Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-018-0


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yesterday and during the Night
so He ran in to P. - S - this
morning about 9 Oclock - we
Anchored close to the Heads,
ready to take advantage of the
first fair wind - I can now
see the Schooner a long way
out to sea - we caught some
fish for breakfast - and I
then went on shore for some
time, and returned again to the Vessel
we then moved her closer under
the Island. I went again on shore
to endeavour to get some Kangaroo
but the Country so scrubby that the
Dogs could not run - the wind
Blew very hard this Evening or
rather afternoon, from due
West, we where therefore obliged
to run higher up the Port to the
Proper Anchorage Place near
a small Island - where two
Lime burners live we got

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