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was distant only four miles. The country in the neighbour- 

 hood of that mass, consists of trap and limestone, and is, 

 upon the whole, very favourable for sheep-farming. The 

 re2;ion to the westward of the Canobolas is still unsurveved, 

 being beyond the limits of the county divisions. Before sun- 

 set, I joined my men " in the merry greene wood," and in 

 my tent, which I found already pitched on the sweet-scented 

 turf, I could at length indulge in exploratory schemes, free 

 from all the cares of office. 



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