country.

To enable the reader to judge of the author's capabilities for the task he undertook, and of the degree of confidence that may be due to his impressions or opinions, it may not be out of place to state, that the Expeditions of 1840--1 were not entered upon without a sufficient previous and practical experience in exploring.

For eight years the author had been resident in Australia, during which he had visited many of the located parts of New South Wales, Port Phillip, South Australia, Western Australia, and Van Diemen's Land. In the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, and 1840 he had conducted expeditions across from Liverpool Plains in New South Wales to the county of Murray, from Sydney to Port Phillip, from Port Phillip to Adelaide, and from King George's Sound to Swan River, besides undertaking several explorations towards the interior, both from Port Lincoln and from Adelaide.

To the knowledge and experience which were thus acquired, the author must ascribe the confidence and good opinion of his fellow-colonists, which led them in 1840 to place under his command an undertaking of such importance, interest, and responsibility; and to these advantages he feels that he is in a great measure indebted, under God's blessing, for having been enabled successfully to struggle through the difficulties and dangers which beset him, in crossing from Adelaide to King George's Sound.

With this explanation for obtruding upon the public, the author would also solicit their indulgence, for the manner in which the task has been performed. The only merit to which he can lay claim, is that of having faithfully described what he saw, and the impressions which were produced upon him at the time. In other respects it is feared that a work, which was entirely (and consequently very hastily) prepared for the press from the original notes, whilst voyaging from Australia to England, must necessarily be crude and imperfect. Where the principal object, however, was rather to record with accuracy than indulge in theory or conjecture, and where a simple statement of occurrences has been more attended to than the language in which they are narrated, plainness and fidelity will, it is hoped, be considered as some compensation for the absence of the embellishments of a more finished style, or a studied composition, and especially as the uncertainty attending the duration of the author's visit to England made it a matter of anxious consideration to hurry these volumes through the press as rapidly as possible. There is one circumstance to which he wishes particularly to allude, as accounting for the very scanty notices he is now able to give of the geology or botany of the country through which he travelled; it is the loss of all the specimens that were collected during the earlier part of the Expedition, which occurred after they had been sent to Adelaide; this loss has been irreparable, and has not only prevented him from ascertaining points about which he was dubious, but has entirely precluded him from having the subjects considered, or the specimens classified and arranged by gentlemen of scientific acquirements in those departments of knowledge, in which the author is conscious he is himself defective. In the latter part of the Expedition, or from Fowler's Bay to King George's Sound, the dreadful nature of the country, and the difficulties and disasters to which this led, made it quite impossible either to make collections of any kind, or to examine the country beyond the immediate line of route; still it is hoped that the passing notices which are made in the journal, and the knowledge of the similarity of appearance and uniform character, prevalent throughout the greater portion of the country passed through, will be quite sufficient to give a general and correct impression of the whole.

To Mr. Gray of the British Museum, the author is particularly indebted for his valuable contribution on the Natural History of the Southern coast of Australia, and to Mr. Gould, the celebrated Ornithologist, his thanks are equally due, for a classified and most interesting list of the birds belonging to the same portion of the continent.

To Mr. Adam White, of the British Museum, he is also indebted for an account of some new insects, and to Dr. Richardson, for a scientific and classified arrangement of fish caught on the Southern coast, near King George's Sound. The plates to which the numbers refer in the last-mentioned paper, are the admirable drawings made from life, by J. Neill, Esq. of King George's Sound, and now lodged at the British Museum. They are, however, both too numerous and too large to give in a work of this description, and will probably be published at some future time by their talented author.

For the account given of the Aborigines the author deems it unnecessary to offer any apology; a long experience among them, and an intimate knowledge of their character, habits, and position with regard to Europeans, have induced in him a deep interest on behalf of a people, who are fast fading away before the progress of a civilization, which ought only to have added to their improvement and prosperity. Gladly would the author wish to see attention awakened on their behalf, and an effort at least made to stay the torrent which is overwhelming them.

It is most lamentable to think that the progress and prosperity of one race should conduce to the downfal and decay of another; it is still more so to observe the apathy and indifference with which this result is contemplated by mankind in general, and which either leads to no investigation being made as to the cause of this desolating influence, or if it is, terminates, to use the language of the Count Strzelecki, "in the inquiry, like an inquest of the one race upon the corpse of the other, ending for the most part with the verdict of 'died by the visitation of God.'"

