Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-040-0
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36

Sunday 31st May 35


The Vessel lay verry snug
last Night in the three
fathom watter - in verry
good Bay - which I gave the
Name of Gillibrand
Harbour - at day light this
morning we landed to
endeavour to meet the
Natives. We had not proceeded
more than 1 ½ mile when
we saw the smoke at three
or 4 7 large Huts. My Natives
striped off and went up to
them quite Naked, when
they got to the Huts, found that
they had left this morning
then with the Natives, when
round and found their track
the direction they went in
we followed on the track for
10 miles or nearly when Stomert
one of my Natives, saw a Black
at the distance of a mile

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