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... Bill's daylight occupation was unknown . The whole family , though by no ... Bill as he floundered about in the mud gathering his team with a " Get over there ... Churchfield , with four cans of milk , drawn from flat - sided cows , amid ...
... Bill's daylight occupation was unknown . The whole family , though by no ... Bill as he floundered about in the mud gathering his team with a " Get over there ... Churchfield , with four cans of milk , drawn from flat - sided cows , amid ...
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... Bill Churchfield had his coat off and looked the better for it . He was about to start a race for the small children . Anyone would have thought it was the Oxford and Cambridge boat race , as with every parent's eyes on his or her Jean ...
... Bill Churchfield had his coat off and looked the better for it . He was about to start a race for the small children . Anyone would have thought it was the Oxford and Cambridge boat race , as with every parent's eyes on his or her Jean ...
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... Bill Churchfield could split great rocks with wonderful precision . Transport of the material was by dray or wheel ... Church- field unite two of these squared logs to form a wall of the culvert He would bore a hole through the top log ...
... Bill Churchfield could split great rocks with wonderful precision . Transport of the material was by dray or wheel ... Church- field unite two of these squared logs to form a wall of the culvert He would bore a hole through the top log ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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