In his attempt to delineate the actual circumstances and position of the natives, and the just claims they have upon public sympathy and benevolence, he has been necessitated to refer largely to the testimony of others, but in doing this he has endeavoured as far as practicable, to support the views he has taken by the writings or opinions of those who are, or who have been resident in the Colonies, and who might therefore be supposed from a practical acquaintance with the subject, to be most competent to arrive at just conclusions.

In suggesting the only remedy which appears at all calculated to mitigate the evil complained of, it has studiously been kept in view that there are the interests of two classes to be provided for, those of the Settlers, and those of the Aborigines, it is thought that these interests cannot with advantage be separated, and it is hoped that it may be found practicable to blend them together.

The Aborigines of New Holland are not on the whole a numerous people; they are generally of a very inoffensive and tractable character, and it is believed that they may, under ordinary circumstances, almost always be rendered peaceable and well-disposed by kind and consistent treatment. Should this, in reality, prove to be the case, it may be found perhaps, that they could be more easily managed, and in the long run at a less expense, by some such system as is recommended, than by any other requiring means of a more retaliatory or coercive character. The system proposed is at least one which by removing in a great measure temptation from the native, and thereby affording comparative security to the settlers, will have a powerful effect in inducing the latter to unite with the Government in any efforts made to ameliorate the condition of the Aborigines; a union which under present or past systems has not ever taken place, but one which it is very essential should be effected, if any permanent good is hoped for.

To Mr. Moorhouse the author returns his best thanks for his valuable notes on the Aborigines, to which he is indebted for the opportunity of giving an account of many of the customs and habits of the Adelaide tribes.

To Anthony Forster, Esq. he offers his warmest acknowledgments for his assistance in overlooking the manuscripts during the voyage from Australia, and correcting many errors which necessarily resulted from the hurried manner in which they were prepared; it is to this kind supervision must be ascribed the merit--negative though it may be--of there not being more errors than there are.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

CHAPTER I

ORIGIN OF THE EXPEDITION
CONTEMPLATED EXPLORATION TO THE WESTWARD
MEETING OF THE COLONISTS, AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ENTERED INTO FOR THAT PURPOSE
NOTES ON THE UNFAVOURABLE NATURE OF THE COUNTRY TO THE WESTWARD,
AND PROPOSAL THAT THE NORTHERN INTERIOR SHOULD BE EXAMINED INSTEAD
MAKE AN OFFER TO THE GOVERNOR TO CONDUCT SUCH AN EXPEDITION
CAPTAIN STURT'S LECTURE
INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR
ARRANGEMENT OF PLANS
PREPARATION OF OUTFIT
COST OF EXPEDITION
NAME A DAY FOR DEPARTURE
PUBLIC BREAKFAST AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE UNDERTAKING

CHAPTER II

FIRST NIGHT'S ENCAMPMENT WITH PARTY
REFLECTIONS
ARRIVAL AT SHEEP STATION
RE-ARRANGEMENTS OF LOADS
METHOD OF CARRYING FIRE-ARMS
COMPLETE THE NUMBER OF THE PARTY
THEIR NAMES
MOVE ONWARDS
VALLEY OF THE LIGHT
EXTENSIVE PLAINS
HEAD OF THE GILBERT
SCARCITY OF FIREWOOD
GRASSY WELL-WATERED DISTRICTS
THE HILL AND HUTT RIVERS
INDICATION OF CHANGE GOING ON IN APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY,
TRACEABLE IN THE REMAINS OF TIMBER IN THE PLAINS AND IN THE OPENINGS AMONG SCRUBS
THE BROUGHTON
REEDY WATERCOURSE
CAMPBELL'S RANGE
COURSE OF THE BROUGHTON

CHAPTER III

SPRING HILL
AN AGED NATIVE DESERTED BY HIS TRIBE
RICH AND EXTENSIVE PLAINS
SURPRISE A PARTY OF NATIVES
ROCKY RIVER
CRYSTAL BROOK
FLINDERS RANGE
THE DEEP SPRING
MYALL PONDS
ROCKY WATER HOLES
DRY WATERCOURSE
REACH THE DEPOT NEAR MOUNT ARDEN
PREPARE FOR LEAVING THE PARTY
BLACK SWANS PASS TO THE NORTH
ARRIVAL OF THE WATERWITCH

