ACROSS A CONTINENT ON A BICYCLE. AN ACCOUNT OF A SOLITARY RIDE FROM ADELAIDE TO PORT DARWIN BY JEROME J. MURIF. George Robertson & Co., MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, BRISBANE AND LONDON. 1897. GEORGE ROBERTSON AND CO. PRINTERS MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, BRISBANE AND LONDON...

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