It comes from the South Pole, with nothing in the way to obstruct its march and tone its energy down.

I have read somewhere that an acute observer among the early explorers--Cook?
or Tasman ?--accepted this majestic swell as trustworthy circumstantial evidence that no important land lay to the southward, and so did not waste time on a useless quest in that direction, but changed his course and went searching elsewhere.
Afternoon.

Passing between Tasmania (formerly Van Diemen's Land) and neighboring islands--islands whence the poor exiled Tasmanian savages used to gaze at their lost homeland and cry; and die of broken hearts.
How glad I am that all these native races are dead and gone, or nearly so.

The work was mercifully swift and horrible in some portions of Australia.

As far as Tasmania is concerned, the extermination was complete: not a native is left.