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Tuesday 27th - Course NE
We had proceeded on for about one Mile, when we fell in with a fine open Country, Wilson had the good fortune to shoot a Kangaroo, by that means saved our Biscuits, for we made a good Dinner off him, we steered our Course ESE, to see how that part of the Country would turn out; we came to a fine open Meadow Country, but the Skin of the Pheasant and the strange Bird was spoiled, for we had so much rain, that it was impossible for to have saved them, here we had a great deal of Thunder & Lightning. Part of the Tail of the Pheasant was saved by keeping it in Bark of Tree, came too for the night
distance 10 Miles
Wednesday 28th - Course E
The Above Course, we had a most delightfull Country, indeed I am not able to lay down the Situation of it, we saw Hundreds of Kangaroo's, one of them was shot by Collins which still preserves our Biscuits the Weather very dull with frequent showers of Rain. Came too for the night
distance 21 Miles
Thursday 29th - Course E
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