The Biggest Estate on Earth

by Bill Gammage

  146 R oads: BG; Binks 22–3; Bonwick 1883, 8–13; G Calder 24–35; Flood 1980, 116; JR Ford 17; AC & FT Gregory 207; Grey vol 2, 8–12; Hallam 1975, 47, 68–71; Hardwicke R 1823, VDL Co P 20/222, MM71/5, AOT; Hunt 15–38, 59; Latz 1995, 30; Love 14–15; McBryde 1974, 163–6; Mackaness 1965, 18; Marsden-Smedley 1998a, 17–19; Plomley 1966, 376, 601, 616; Reynolds 1980, 220–1; Reynolds 2000, 23–5; Rose 1995, 13.

  147 Fox 16.

  148 Gould 1971, 21.

  149 Barrallier J 8 Nov, 15 Dec 1802, HRNSW 5, 1, 757, 819.

  150 B Hill 87, & 188. Also Fox 16–17; Gould 1971, 20; Latz 1995, 30; Mulvaney &Green 248.

  151 Peron 331.

  152 27 Nov 1826. Rosenman 66.

  153 Oct 1826. Rosenman 48.

  154 Register 26 Jun 1841, 3 c~ Tom Gara.

  155 Oct 1872. Giles 1889, 36.

  156 Curr 1883, 188–90.

  157 P Cunningham vol 1, 321–35.

  158 18–19 Jan 1829. Sturt 1833 vol 1, 71–2.

  159 Sturt 1849 vol 1, 254–5, 278.

  160 1827. P Cunningham vol 1, 321–2.

  161 P Cunningham vol 1, 331–5; TM Perry 27–32, 127–8.

  162 T Griffiths 2001a, 40.

  163 GF Moore 1884, 36.

  164 Wilkinson 240.

  165 Gunn J 25 Jan 1833, 1313/1 AOT or A316 ML, 1.

  166 Low 2002, 244.

  167 Insects: Barr & Cary 75; Boyce 208–9; Burn 11–12; Curr 1883, 185–7; Eagle 68; Gammage 2002; Gould 1971, 17; Griffiths 2001a, 168–9; Gunn J 25–6 Jan 1833, A316 ML or 1313/1 AOT, 1–2; AG Hamilton 202–3; Haynes 1985, 210; Howitt 1890–1, 109–13; Jones 1980b, 124; Jurskis 2005; Lunt et al 1999; Marsh & Adams; Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 135; Norton 1887, 16–17; Plomley 1966, 840.

  168 McKaige et al 1999, 79.

  169 P Sutton 1978, 49.

  170 Head 1994, 176.

  171 McKaige et al 1999, 77.

  172 JRW Ford 25–6; Fox 16.

  173 Langton 1.

  174 Rose 1995, 26.

  175 Allen 1972, 97.

  176 Rose 1995, 27.

  177 Russell-Smith 82; Russell-Smith et al 174.

  178 R B Bird et al 14796.

  179 EK Webb 39–40.

  180 GF Moore 1884, 12, 45, 60, 81.

  181 GF Moore 1884, 39.

  182 Fire names: Clarke 2003, 115; Hercus 2002, 261–3; B Hill 186–9; JRW Reid 86–9.

  183 Curr 1883, 188–9.

  184 Mitchell 1848, 412–13. Also Leichhardt 1847a, 355.

  7 Associations

  1 Vancouver vol 1, 355.

  2 Enright & Thomas 980–1; Kay 2007b; Lewis & Ferguson; Stewart 2002.

  3 Sturt 1833 vol 2, 35.

  4 Worgan J 21–8 Apr 1788, B1463, ML. Also Flannery 1998, 73.

  5 1847. H Turnbull 45.

  6 T Walker 44, & 25.

  7 Evans J 30 Nov, 6, 9–10 Dec 1813, HRA 1, vol 8, 168, 170–1.

  8 5 Nov 1819. Campbell 1928, 239.

  9 8 Jul 1836. Mitchell 1839 vol 2, 167.

  10 Hodgkinson 61.

  11 18 Jan 1839. Grey vol 1, 321–2.

  12 10 Jun 1815. J Oxley 365. The same words are in Macquarie to Bathurst, 24 Jun 1815, HRA 1, vol 8, 575.

