On the S. E. side of the cove is the government house, a low but very extensive building, surrounded with verandahs, and built in the eastern style, with an extensive park and garden surrounded with a high stone wall.
"Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales"
W. B. Cramp
The houses are very large, surrounded by verandahs, and fitted up with jalousies-a very necessary luxury in all tropical climates.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
The men camped as best they might in the bar, in the kitchen, and on the verandahs.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard