Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Point Stuart/Part Two

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Stuart's journal entry for that day refers to himself as "being very unwell" but not feeble and struggling, although his health was to deteriorate.

Thring could hardly contain his excitement and shouted "The sea! The sea!" to the others.

Stuart wrote: At length understanding what was meant they commenced cheering at a terrible rate which lasted some time. The next day, the party cleared a space around a tree and nailed a Union Jack to its highest branch. Across the centre of the flag was Stuart's name, embroidered months earlier by Elizabeth Chambers.

A paper bearing the party's names and signatures was buried in an air-tight tin case at the foot of the tree. The paper read: South Australian Great Northern Exploring Expedition. The exploring party, under the command of John McDouall Stuart, arrived at this spot on the 25th day of July 1862 having crossed the entire Continent of Australia from the Southern to the Indian Ocean, passing through the Centre. They left the City of Adelaide on the 26th [it was, in fact, the 25th] day of October 1861 and the most northern station of the colony on the 21st day of January 1862. To commemorate this happy event, they have raised this flag bearing his name. All well. God save the Queen! (Webster; 233).
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Feral Buffalo Bubalis bubalis
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Fiery Skimmer Orthetrum villosovittatum Female
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Fiery Skimmer Orthetrum villosovittatum Male
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Green Long Legged Fly - Heteropsilopus or Sciapus sp
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Hylaeus sp.
Feeding on
Cocky Apple Planchonia careya
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Hypholoma australe
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Hypoxis nervosa
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Large Yellow Grass-dart Taractrocera anisomorpha
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Leichhardt Tree
Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 01
Immature Globular Flower Head Inside Terminal Branchlet Leaf
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 02
Immature Globular Flower Head Emerging From Terminal Branchlet Leaf
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 03
Immature Globular Flower Head Outside Terminal Branchlet Leaf
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 04
Immature Globular Flower Head Outside Terminal Branchlet Leaf Swells
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 05
Calyx Elongate and Start to Change Colour
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 06
Calyx Fully Extended and Start to Change Colour as They Mature
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 07
Corolla Colour Change Complete
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 08
White Styles Start to Emerge from the Corolla Tubes
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 09
White Styles Start to Emerge from the Corolla Tubes Close Up
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 10
The White Styles,Stigma and Stamen are Visible in This Close Up
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 11
The Comoplete Mature Globular Flower Head
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 12
The Brown Corolla and White Styles of a Ripened Globular Flower Head
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Leichhardt Tree Nauclea orientalis
Story Part 13
The Brown Corolla and White Styles of a Ripened Globular Flower Head Fall Out Exposing the Seed Pod
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1 comment:

I Wayan Mudita said...

Hi Craig,
I am a PhD student at CDU and enjoy your blog. Nauclea orientalis also occurs in West Timor, usually grows along streams. I am now writing a post on this tree, please allow me to use pictures in your blog with reference to your blog, of course. My blog: Tumbuhan Bali (Plants of Bali), a blog I dedicate to my place of origin, where this tree has become very rare.