22 April 1830
...... In a pretty good haul of the seine some mullet were taken. Mokare said that was it not for the present state of affairs, which made it unsafe, he should spear plenty of them by night by making a fire on the beach. Cannot spear them by day.
Told me this evening that Moken had commenced, which he knew by the situation of the black Magellanic cloud near the cross (Whitepepoy). They have some story which i could not clearly make out, of it being an Emu & laying eggs.........
The night being very fine got 3 good stars for the Lat[itude]. The mean of which, two of the cross & Arcturus) made it 35˚ 2' 35"[south].....
Aftermath of the waterstorm
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Last weekend the inlet looked like this as the wind created a storm surge
that smashed into the bush.
And this is the inlet today: See that little...
1 week ago
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Bible of Kinjarling, that book ...
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