  13 J Atkinson 18.

  14 Jan 1833. Gunn J 3–4, & 13–14, A316 ML or NS 1313/1, AOT. Soil: Spanswick &Zund.

  15 7 May 1823. Brayshaw 31.

  16 P Cunningham vol 1, 150.

  17 20 Jun 1817. J Oxley 73.

  18 Giles 1875, 104.

  19 21 Apr 1862. Landsborough 101. Also pictures 50–1; Sturt 1833 vol 1, 46.

  20 19 Jan 1836. Darwin 441.

  21 24 Apr, 12 Aug 1817. Lee 189, 281.

  22 June 1839. PL Brown 1986, 190.

  23 10 Nov 1831. Plomley 1966, 512.

  24 16 Feb 1827. F Ellis 30.

  25 7–23 Nov 1828. Hellyer R, VDL Co P, MM71/5/20, 238, AOT.

  26 Grass, open forest. NSW: Anon 1854?, 21; Aurousseau vol 2, 632; Bennett 1834, 167–8, 280; Bland 10–11; Breton 1834, 53–4, 92–3; Cambage 1921, 246; Cornell 2006, 317; P Cunningham vol 1, 43, 117–18, 146–9; R Dawson 103–4, 111, 138, 171, 204; Donovan 18; Field 145, 166, 172; Forbes D 1 Jul 1830, Mfm M1172, NLA; Franklin D 24 Apr 1839, MS114, NLA; Govett 22; Grant 110; Hodgkinson 19; Hovell J 23 Oct 1824, Safe 1/32b, ML; King to Hobart 1 Mar 1804, HRNSW 5, 319; Kirkpatrick 1994, 42; Kohen 1995, 41; Lee 206, 288, 557; Macquarie 96, 103, 149, 152; Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 58, 70, vol 2, 336; J Oxley 21–7, 132, 163, 279, 327; Paterson J, HRA 1, vol 3, 175, 179; Paterson to King 15 Jun 1801, HRNSW 4, 415, 448, 452; JA Richards 71–4, 110; Robinson R 25 May 1846, Governor’s Des ZA7081, 40–1, ML; Rolls 1999, 199–200, 209; Starr 15; Sturt 1833 vol 2, 17; T Walker 16; Waterhouse 62–3; G Wilson 106. Vic: Bland 49; PL Brown 1989, 103; Clark 1998 vol 1, 167, 173, vol 2, 119; Colville 239; Curr 1883, 420; Franklin D 12 Apr 1839, MS114, NLA; Hawdon 1952, 7; Hovell 359; Mitchell 1839 vol 2, 207, 275, 280, 331; Mossman & Banister 62; Munster 27; Randell 29; Robinson R March–May 1845, Ar4, 8–9, ML; Stuwe 93–5. Tas: Bischoff 116–17; Coventry Herald 17 Jan 1834 c~ Andrew Gregg; Hardwicke R 1823, VDL Co P 20/222, MM71/5, AOT; R Jones 1975, 26; Paterson J 1 Dec 1804, HRNSW 5, 495–6 or HRA 3, vol 1, 614–17; Plomley 1966, 250, 384–5, 601, 893; Scott vol 2, 14; Sorell J 18 Dec 1821, HRA 3, vol 2, 644. Qld: Aurousseau vol 2, 652; Landsborough 87; Leichhardt 1847a, 76–7, 339; Mitchell 1848, 127, 136, 158; Richardson 47; Steele 1972, 210–12, 263. WA: Austin 8, 10; Cross 161; AC & FT Gregory 27; Hallam 1975, 22, 46–8, 53, 59–62, 68–9. SA: Angas 1847a, vol 1, 149; Arthur 35; Clark 1998, vol 4, 290; Robinson R Mar–May 1845, Ar4, 16, ML.

  27 30 May 1835. Billot 1979, 88–9. Also Gellibrand 75.

  28 1841–2. RD Murray 135.

  29 30 Jul 1839. EM Christie 47, & 45, 49–50.

  30 Evans J 28 May 1815, HRA 1, vol 8, 615.

  31 19 Dec 1828. Sturt 1833 vol 1, 23–4.

  32 Brayshaw 33. Also Leichhardt 1847a, 8; Stuart 1863, 55.

  33 Jul 1829. Steele 1972, 325.

  34 Mossman & Banister 152.

  35 Sturt 1849 vol 2, 209–10.

  36 27 Aug 1873. Giles 1889, 86–7, & 114.

