"He saw, descending into the gulf, a blazing bush tied to a rope."
Book IV, Chapter XXXII (page 531)

Image taken from Marcus Clarke, For the Term of his Natural Life

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"He saw, descending into the gulf, a blazing bush tied to a rope."
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WL Crowther Library,
State Library of Tasmania

Image 1: THE MUTINEERS' FIRST RUSH/Image 2: THE LAST HOPE/Image 3: THE SIGNAL-FIRE/Image 4: MR MEEKIN ADMINISTERS CONSOLATION./Image 5: HE FOUND HIM ON HIS KNEES, PROSTRATED./Image 6: MR AND MRS. FRERE./Image 7: THE REV. JAMES NORTH MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE./Image 8: "He saw, descending into the gulf, a blazing bush tied to a rope."/Image 9: DICK PURFOY SEEKS HIS FORTUNE./Image 10: THE LONGEST STRAW./Marcus Clarke Home//Colonialism and Its Aftermath