CHAPTER IV

MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR GETTING UP STORES FROM THE WATERWITCH
LEAVE THE PARTY
SALT WATERCOURSE
MOUNT EYRE
ASPECT OF THE COUNTRY
LAKE TORRENS
RETURN TOWARDS THE HILLS
NATIVE FEMALE
SALINE CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY
MOUNT DECEPTION
REACH THE EASTERN HILLS
LARGE WATERCOURSES
WATER HOLE IN A ROCK
GRASSY BUT HILLY COUNTRY
RUNNING STREAM
ASCEND A RANGE
RETURN HOMEWARDS
DECAY OF TREES IN THE WATERCOURSES
SHOOT A KANGAROO
ARRIVE AT THE DEPOT
BURY STORES
MAKE PREPARATIOUS FOR LEAVING
SEND DESPATCHES TO THE VESSEL

CHAPTER V

BREAK UP THE ENCAMPMENT
ARRIVE AT DEPOT POOL
GEOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY
BAROMETERS OUT OF ORDER
ADVANCE TO RECONNOITRE
ASCEND TERMINATION HILL
SURPRISE NATIVE WOMEN
THEY ABANDON THEIR CHILDREN
INEFFECTUAL SEARCH FOR WATER
RETURN TOWARDS MOUNT DECEPTION
BROKEN CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY
FIND WATER
THE SCOTT
REJOIN THE PARTY
WATER ALL USED AT THE DEPOT
EMBARRASSING CIRCUMSTANCES
REMOVE TO THE SCOTT
RECONNOITRE IN ADVANCE
BARREN COUNTRY
TABLE-TOPPED ELEVATIONS
INDICATIONS OF THE VIOLENT ACTION OF WATER
MEET NATIVES
REACH LAKE TORRENS
THE WATER SALT
OBLIGED TO RETURN
ARRIVAL AT DEPOT
HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE NATIVES.

CHAPTER VI

CAUSE OF HOSTILITY OF THE NATIVES
WELL SUNK UNSUCCESSFULLY
OVERSEER SENT TO THE EAST
THE SCOTT EXAMINED
ROCK WALLABIES
OVERSEER'S RETURN
ANOTHER VISIT TO LAKE TORRENS
BOGGY CHARACTER OF ITS BED
EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF MIRAGE AND REFRACTION
RETURN TO THE CAMP
SUPPLY OF WATER EXHAUSTED
LEAVE THE DEPOT
THE MUNDY
THE BURR
MOUNT SERLE
LAKE TORRENS TO THE EAST
MELANCHOLY PROSPECTS

CHAPTER VII

EXCURSION TO THE NORTH-EAST
TRACE DOWN THE FROME
WATER BECOMES SALT
PASS BEYOND THE RANGES
COCKATOOS SEEN
HEAVY RAINS
DRY WATERCOURSES
MOUNT DISTANCE
BRINE SPRINGS
MOUNT HOPELESS
TERMINATION OF FLINDERS RANGE
LAKE TORRENS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST
ALL FURTHER ADVANCE HOPELESS
YOUNG EMUS CAUGHT
REJOIN PARTY
MOVE BACK TOWARDS MOUNT ARDEN
LOSS OF A HORSE
ARRIVE AT THE DEPOT
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
TAKE UP STORES
PREPARE FOR LEAVING

CHAPTER VIII

PROCEED TO THE WESTWARD
CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAKE TORRENS AND SPENCER'S GULF
BAXTER'S RANGE
DIVIDE THE PARTY
ROUTE TOWARDS PORT LINCOLN
SCRUB
FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR WATER
SEND DRAY BACK FOR WATER
PLUNDERED BY THE NATIVES
RETURN OF DRAY
DENSE SCRUB
REFUGE ROCKS
DENSE SCRUB
SALT CREEK
MOUNT HILL
DENSE SCRUB
LARGE WATERCOURSE
ARRIVE AT A STATION
RICH AND GRASSY VALLEYS
CHARACTER OF PORT LINCOLN PENINSULA
UNABLE TO PROCURE SUPPLIES
ENGAGE A BOAT TO SEND OVER TO ADELAIDE
BUY SHEEP

CHAPTER IX

BOY SPEARED BY THE NATIVES
ANOMALOUS STATE OF OUR RELATIONS WITH THE ABORIGINES
MR. SCOTT SAILS FOR ADELAIDE
DOG BOUGHT
MR. SCOTT'S RETURN
CUTTER WATERWITCH SENT TO CO-OPERATE
SEND HER TO STREAKY BAY
LEAVE PORT LINCOLN WITH THE DRAY
LEVEL SANDY COUNTRY CLOTHED WITH BRUSH AND SHRUBS
SALT LAKES
MOUNT HOPE
LAKE HAMILTON
STONY COUNTRY
LOSE A DOG
BETTER COUNTRY
WEDGE HILL
LAKE NEWLAND
A BOAT HARBOUR
MOUNT HALL
REJOIN PARTY AT STREAKY BAY
SINGULAR SPRING
CHARACTER OF COUNTRY
BEDS OF OYSTERS

