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priate appellation of the Pyramid, and another at the western extremity of the island in 

 so amorphous as to have acquired the vague title of the Nobby. 



On the opposite side of the broad opening, through which a strong current runs 

 into Western Port 

 with every inflow of 

 the tide, a bold pro- 

 montory is thrown out 

 in a south-westerly 

 direction sheltering a 

 little bay, around 

 which are clustered 

 the rudiments of a 

 future watering-place, 

 with a natural amphi- 

 theatre for its "under- 

 cliff." It bears the 

 name of Flinders, and 

 is the point of depar- 

 ture for the submarine 

 cable connecting the 

 Australian Continent 

 with the island of 

 Tasmania. For some 

 miles to the westward 

 masses of crag are 

 met with that look 

 like ruined fortresses ; 

 they are isolated frag- 

 ments of the iron- 

 bound coast that have 

 been detached from 

 the grim and storm- 

 beaten cliffs that 

 frown down upon 

 them. The restless 

 sea sometimes creeps 

 up to them as if to 

 take a stealthy glance 

 at the resistance ca- 

 pable of being offered 

 by their bulk and 



strength to the advancing waves; at other times it leaps at them like a raging wild beast, 

 and fills all the country-side with its resounding roar. Such, indeed, is the character of the 

 coastal scenery all along the bold headland stretching as far as Cape Schank with its 



