First appeared in The Brisbane Courier (August 8, 1899).
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The first appeared in Songs of the South (Ward, Lock & Co., 1891), and the second is an extract from The Commonwealth: an Ode (Melbourne Age, January 1901). By permission of the author.
As to the first,—Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), discoverer and captain in the navy, was one of the first surveyors of the east coast of Australia. He spent many years in exploring the country adjacent to the coast.
IX.—NEW ZEALAND
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Musings in Maoriland (Sydney: Arthur T. Keirle & Co., 1890). By permission of the publishers.
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First published in the Dunedin Saturday Advertiser (June 22, 1878), and included in Far South Fancies (Griffith, Farran & Co., 1889). By permission of the author.
l. 15. Parakeets’. The parakeet resembles a parrot in appearance, and is one of the native birds of New Zealand.