  37 Grass & forest on water: Brodribb 23; Byerley 9; Fensham 1985, ff 87; Giles 1875, 81–2, 106–7; Landsborough 91; Lee 575; Lindsay 1893 vol 1, 68–9; Rolls 2002, 78–9; Sturt 1838, 15.

  38 17 Mar 1845. Leichhardt 1847a, 184–5, &216.

  39 Domin 65–73. Original italics.

  40 Sturt 1833 vol 1, xlvii–iii.

  41 1824. Hovell 341–59. Also Bland 59.

  42 May 1862. Stuart 1863, 18–25, & map 1863/21 vol 2, SAPP. Also Stuart 1865, 38–9, 140, 299, 304–9. For help I thank Peter Sutton, Nugget Collins, David Nash & Chris Materne.

  43 Fortey R 5 Aug 1875, AA Co P, 1/256/3 (WP-F1a), 3–4, Noel Butlin Archives, ANU c~ Jim Noble; Noble 1997, 63–4.

  44 I Thomas 1991, 91, 257.

  45 Plomley 1966, 367–8, & 384.

  46 Eyre vol 1, 351, & vol 2, 246.

  47 Angas 1847a vol 1, 150; Beck & Balme; Benson & Redpath 296–7; Byrne 1987, 25–7, 43–4, 51–2; Chisholm 1955b, 84.

  48 1–2 Oct 1818. J Oxley 317–19.

  49 Hodgkinson R 25 Apr 1841, 3, Reel 3070, SRNSW; Hodgkinson 89, 222–6.

  50 Birrell 20–30.

  51 17 Mar 1829. Bischoff 127.

  52 7 Sep 1886. Savage 213.

  53 8 Aug 1828. Steele 1972, 270–1.

  54 Wilson: ADB 2, 610; Cambage 1920; Chisholm 1955a; HRNSW 3, 820–3.

  55 9 Jul 1834. Plomley 1966, 898.

  56 27–30 Nov 1821. Berry P, MSS 315/44, item 3, ML; RH Webster 42–4.

  57 21 Oct 1851. WB Clarke 25. Also Anon 1918, 160; Cambage 1921, 246; Gibbney 1978, 6–7.

  58 Grass and/or dense forest or scrub. NSW: Aurousseau vol 2, 632; P Cunningham vol 1, 113–14; R Dawson 167–8; Freycinet 82; Govett 21; PP King vol 1, 175; Lee 407; Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 32, 46, 59, 64; J Oxley 61–3, 315–17; TM Perry 96; Scott vol 2, 60–3. Vic: Thomas R Jan 1850, VPRS 10 Unit 11, 1850/55. Qld: Chisholm 1955b, 84; Steele 1972, 312, 318. WA: Burro
ws &Abbott 130–2; Chapman 52. SA: Angas 1847a vol 1, 150. Centre: D Carnegie 228; Giles 1889, 264–5, 271–3; Lindsay 1893 vol 1, 107–8, 172–3.

  59 Latz 1995, 23.

  60 5 May 1844. Angas 1847a vol 1, 166.

  61 Edges: Henry Nix 21 Jun 02; Evans J 4 Dec 1813, HRA 1, 8, 169; Gammage 2009, 282; Griffiths 2001a, 8; A Mitchell 133; Reid et al 88–95.

  62 O ct 1860. Warburton 1918, 112.

  63 Jan 1844. Angas 1847a vol 1, 49.

  64 GF Moore 1884, 14.

  65 Nov 1840. Eyre vol 1, 307.

  66 25 Jun 1903. Basedow 1913, 151.

  67 c1853–5. Bulmer P, F1 XM915, box 9, MV.

  68 6 Dec 1811. Macquarie 65–6.

  69 17 Feb 1827. Bischoff 170.

  70 P Cunningham vol 1, 149.

  71 9 May 1817. J Oxley 26.

  72 9 Mar 1829. Sturt 1833 vol 1, 118, & 63, 99, 158.

  73 15 Dec 1831, 21 Jan 1832, 6 May 1836. Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 41, 90, vol 2, 64.

  74 22 Jul 1836. Mitchell 1839 vol 2, 188, &274–7, 280.

  75 30 Jan 1838. Hawdon 1984, 19.

  76 Port Phillip Gazette 1 Dec 1849 c~ Leith MacGillivray.

  77 8 Feb 1838. Waterhouse 127, & 157.

