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Temuka Leader, Issue 1123, 19 July 1883, Page 1

How to G;t We!’.—Which is answered, in throe words—'Take. Hop Bitters. Read. Mother Swan’s Worm Syrup—lnfallible, tasteless, harmless, carthanic ; for feverishness, restlessness, worms constipation Is, at Druggbts. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydney, General Agents. A Walk Across Apstiialia.— An ad venturous walk across the entire Continent; of Anstralii has just, been comp eted by Mr. Ceorge Ernest Morrison aso of Hi principal of 'he Geelong College H.- s'at ted from the Gulf of Carpentaria, leaving Normunton the week before Christmas Af'ei pa.-smg Cloncurrv, he followed the c >urse of Diamantina and "the Thomson, striking the Bulloo at I’hargominilah, at d the Faroe at iJ ungerford. Following 'he I‘aroo through a ooumrf--inundated hy iho enormous rainfall that characterised"this season, he encountered the most dangeious part of his route having for nearly 350 miles to wade ahno-t daily considerable distances, and to twim swollen creeks. He crossed the Darling at Wilcannia, the Laohlan at. Booligal. the Mumimbridgeo at Hay. an* the river Murray at Echuc. The whole distance traversed flora the Culf of Carpentaria to Melbourne exceeded 20 '0 miles, and this was covered in 120 nays. Passing through unmha ited was es, wheip' sometimes intervals of over IUO miles intervened between human habitations, he hud to carry a swag with provisions and apparatus ; for cooking, and ti is of course material y impended hi* rate of travelling. He had to carry a supplv of water in some parts of his route, where water could only be lound at very long intervals Part of his way led through a district i.ihabi ed by hostile blacks, vho °in •revenge for being so nieicihssly hunted down by the re.mve se tiers, show lit.t e me cy to any while man who comes in I heir way. He * walked every inch of ho distance Vono and unarmed, cooking for l.iniseif euch provisions as he cou d secure bv the w,ty and genemlly sleeping in tiecpen air, inniilod up in the blanket he carried in his’swag. Notwithstanding the hardships ha endured, be finished bis toilsome march i# - luknsl health.