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BLOWKIN FLAT. 



** Gheek" fitmiiig down in anotlier direction, 

 (emptying itself into the Tnniat,) gives the fljit 

 a heart-shaped form. It is surrounded hy lofty 

 mo\miMm» snmll Ibrtille flats and thialy-^i^^«d 

 ttmgieS) iSmmMiL^ in fleb pasttu^e. IKmm 

 has made it a beautiful spot, and it is capable of 

 much improxement from tlie lubour of man. 

 The ahorigines, among the trihes in this part of 

 the coloay, haying found out that by killing the 

 cal;^ of tim Mt^b^^ ib^ pmfm&hx^ 

 supply of tm^ Wi& less trouble than by husil^ 

 ing, have commenced spearing cattle ; it was 

 tills which formerly led to the sanguinary skir- 

 mishes with the Bathurst natives, the stock- 

 keepm shooting ihe Mai(^ sk&d tfa^^ fetnm, 



m rdering any Europeans wlld^lmA«irTOy, 

 the lives lost on hoth sides were numerous. 



About ten or twelve miles from this station 

 there is a small fertile plain, or flat, called 



Bl6i«tin f* it ihimxadM iii iMi h^fbage^ atid 

 is surrounded by woody and verdant ranges of 

 hills, with the Tuniat river flowing through it, 

 Ijesides being irrigated hy uunicroiis rivulets. In 

 tlie vicinity of this plain, small mountain rills 

 would b& aeea gutaliing cv^t aitopt deeli* 

 into the beneath, refmhiiig the 



V^^tion^ so profuse about these spots. On 

 the rich grassy plain, the " sparkling cowslip" 



