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conditioned that the said
Bungeleene fulfil his part of the
agreement-

Bungeleene His Mark Witness - S. Windridge
Charles J.Tyers
Witness to the agreement-
S.Windridge
William Peters
Donald McLeod
Richard Hartnett
Done at Eagle Point Gipps Land
this Seventeenth day of May,
One thousand, eight hundred and
forty seven-

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Border Police Station
Gipps land 12th June 1847

Sir
In accordance with your
instructions of the 19th of May
I do myself the honor to inform
you that I proceeded with two
Boats Crews - five White Men
and five Blacks of the Western
Port or Port Phillip tribe -
Bungeleena and his son and
Tackawadden the Black Boy (the
interpreter) to the mountains in search
of the white female said to be
detained by the Blacks of this
District-

I proceeded with the party
on Wednesday the 19th of May to Lake
Victoria where we camped for the
night- A S.W. gale having set in
which prevented our getting any
further that night-, The next day We
went to Strathfieldsaye calling at
Mr. Cuninghams on our way for rations
The next day we reached as far as
Clyde Bank Mr. Robert Cuninghams
Station - on Saturday 22th. We
left the Boat at Mr. Cuninghams
at Clyde Bank - and proceeded
on foot about 12 miles and
encamped at a Water Hole in
the Bush about 3 miles from the
Green Hills - on Sunday 23th Reached
the foot of the Mountains - and
encamped on the Banks of the Macalister

[Annotation: Left Margin]

To C. J. Tyers Esqr
C. C. L

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Monday the 24th travelled about 15
Miles on the Ranges and encamped
in the evening on a running Creek
Which flows into the Avon
Tuesday the 25th travelled about
15 miles in a very mountainous
Country - and encamped upon a dry
Creek a branch of the Macalister
when Running

Wednesday the 26th travelled about
20 miles over the ranges and encamped
on a dry Creek tributary of the
Macalister River on our way we fell
in with the tracks of some Warraguls
about 5 or 6 in number and encamped
at their Camp which they had left
in the morning on the dry Creek
mentioned before - they had
Been baking a damper on a peice
of Bark We did follow them as
the party Was of opinion from the
Nature and Size of the tracks that
there were no women among them
Thursday the 27th travelled about
12 miles and Came upon a good
Country on the Banks of the
Macalister

Fryday 28th travelled
about 20th miles keeping close upon
the Bank of the Macalister River
encamped on a Creek close to the
Bank of the Macalister - Saw no
Signs of Blacks -