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giant in Queensland, Australia

YEAR
1861
PLACE
Queensland
SOURCE
Internet Archive
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giant in Queensland, Australia

he noble river, which winds almost under foot, and appears and disappears, and appears again as it pursues its tortuous course through the dark forest to the bay, or is traced upwards towards its sources, presents ever and anon points of view surpassingly beauti^ ; the tiu<^ brushes on its banks, w…

Record ID
1,778
Year
1,861
Source
Internet Archive
Index status
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Record ID
1778
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Queensland, Australia; John Dunmore Lang
Published
1861
Narrative type
Giant and Ogre Narratives
Public-text label
giant
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Moreton Bay, QLD (QLD): high; Queensland (QLD): B
State or territory
QLD
Source voice
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Publicness
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he noble river, which winds almost under foot, and appears and disappears, and appears again as it pursues its tortuous course through the dark forest to the bay, or is traced upwards towards its sources, presents ever and anon points of view surpassingly beauti^ ; the tiu<^ brushes on its banks, with the majestic Moreton Bay pine, overtopping all the other giants of the forest, ma%ly indicating the ^pots of extraordinary fertility where the hand of man is perhaps erecting his future dwelling, and transforming the wilderness into smiling £mns and fruitful fields. As yet, indeed, man can scarcely be said to have done more than just.

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