ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli əpˌɑːn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə sˈɪdni ðæt ɹˈiːd fˈaʊnd ðæt hiː hæd nˌɑːt tɹˈævəld fˈɑːɹ ɪnˈʌf nˈɔːɹθ tə hæv ɹˈiːtʃt ðə hˈʌntɚ ɹˈɪvɚ.
It was only upon his return to Sydney that Reid found that he had not travelled far enough north to have reached the Hunter River.