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CHAPTER VI, 



Cross the country to (loulbmirn Plains — A mad-gang 

 stocka.de— 'Splendid view^ — Tliu old Batliurst road — yid- 

 moiitlt valley — Brr&bane valley— Squash field — Bolara 

 Creek— Tinril, turrll — Gum reshi— Swampy country — > 

 Mr, Cowper's farm — Anecdotes— Distant view of (Joul- 

 burn Plains— Mr. Bradley's estate — Cross the plains — 

 HoQpltt^Ie teeep^on nt eardroBs-^Hie Maima tree— 

 Faikre in rearing the tulip tree. 



On' the 24th of S^ptesiaiier, after m iigfmMe 

 sajouni with Mr. E, Ooat, aiid again accampasic^ 



Ity .Air. OMirieiu we rcstimod our joiiniey ; 

 I't^traciim" our road to Wanero\vaiiG'\ aiul crossiii"" 

 the country to Goulburn Plains. We arrived at 

 WdSlmmmi^ on the momiitg of the ^th, and, 

 after a Aort sta^jr, ptoeeaded on our journey, 

 taking a busli-road across tlie country; passed 

 ITout'ysuckh' Swaiu])," (so called from abound- 

 \uiX ill tluit s])i'cics of BdHlimi, before men- 

 tioned as rosmanmjolki,) about which the old 

 grass was on fire^ Tbse mx^m of setting thB dry 

 gra^s on fire is very prevalent tliroitghout the 



