Cook's Descriptions of Places, New Holland, page 83

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Cook's Descriptions of Places

New Holland

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New Holland (continued)

of various sorts, such as Sharks, Dog-fish, Rock--fish, Mullets, Breames, Cavallies, Mackarel, old wives, Leather-Jackets, Five-fingers, Sting-Rays, Whip-rays &C^a -- all excellent in their kind. The Shell-fish ^{^^are Oysters of 3 or 4 sorts, viz Rock oysters and Mangrove Oysters which are small, Pearl Oysters, and Mud Oysters, these last are the best and largest; Cockles and Clams of Several sorts, many of those that are found upon the Reefs are of a prodigious size; Craw-fish, Crabs, Musles, and a variety of other sorts. Here are also among and upon the Shoals & reefs great numbers of the finest Gree Turtle in the world and in the River and salt Creeks are some Aligators —

The Natives of this Country are of a middle Stature straight bodied and slender-limbd, their skins the Colour of Wood soot _^^{or of a dark Chocolate}, their hair mostly black, some lank and others curled, they all wear it crop'd short, their Beards which are generaly black they like wise crop short or singe off. Their features are far from being disagreeable

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