  78 14 Dec 1824. Hovell 362.

  79 24 Jan 1840. Clark 1998 vol 1, 136–7.

  80 22 Jan 1840. Bride 207.

  81 Brodribb 24.

  82 12 Dec 1829. Steele 1972, 323–4.

  83 Sep, 30 Dec 1844, 26–7 Jun, 5 Jul 1845. Leichhardt 1847a, 88, 304, 317.

  84 H Turnbull 48.

  85 29 Apr 1862. Landsborough 105.

  86 Belts. Vic: PL Brown 1989, 40–1; Clark 1998 vol 4, 68; Haw & Munro 268–9; Hawdon 1984, 1; Mackay 87. NSW: MR Allen 32, 68, 176–7; Donovan 18; Evans J 6, 9–10 Dec 1813, HRA 1, 8, 170–1; Mackaness 1965, 23; Sturt 1838, 34. Qld: Mitchell 1848, 105, 107, 261. WA: Cross 24; Grey vol 2, 53; Hallam 1975, 153. SA: Campbell et al 492–3; Goyder FB 15, 20, 22, 27 Jul 1862, GRG 35/256, SRSA.

  87 3 Apr 1829. Plomley 1966, 54, & 148.

  88 3 Dec 1830, 23 Jul 1831. Plomley 1966, 285, 385.

  89 Flinders 1965, 14–15.

  90 5 Apr 1842. Burn 19.

  91 Breton 1834, 305.

  92 1838. JG Johnston 17.

  93 22 Dec 1824. Bland 73.

  94 26 Feb 1840. Clark 1998 vol 1, 179.

  95 17 Jan 1832. Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 87, & 66, 70.

  96 25 Sep 1844. Sturt 1849 vol 1, 108.

  97 25 Aug 1828. Steele 1972, 288.

  98 5 Oct 1844. Leichhardt 1847a, 7–8.

  99 11 Nov 1844. Chisholm 1955b, 100.

  100 20 Aug 1843. Henderson 1925, 124.

  101 10 Jul 1854. Austin 6.

  102 21 Apr 1865. Sholl 218, & 208.

  103 11 Mar 1838. Stokes vol 1, 151.

  104 Hann 25.

  105 Clumps. General: Gill 69; Haynes 1977, 11; R Jones 1975, 25. Vic: Andrews 1986, 122; Clark 1998 vol 2, 122; Hawdon 1952, 27; Hovell 363; Mitchell 1839 vol 2, 150, 193; Morcom & Westbrooke 280. NSW: MR Allen 116–17; Bennett 1834, 122, 145; Bland 6; Breton 1834, 92; R Dawson 208–9; Gilmore P, 91, MSS806, NLA; Jervis 225; J Oxley 275; Waugh 22. Qld: Aurousseau vol 3, 1012; Mitchell 1848, 266. SA: Eyre vol 2, 43. WA: Chapman 45; Harris & Hillman 143.

  106 1913. Cambage 1915, 394.

  107 22 Dec 1884. Savage 171.

  108 Jan 1864. Bowen 205.

  109 Mathews 1896, 295–9, 318.

  110 24, 28 Mar 1825. Crawford 13–14.

  111 2 Oct 1827. Curr R, VDL Co P 20/231, MM71/5, AOT.

  112 2 Apr 1829, 9 Jul 1834. Plomley 1966, 54, 898.

  113 Nov 1838. JMR Cameron 1999, 22–3.

  114 21 May 1817. J Oxley 41–2.

  115 A Andrews 1964, 70; Mackaness 1965, 6, 27. Also JA Richards 74.

  116 1840. Hodgkinson 3.

  117 Anon 1854?, 60.

  118 A Harris 30.

  119 BG 7–9 Jul 06; Bass J 7 Dec 1797, HRNSW 3, 314; M Bennett 65–6; Berry Rem 1838, COD 294B, 573–4, SCMC, SRNSW; Field 466; Mossman & Banister 276.

  120 Port Phillip Gazette 1 Dec 1849 c~ Leith MacGillivray.

  121 Curr 1883, 170–2.

  122 9, 21 Aug 1843. Henderson 1925, 118, 125.

  123 20 Jun 1839. Waterhouse 209, & 160.

  124 GF Moore 1884, 33.

  125 JR Ford 14.

  126 31 Mar 1875. Giles 1889, 229, & 227.

