Project Gutenberg 2004-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 162 Eyre, Edward John 1815 1901 Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Volume 01 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journals_of_Expeditions_of_Discovery_into_Central_Australia Produced by Col Choat “Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1” by Edward John Eyre is a historical account written during the early 19th century. The book documents the author's challenging explorations of the largely uncharted interior of Australia, including notable encounters with Aboriginal peoples and the natural environment of the region. The opening of Eyre's account introduces readers to his motivations for embarking on the expedition, including a desire to establish communication between the eastern and western colonies of Australia and to explore the northern interior. Eyre reflects on the significant risks involved, as well as the backing he received from the local government and colonists. Through his detailed descriptions of the preparations and sentiments surrounding the departure, Eyre sets the scene for the arduous journey that awaits him and his team into the vast and largely unknown Australian wilderness. The first chapters convey both the excitement and apprehension of beginning such an ambitious undertaking while highlighting the social and political dynamics of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Australia -- Discovery and exploration Ethnology -- Australia DU Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 725092 2025-07-03T03:59:12.212515 text/html 713225 2020-12-28T18:51:46 text/html 974109 2025-07-03T03:59:22.370440 application/epub+zip 984184 2025-07-03T03:59:16.139541 application/epub+zip 335615 2025-07-03T03:59:14.760523 application/epub+zip 1352111 2025-07-03T03:59:27.023477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1332254 2025-07-03T03:59:21.409431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472530 2022-09-03T06:58:16.462345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702201 2025-07-03T03:59:11.385574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 701334 2020-12-28T18:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19182 2025-07-03T03:59:27.146448 application/rdf+xml 27269 2025-07-03T03:59:15.279451 image/jpeg 4867 2025-07-03T03:59:15.019459 image/jpeg 833006 2020-12-28T18:51:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 253767 2020-12-28T18:51:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 954564 2025-07-03T03:59:12.293515 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia