Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-053-0
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any place before they
appear to be of two Kinds,
one a dark, the other a
light Bird - the former
twice as large as the latter
I shall tomorrow take my departure
up the River if the weather
permits –

Wednesday 3rd May June 1835


[Author note written across text]
River Yarra

after getting every thing ready
this morning left the Vessel about
9 Oclock, I went up the River
about 5 miles sounding as we went
and found from seven to nine feet
water in the channel – I Land and
joined the Party, they had walked

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