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CONTENTS. 
Expedition down the Macquakie River, and into the Western 
Interior in 1828 and 1829. 
CHAPTER I. 
State of the Colony in 1828-29 — Objects of the Expedition— -Departure 
from Sydney — Wellington Valley — Progress down the Macquarie 
— Arrival at Mount Harris — Stopped by the marshes — Encamp 
amidst reeds — Excursions down the river — Its termination — Ap- 
pearance of the marshes — Opthalmic affection of the men — Mr. 
Hume’s successful journey to the northward — Journey across the 
plain — Second great marsh — Perplexities — Situation of the ex- 
ploring party — Consequent resolutions. - - Page 1 
CHAPTER II. 
Prosecution of our course into the interior — Mosquito Brush — Aspect 
and productions of the country — Hunting party of natives — 
Courageous conduct of one of them — Mosquitoes — A man missing 
— Group of hills called New-Year’s Range — Journey down 
New-Year's Creek — Tormenting attack of the kangaroo fly — 
Dreariness and desolation of the country — Oxley’s Table 
Land — D’Urban’s Group — Continue our journey down New- 
Year’s Creek — Reach a large river (the Darling) — Extreme disap- 
pointment on finding it salt — Fall in with a tribe of natives — Our 
course arrested by the want of fresh water — Extraordinary sound — 
Retreat towards the Macquarie. . - - Page 61 
CHAPTER III. 
Intercourse with the natives —Their appearance and condition — Re- 
marks on the Salt or Darling River — Appearance of the Marshes 
on our return — Alarm for safety of the provision party — Return 
to Mount Harris — Miserable condition of the natives — Circum- 
