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pow would be necessary. While still on the Flinders a blue range 
of mountains was visible, and named Branston Range; another moun- 
Mr. R. Buchannan. On the 29th the party reached Landsborough 
Creek, leading to Thomson River, where Landsborough came upon an 
Continuing their course in a $.S.W, direction, and partly under 
the guidance of natives, some of whom, however, seemed disposed to 
it had been visited. On the 2ist of May they reached the station 
of a settler on the Warigo River; and thence passed by Bumaranah 
on the Darling on the 2nd of June, to Menindie and Melbourne by the 
usual route. oy 
3. Explorations in the Interior of Australia by the Burke Relief 
Expedition, under Mr. J. M’Krxtay.—The South Australian Burke 
Relief Expedition was originally organized with the view of ascertain 
suffered from want of water. Marks on many of the trees showed that 
dition which perished upon Cooper Creek, after achieving the task 80 
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truth of a report that some whites were living upon a raft in one of the F 
ereeks in the vicinity. On the banks of the creek were marks of # 
