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Page 45
... kamahi , pine , gummie , turpentine , lancewood , there they were for the taking away . And the hall became a bower , soft and rounded ; deep green in places , feathery and light green in contrast ; the stage itself flanked by two fern ...
... kamahi , pine , gummie , turpentine , lancewood , there they were for the taking away . And the hall became a bower , soft and rounded ; deep green in places , feathery and light green in contrast ; the stage itself flanked by two fern ...
Page 63
... kamahi , were squared in the bush and dragged by horse or bullock - power to the sites of culverts - sometimes three logs high and two or three logs long on either side . Cross pieces covered the space and with scrub to bind the gaps ...
... kamahi , were squared in the bush and dragged by horse or bullock - power to the sites of culverts - sometimes three logs high and two or three logs long on either side . Cross pieces covered the space and with scrub to bind the gaps ...
Page 73
... kamahi patches , then down for half a mile to the First Flat , an open expanse of native grass on the upper reaches of the Tautuku river and often the rooting ground of wild pigs . Wild cattle came out there at night , too , but kept to ...
... kamahi patches , then down for half a mile to the First Flat , an open expanse of native grass on the upper reaches of the Tautuku river and often the rooting ground of wild pigs . Wild cattle came out there at night , too , but kept to ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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