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Page 88
... rope , lowered by his wife and two boys , and held by them while he com- pleted the climb . In after life they shuddered to recall the flax rope , tied by two lads and held from a sloping green bank above , with a drop of thirty 88 12 ...
... rope , lowered by his wife and two boys , and held by them while he com- pleted the climb . In after life they shuddered to recall the flax rope , tied by two lads and held from a sloping green bank above , with a drop of thirty 88 12 ...
Page 122
... rope , a sort of endless rope operated by the hauler , and used also to bring the hauling rope into the bush . A horse was kept in the bush for use in hauling the shoe or the hauling rope short distances . The horse was willing , if ...
... rope , a sort of endless rope operated by the hauler , and used also to bring the hauling rope into the bush . A horse was kept in the bush for use in hauling the shoe or the hauling rope short distances . The horse was willing , if ...
Page 123
George Edward Dewar. great rope , and slowly the log forged forward , its leading end sliding on to the shoe . As the first block was reached , " Hold her ! " was the order , and hold her it was . Bob struck the block - lever free and the ...
George Edward Dewar. great rope , and slowly the log forged forward , its leading end sliding on to the shoe . As the first block was reached , " Hold her ! " was the order , and hold her it was . Bob struck the block - lever free and the ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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