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The article discusses the travel experiences of James Coutts Crawford, a geologist who traveled to South Australia and New Zealand in the 1800s. He bought and drove a herd of cattle from New South Wales to Adelaide, and served as an explorer, translator, and sheriff during his travels. His book, published in 1880, includes illustrations and maps and provides insight into the changing colonies of New Zealand and Australia. It is a valuable source for students and researchers in history and geology.
Having decided to try his fortune in the new colonies of South Australia and New Zealand, budding geologist James Coutts Crawford (1817-89) landed at Sydney in 1838 and lost no time in buying and driving a herd of cattle from Braidwood, New South Wales, to Adelaide, a distance of more than three hundred miles of unfamiliar territory. This remarkable journey proved typical of the rest of his travels, during which he served variously as explorer, translator, and sheriff of Wellington. This book, which includes illustrations and maps, is his own record of his experiences, first published in 1880. Even at that time, New Zealand and Australia had changed radically since Crawford's first arrival in the earliest, minimal colonies; today, his account offers not only a fascinating insight into the difficulties and dangers of life there, but a useful source for students and researchers in history and geology.
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