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Lined them with stakes and bushes to keep them from filling in. In the afternoon we all amused ourselves shooting wattle-birds, and managed to kill fifteen. 16th. Dug another well and bushed it up, the supply from the two dug yesterday being insufficient, and obtained an ample quantity of splendid fresh water.
By a number of observations, camp is in latitude 32 degrees 14 minutes 50 seconds South, and longitude 126 degrees 24 minutes East, the variation of compass being about 1 degree 6 minutes easterly.
The horses are improving very quickly, there being splendid feed round the sand-patches. 17th. Went with Tommy Windich for a walk eastward along the beach, and returned a little inland.
Passed over some patches of beautiful grassed country. Saw a pine pole standing on one of the hummocks near the beach, probably erected by Mr.Eyre, as I am not aware of any one else having been here. We could not find any of his camps, however; doubtless the sand has long since covered them. 18th. Making preparations for a flying trip inland on Monday. 19th (Sunday). Read Divine Service.
Every appearance of rain. 20th. Started this morning, in company with McLarty and Tommy Windich, to explore the country to the northward.
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