Project Gutenberg 2004-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 63 Forrest, John Forrest, Baron 1847 1918 Explorations in Australia 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2.-From Perth to Adelaide, around the great Australian bight. 3.-From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia. Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sue Asscher and Col Choat "Explorations in Australia" by John Forrest is a historical account written in the late 19th century that documents several exploratory expeditions undertaken in Australia. The focus of the book is on the pursuit of Dr. Leichhardt and his lost party, as well as explorations between various Australian territories, detailing attempts to establish overland routes. The author, John Forrest, himself leads one of these expeditions, illustrating the trials faced by early Australian explorers against the backdrop of uncharted wilderness. The opening of the book lays the groundwork for these explorations by summarizing previous expeditions into the Australian interior, highlighting the challenges faced and the motivations behind such endeavors. Forrest introduces significant figures such as Edward John Eyre and the enigmatic Dr. Leichhardt, recounting their journeys filled with hardship and courage. He emphasizes the geographic and environmental obstacles encountered, such as vast deserts and hostile conditions, while setting the stage for the first expedition led by Forrest in search of Leichhardt, which aims to uncover the truth of his fate amidst the tangled history of exploration in Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Description and travel Australia -- Discovery and exploration DU Text Australia Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 581069 580315 2024-10-04T12:44:52.544759 2023-10-05T04:32:35.174586 text/html text/html 570697 2020-12-27T06:41:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1205260 2020-12-27T06:41:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1307538 2024-10-04T12:45:01.778725 application/epub+zip 1314419 2024-10-04T12:44:56.009748 application/epub+zip 267868 2024-10-04T12:44:54.695773 application/epub+zip 1552951 2024-10-04T12:45:06.255721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1536014 2024-10-04T12:45:00.882707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378433 2022-09-05T06:16:27.470599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571684 571664 2024-10-04T12:44:51.833781 2023-10-05T04:32:34.605594 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 571465 2020-12-27T06:41:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195780 2020-12-27T06:41:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19964 2024-10-04T12:45:06.384700 application/rdf+xml 14713 2024-10-04T12:44:55.253750 image/jpeg 3734 2024-10-04T12:44:54.973918 image/jpeg 1283701 2024-10-04T12:44:52.630783 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia