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Page 63
... hammer down on the drill held in the expert hands of Tom Douglas . These were the days of spawling and knapping , and great pride was taken in the work . Boys passing by picked up hammers , even spawlers , which weighed twelve or ...
... hammer down on the drill held in the expert hands of Tom Douglas . These were the days of spawling and knapping , and great pride was taken in the work . Boys passing by picked up hammers , even spawlers , which weighed twelve or ...
Page 64
... hammer held lightly on the balance . Clink ! Jack's hammer comes down smartly but not violently , square on the head of the drill . Tom lifts the drill a fraction of an inch and turns it perhaps a quarter of an inch clockwise , with a ...
... hammer held lightly on the balance . Clink ! Jack's hammer comes down smartly but not violently , square on the head of the drill . Tom lifts the drill a fraction of an inch and turns it perhaps a quarter of an inch clockwise , with a ...
Page 67
... hammer in hand and ever as he struck giving forth a long - drawn a - a - a - ach ! Axe and saw , hammer and pick ; and gradually the " danged ditch " of Bill Beardman became more worthy of the name of road . Gradually the bush was ...
... hammer in hand and ever as he struck giving forth a long - drawn a - a - a - ach ! Axe and saw , hammer and pick ; and gradually the " danged ditch " of Bill Beardman became more worthy of the name of road . Gradually the bush was ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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appeared bank Beardman Bill Churchfield Billy birds blue broadleaf Bronin Broon Browden bull bullock bungie Catlins cattle caves chain Chaslands Beach clay cows creek Curio Bay dance dark deep dobbin dogs Douglas boys dray eels eyes feet fern fire fish flax Fred Dale Gang Geordie girls gully hack hammer hand hauled Hooki-hook horse huhu grubs inches J. D. S. Roberts Jack Churchfield Jack Miles kakas kamahi knew lads lady legs Little Samson load long Jack looked Maori maun mile morepork morning night Owaka Papatowai perhaps Photograph by J. D. S. picnic piece Pounawea pounds race ragwort rimu river road rock rope round Sandy's scones scow sheuch shot sledge smoke song stream stumps supple-jack Tahakopa Taunton Tautuku timber Tom Douglas tree voice Waikawa Waimahaka walk wheels wild