  127 10–11 Jun 1889. Tietkins J, SAPP 1890/111, 16–17, & 12–13.

  128 Warburton 1918, 112.

  129 8–9 Jun 1870. Forrest 100–1, & 111, 209.

  130 6–7 Apr 1838. Waterhouse 140–1; CR Harris 2–3, 6.

  131 Clearings: Tas: Louise Gilfedder 13 Feb 04; D Collins vol 2, 130–1; J Kelly et al 22, 24. Vic: Colville 249 sketch; Curr 1883, map; Daley 43; Griffiths 2001a, 25; Haw &Munro 117, 268–9; Shire of Korumburra 33; Tuckey 1805, 200; T Walker 29. NSW: Andrews 1964, 70, 79–80; Andrews 1979, 94, 124; Barrallier J, HRNSW 5, 757; Birrell 46–7; Buchanan 65; Dargavel et al 263; Evans J, HRA 1, vol 8, 167–8; Field 150–1, 178, 180; Gibbney 5–7; Gresser 234–5; Hood 143; S Hunter 12–20; Kirby 33; Lee 238, 247, 264, 275–9, 416; K Mills 230–1; A Mitchell 95, 130; Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 94; Ogilvie 18, 22; J Oxley 7–8, 21–7, 41–2, 53–5, 151; Rolls 1999, 209; Rosenman 67; Scott vol 2, 61. Qld: Aurousseau vol 2, 708; Boyd et al; Carron 28; Curr 1886 vol 2, 450; Dargavel 174; Jack vol 1, 211, vol 2, 479–80, 536–43, 547–8, 555, 587; Jack R, QPP 1881 vol 2, 230–1, 255–7; Keast et al 43; Lumholtz 98–102; McKinlay 102; Steele 1972, 221, 242, 283; Stubbs. WA: D Carnegie 422; AC & FT Gregory 18. SA: Goyder FB 16, 19, 27 Jul 1862, GRG 35/256, SRSA. Centre (desert): Forrest 191, 199; Gosse 11, 16; Lindsay 1893 vol 1, 100–5, 111–15, 120–22, 132, 169, 172, 179; Murray 20 Aug 1902, SAPP 43/1904; Tietkins 1961, 23 Aug 1879; Walsh 1990, 31. Top: Stuart 1863, 48.

  132 Feb 1864. Bowen 208.

  133 Sydney Mail 10 Jul 1880, 56 c~ Leith MacGillivray.

  134 22 Oct 1886. Savage 225, & 73, 78, 85, 100, 171, 229–30.

  8 Templates

  1 Latz 1995, 190.

  2 Aug 1831. Plomley 1966, 398.

  3 4 Jun 1801. Cornell 1974, 174.

  4 26 May 1848. Carron 8–9, & 27.

  5 R esearch VPRS and SLV c~ Lawrence Niewojt, May 09.

  6 J Morgan 43.

  7 21 May 1846. Colville 229.

  8 27 Jun 1840. Eyre vol 1, 42.

  9 Grey vol 2, 8–13.

  10 Mitchell 1839 vol 2, 211–12.

  11 14 Feb 1840. Clark 1998 vol 1, 170.

  12 21 Oct 1830. Plomley 1966, 255.

  13 Wheelwright 8–9.

  14 F Ellis 30.

  15 Gresty 63.

  16 Backhouse 112.

  17 1882. Lumholtz 99–100.

  18 Grey vol 2, 297.

  19 29 May 1835. Munster 16–17.

  20 13 Sep 1846. Mitchell 1848, 305–6.

  21 10 Aug 1817. Lee 280.

  22 McBryde 1978, 263.

  23 Kangaroos: BG; Mac Core 6 Oct 02, OHU; Dick Kimber 3 Feb 05; Eric Rolls 1 Sep 02; Barker & Greenslade 181–2; Bryce 1992, 34; Ealey 41; Frith & Calaby; Gould 1971; McAlpine et al 104, 123; Murphy & Bowman; Newsome 1975, 404, 407; Robinson et al 209; Rolls 1984b, 488–93, 505; Wheelwright 33.

  24 Ivor Thomas & BG 7 Oct 06.

  25 1840. Strzelecki 242.

  26 17, 21 Jan 1832. Mitchell 1839 vol 1, 85, 90.

  27 26 May 1837. T Walker 40–1, & 36–7, 42.

