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From a quartz hill half a mile South-West from Coorbedar, Mount Singleton bore North 268 degrees 15 minutes East.
The supply of water from the rock having been used, I went, in company with Mr.Hamersley, to a spot one mile and a half South-South-West from Coorbedar, called Dowgooroo, where we dug a well and procured a little water, to which I intend shifting to-morrow, as I propose staying in this vicinity for two days, so as to give me time to visit Warne, the large river spoken of by Jemmy. 10th. Started this morning in company with Tommy Windich and a native boy (one of the nine who joined us at Mount Churchman) to examine the locality called Warne.
Steering North 42 degrees East magnetic for about seven miles, we came to a grassy flat about half a mile wide, with a stream-bed trending south running through it.
The natives state it to be dry in summer, but at present there is abundance of water, and in wet seasons the flat must be almost all under water.
After following the flat about seven miles we returned towards camp, about five miles, and bivouacked. 11th. Returned this morning to Dowgooroo and found all well.
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