CHAPTER X

COUNTRY BETWEEN STREAKY BAY AND BAXTER'S RANGE
ITS SCRUBBY CHARACTER
GAWLER RANGE
MOUNT STURT
ASCEND A PEAK
SALT LAKES
BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
ASCEND ANOTHER BILL
MOUNT BROWN SEEN
EXTENSIVE VIEW TO THE NORTH
LAKE GILLES
BAXTER'S RANGE

CHAPTER XI

EMBARK STORES
PARTY LEAVE STREAKY BAY
DENSE SCRUB
POINT BROWN
SINGULAR WELL
PROCESS OF CHANGE IN APPEARANCE OF COUNTRY
DIG FOR WATER
FRIENDLY NATIVES
EXTRAORDINARY RITE
NATIVE GUIDES
LEIPOA'S NEST
DENIAL BAY
BEELIMAH GAIPPE
KANGAROO KILLED
MORE NATIVES
BERINYANA GAIPPE
SALT LAKES
WADEMAR GAIPPE
SANDY AND SCRUBBY COUNTRY
MOBEELA GAIPPE
DIFFICULTY OF GETTING WATER
MORE NATIVES
GENUINE HOSPITALITY
SINGULAR MARKS ON THE ABDOMEN
NATIVES LEAVE THE PARTY
FOWLER'S BAY
EXCELLENT WHALING STATION.

CHAPTER XII

LAND THE STORES AND SEND THE CUTTER TO DENIAL BAY
PARTY REMOVE TO POINT FOWLER
LEAVE THE PARTY
BEDS OF LAKES
DENSE SCRUB
COAST SAND-DRIFTS
FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR WATER
DISTRESS OF THE HORSES
TURN BACK
LEAVE A HORSE
FIND WATER
REJOIN PARTY
SEND FOR THE HORSE
COUNTRY AROUND DEPOT
TAKE A DRAY TO THE WESTWARD
WRETCHED COUNTRY
FALL IN WITH NATIVES
MISUNDERSTAND THEIR SIGNS
THEY LEAVE US
VAIN SEARCH FOR WATER
TURN BACK
HORSE KNOCKED UP
GO BACK FOR WATER
REJOIN THE DRAY
COMMENCE RETURN
SEARCH FOR WATER
DRAY SURROUNDED BY NATIVES
EMBARRASSING SITUATION
BURY BAGGAGE
THREE HORSES ABANDONED
REACH THE SAND-DRIFTS
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO SAVE THE HORSES
SEND FOR FRESH HORSES
SEARCH FOR WATER TO NORTH-EAST
RECOVER THE DRAY AND STORES
REJOIN THE PARTY AT DEPOT NEAR POINT FOWLER
RETURN OF THE CUTTER

CHAPTER XIII

FUTURE PLANS
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THE PARTY
SEND THE CUTTER TO ADELAIDE
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR
MONOTONOUS LIFE AT CAMP
REMOVE TO ANOTHER LOCALITY
GEOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY
FLINT FOUND AGAIN
ATTEMPT TO REACH THE HEAD OF THE BIGHT
REACH THE SAND-HILLS, AND BURY FLOUR
FRIENDLY NATIVES
EXHAUSTED STATE OF THE HORSES
GET THE DRAY TO THE PLAIN
BURY WATER
SEND BACK DRAY
PROCEED WITH PACK-HORSE
OPPRESSIVE HEAT
SEND BACK PACK-HORSE
REACH THE HEAD OF THE BIGHT
SURPRISE SOME NATIVES
THEIR KIND BEHAVIOUR
YEER-KUMBAN-KAUWE
THEIR ACCOUNT OF THE INTERIOR

CHAPTER XIV

PROCEED TO THE WESTWARD
CLIFF'S OF THE GREAT BIGHT
LEVEL NATURE OF THE INTERIOR
FLINTS ABOUND
RETURN TO YEER-KUMBAN-KAUWE
NATIVES COME TO THE CAMP
THEIR GENEROUS CONDUCT
MEET THE OVERSEER
RETURN TO DEPOT
BAD WATER
MOVE BACK TO FOWLER'S BAY
ARRIVAL OF THE CUTTER HERO
JOINED BY THE KING GEORGE'S SOUND NATIVE
INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE HERO
DIFFICULTY OF FIXING UPON ANY FUTURE PLAN
BREAK UP THE EXPEDITION AND DIVIDE THE PARTY
MR. SCOTT EMBARKS
FINAL REPORT
THE HERO SAILS
OVERSEER AND NATIVES REMAIN
EXCURSION TO THE NORTH
A NATIVE JOINS US
SUDDEN ILLNESS IN THE PARTY
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR LEAVING THE DEPOT

