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"Departure of the Northern Territory Expedition". South Australian Register. 31 October 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2019 – via Trove. It was not unusual for young men of well-to-do families to enlist in such expeditions, whether for the adventure, or to expand their opportunities or some other motive, perhaps sent by their parents to "toughen them up".