CHAPTER 1.4.

Change the route to trace the course of the Gwydir. 
A native village of bowers. 
Effect of sudden moisture on the wheels. 
Tortuous course of the Gwydir. 
Lines of irrigation across the plains. 
Heavy rain. 
Crested pigeon. 
The party impeded by the soft state of the surface. 
Lagoons near the river. 
Excursion northward. 
Reach a broad sheet of water. 
Position of the party. 
The common course of the river, and the situation of the range
considered. 
Nondescript tree and fruit. 
Plains of rich soil, beautifully wooded. 
Small branches of the Gwydir. 
Much frequented by the natives. 
Laughable interview of Dawkins with a tribe. 
Again reach the Gwydir. 
A new cucumber. 
Cross the river and proceed northward. 
A night without water. 
Man lost. 
Continue northward. 
Water discovered by my horse. 
Native weirs for catching fish. 
Arrive at a large and rapid river. 
Send back for the party on the Gwydir. 
Abundance of three kinds of fish. 
Preparations for crossing the river. 
Natives approach in the night. 
View from one tree fastened to another. 
Mr. White arrives with the party and lost man. 
Detained by natives. 
Mr. White crosses the river. 
Marks of floods on trees. 
Man lost in the woods. 
Natives’ method of fishing. 
Native dog. 
Mr. White’s account of the river.

CHAPTER 1.5.

Excursion down the Karaula. 
Its unexpected course. 
Formidable insects. 
Junction of the Gwydir. 
Owls and Rats. 
Natives at the camp during my absence. 
Their attempts to steal. 
Native dogs. 
Tents struck to cross. 
Arrival of Mr. Finch. 
Murder of his men. 
Loss of his horses. 
And seizure of his stores by the natives. 
Destroy the boat and retire from the Karaula. 
Forced march to the Gwydir. 
Numerous tribes surround the party. 
Good effects of sky-rockets. 
Funeral dirge by a native female. 
Dog killed by a snake. 
Numerous tribes follow. 
The party regains the plains.

CHAPTER 1.6.

Proposed movements. 
Hot wind. 
Heavy rains set in. 
Country impassable for several days. 
Excursion to the plundered camp of Mr. Finch. 
Recover the cart and trunks. 
Bury the bodies. 
Columns of smoke. 
Signals of the natives. 
Courage and humanity of one of the men. 
Homeward journey continued. 
Difficult travelling. 
Civility of the tribe first met. 
Mosquitoes troublesome. 
Regain the Namoi. 
Ascend Mount Warroga. 
Re-cross the Peel. 
Conclusion.

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Meteorological Journal kept during the Expedition to the North-west, and commenced on crossing Liverpool Range, December 1, 1831.