CHAPTER XV

RETURN OF MR. SCOTT IN THE HERO
MR. SCOTT AGAIN SAILS FOR ADELAIDE
COMMENCE JOURNEY TO THE WESTWARD
OPPORTUNE ARRIVAL AT THE SAND-HILLS
LARGE FLIES TAKE ON THE SHEEP
LEAVE THE OVERSEER WITH THE HORSES
REACH YEER-KUMBAN-KAUWE
JOINED BY THE OVERSEER
TORMENTING FLIES AGAIN
MOVE ON WITH THE SHEEP
LEAVE OVERSEER TO FOLLOW WITH THE HORSES
CHARACTER OF COUNTRY ALONG THE BIGHT
SCENERY OF THE CLIFFS
LEAVE THE SHEEP
ANXIETY ABOUT WATER
REACH THE TERMINATION OF THE CLIFFS
FIND WATER

CHAPTER XVI

GO BACK TO MEET THE OVERSEER
PARTY ARRIVE AT THE WATER
LONG ENCAMPMENT
GEOLOGICAL FORMATION OF THE CLIFFS
MOVE ON AGAIN
DIG FOR WATER
TRACES OF NATIVES
SEND BACK FOR WATER
PARROTS SEEN
COOL WINDS FROM NORTH-EAST
OVERSEER RETURNS
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY
ABANDON BAGGAGE
DENSE SCRUBS
DRIVEN TO THE BEACH
MEET NATIVES
MODE OF PROCURING WATER FROM ROOTS

CHAPTER XVII

HORSES BEGIN TO KNOCK UP
COMPELLED TO FOLLOW ROUND THE BEACH
TIMOR PONY
UNABLE TO PROCEED
GLOOMY PROSPECTS
OVERSEER BEGINS TO DESPOND
TWO MORE HORSES LEFT BEHIND
FRAGMENTS OF WRECKS
WATER ALL CONSUMED
COLLECT DEW
CHANGE IN CHARACTER OF COUNTRY
DIG A WELL
PROCURE WATER
NATIVE AND FAMILY VISIT US
OVERSEER GOES BACK FOR BAGGAGE
DISASTROUS TERMINATION OF HIS JOURNEY
SITUATION AND PROSPECTS OF THE PARTY

CHAPTER XVIII

GO BACK WITH A NATIVE
SPEAR STING-RAYS
RECOVER THE BAGGAGE
COLD WEATHER
OVERSEER RECONNOITRES THE CLIFFS
UNFAVOURABLE REPORT
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO BEST PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
KILL A HORSE FOR FOOD
INJURIOUS EFFECTS FROM MEAT DIET
NATIVE BOYS BECOME DISAFFECTED
THEY STEAL PROVISIONS
NATIVE BOYS DESERT THE PARTY
THEY RETURN ALMOST STARVED
PARTY PROCEED ONWARDS TO THE WESTWARD
CLIFFS OF THE BIGHT
COUNTRY BEHIND THEM
THREATENING WEATHER
MURDER OF THE OVERSEER

APPENDIX

DESCRIPTION OF SOME NEW AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS, BY J. E. GRAY, ESQ. F.R.S.
CATALOGUE OF REPTILES AND FISH, FOUND AT KING GEORGE'S SOUND, BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSARY--GENERAL NEILL.
THE REPTILES NAMED AND ARRANGED BY J. E. GRAY, ESQ., AND THE FISH BY DR. RICHARDSON.
DESCRIPTION AND FIGURES OF FOUR NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN INSECTS, BY ADAM WHITE, ESQ. M.E.S.
DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW INVERTEBRATED ANIMALS FROM AUSTRALIA, BY J. E. GRAY, ESQ. F.R.S.
DESCRIPTION OF SOME NEW AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTEROUS INSECTS, BY EDWARD DOUBLEDAY, ESQ. F.R.S. etc.
LIST OF BIRDS KNOWN TO INHABIT SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA, BY JOHN GOULD, ESQ. F.R.S.