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Today, we began our journey in Adelaide. There are nine men in our group, including my old friend John Baxter.
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We travelled for days on flat, arid ground. We can’t find any food for the horses or any fresh water to drink. I sent four men back to Adelaide because the journey is too difficult for nine people.
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We’re at the Great Australian Bight. Some kind Aboriginals helped us to find drinking water near the beach.
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It’s winter and the weather is cold. During the night, two of the men killed Baxter. Then they took our food and ran away. Only one man – Wylie – stayed with me. He’s a good man. I hope we survive
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Today, after a journey of 1,300 kilometres, we arrived in Albany. During our long expedition, we walked over hills and through valleys. We were often hungry and thirsty, but we survived.
