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By Govn Hunter
Journey into the interior of the Country New South Wales.
January 24th 1790 - Course SSW [South South West]
Left Mount Hunter for about 12 Miles,till we fell in with the Nepean River where the Rocks run so steep it was with great difficulty we crost them, the rest of the Ground run very Scrubby we saw nothing strange, except a few Rock Kangaroos, with long brush tails and two Pheasants which we could not get a shot at
distance 10 miles
" 25th - Course SSW
The Country runs very open good black soil, we saw a great many Kangaroos & emus & we fell in with a party of Natives which gave a very good account of the place we were in search of, that there was a great deal of Corn & Potatoes, and that the People were very friendly, we hearken'd to their advice, we altered our Course according to their directions, one of them promised that he would take us to a Party of Natives which had been there, but he not coming according to his Promise we proceeded on our Journey as he had directed us, in the course of this day we found a great deal of Salt [?]
Distance 6 [?] miles