Vulgar words in Explorations in Australia - The Journals of John McDouall Stuart (Page 1)
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Towards afternoon, however, she fagged very much, which caused me to stop so soon.
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That moment I sent Kekwick for my own horse (he being the swiftest), and ordered him to saddle, mount, pursue, overtake, and bring Smith back; but during the time he was preparing, I had time to think the matter over, and decided upon not following him, as it would only knock up my horse and detain me three or four days.
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Several of the horses, which had been knocked up and left behind on the way, had to be brought up; others became quite blind, one was lost, and one died.
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I cannot understand the cause of the horses knocking up so much; every one of them has fallen off the last week.
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I therefore retraced my steps towards Nash Springs; passed our last night's camp, and continued on till sundown, one of the horses being completely knocked up.
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Proceeded to Nash Spring, which we reached after two o'clock p.m., with another of the horses completely knocked up.
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The journey to-day has been rough, having so many small creeks to cross, and the day being excessively hot, the horses seem fagged.
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One of the horses knocked up, but we were able to get him on to the running creek connected with Kekwick's large group of springs, where I am obliged to camp and try to recover him.
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The horse that knocked up on Saturday gave in again two miles before we arrived here, although the distance is only thirteen miles, and he had a rest all Sunday.
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On reaching our tracks, about four miles from the Mussel Camp, another of the horses knocked up, and we could not get him a step further.
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He seems to be the buffoon of the tribe.
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The horse that injured himself so much knocked up about two miles from this water, but we were able to get him to it before sundown.
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Being so exhausted and knocked up on my arrival there, I was unable to go and see they did not drink too much, and had to leave it to others.
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The dreadfully dry state of the country since leaving the sand hills--it being completely parched up--leaving me no hope of getting water until I reached the gap in Hanson range or the Freeling Springs, and it being quite impossible for us to drag him on there, I was compelled to abandon him, as it would only knock up the other horses to drive him on.
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At about eight miles before reaching it, Frew's horse (Holland) knocked up with him; he could not get him on a step further, and had to leave him.
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Started at six o'clock a.m., intending to get to Freeling Springs, but one of the horses that had eaten poison about the Roper country, and has never recovered from it, but was always very poor, and of no use whatever, knocked up, and would not move a step further; being only six miles from where we started, we left him and proceeded on our journey.
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Two more of the horses knocked up, and being nearly opposite the McEllister Springs, I turned to them and camped.
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Proceeded to Mr. Jarvis's station, Mount Margaret, which I expected to reach without losing any more horses, but I am disappointed, for I had to leave four behind knocked up, which I shall be able to recover to-morrow or the next day.
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Sent out and had the one that knocked up about two miles from here brought in.
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Found rain water, and camped, one of the horses being nearly knocked up.