  28 G Lacey 56–9.

  29 Hawdon 1984, 1; Mitchell 1839 vol 2, 282–3.

  30 P Andrews 2006, 30, & 153.

  31 Bradstock et al; Hallam 1975, 6; Hallam 2002, 178; Robin 105.

  32 Bill Mollison 12 Feb 02.

  33 Frawley & Semple 211. The sequence at Paradise Plains was disturbed but not disguised by post-contact fires, notably in 1908. RC Ellis 1985, 305.

  34 4, 7 Jul 1831. Plomley 1966, 371–2.

  35 Hunt et al.

  36 Curr R 2 Oct 1827, VDL Co P 20/231, MM71/5, AOT.

  37 Templates moved: BG; Boyd et al 335; Colhoun 4; Craven 12; RC Ellis
1984, 1985; Frawley & Semple 202–5; Lake 2006, 153–65, 270–3; Lehman ms 9 c~ Greg Lehman; I Thomas 1991, 1993, 1994.

  38 17 Apr 1846. Mitchell 1848, 127.

  39 4 May 1862. McKinlay 88.

  40 24 Nov 1863. Henry P, Anon newspaper R OM90–18, 2–3, JOL.

  41 28 Jul 1828. Steele 1972, 258–9. Also Fraser D 27–31 Jul 1828, OM87–25, JOL.

  42 23, 28 Apr 1823. Field 140, 142.

  43 c1832. Rolls 2002, 117–18.

  44 15 Dec 1828. VDL Co P, MM71/5, 20/232, AOT. Also Bischoff 127–8.

  45 1840. Hodgkinson 14, & 40, 98.

  46 2–3 Mar 1880. Jack vol 2, 582–3, & 493, 537, 580, 607, 623.

  47 11–12 Aug 1836. Andrews 1986, 160–1.

  48 Haydon 25–6.

  49 28 Aug 1839. PL Brown 1952–71, vol 2, 244–5.

  50 14 Jul 1863. J Martin 255.

  51 13 Apr 1845. Leichhardt 1847a, 216.

  52 Gammage 1986, 20–1.

  53 Gilmore 1934, 134–43; Gunson 1968, xviii.

  54 Gunn 1908, 209. Also Flood 1989, 241; Merlan 56–7.

  55 A Campbell 1965, 206–7.

  56 Gammage 1986, 20–1.

  57 Port Phillip Gazette 29 Nov 1849 c~ Leith MacGillivray.

  58 10 May 1841. Clark 1998 vol 2, 197, & 202.

  59 11–14 Sep 1872. Giles 1889, 21–3 & 1875, 21.

  60 Swamps: Hope & Coutts 105; Paterson J 5 Jul 1801, HRNSW 4, 451 or HRA 1, vol 3, 179; E Stockton 99–100.

  61 5 Jan 1798. HRNSW 3, 324.

  62 17 Nov 1826. Rosenman 56, 59.

  63 27 Dec 1826, 14 Jan 1827, HRA 3, vol 5, 832, 839, & 835–8.

  64 30 Nov, 2? Dec 1826. Hovell J, Safe 1/32c, ML.

  65 20 May 1826. P Cunningham vol 1, 123.

  66 Stokes vol 1, 287.

  67 Niel Gunson 3 Dec 09.

  68 Westernport: Flinders 1946, 34; Grant J 1–2 Apr 1801, HRNSW 4, 484–5; G Lacey 87–211; Shire of the Korumburra 33.

  69 Hill, Anon newspaper, OM90–6/3, JOL.

  70 Blainey 196; Rowlands.

  71 26 Mar 1875. Giles 1889, 225–6 & 1880, 14.

  72 WR Murray 1901, 34.

  73 3 Sep 1875. Giles 1889, 271–3.

  74 26 Sep 1875. Giles 1876/22, 8, SAPP.

  75 Dams: Blainey 196; Kimber 1984, 19; Murray R 27 May 1901, 43/1904, SAPP; MA Smith 1986, 30.

  76 Daly 165–6; Hallam 1986, 118.

  77 28 Aug 1845. Sturt 1849 vol 1, 386–7.

  78 Worsnop 106–7.

  79 7 Nov 1840. Eyre vol 1, 208.

  80 22 Sep 1845. Sturt 1849 vol 2, 8–9.

  81 12 Sep 1873. Giles 1875, 94. Also Hardy 7; Waterhouse 199.