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... tree , every big rock , the principal haunt of every kind of bird and beast within a radius of a mile of their fern - tree house there . At the moment they were concerned with things at hand . The trees reached across the clay road so ...
... tree , every big rock , the principal haunt of every kind of bird and beast within a radius of a mile of their fern - tree house there . At the moment they were concerned with things at hand . The trees reached across the clay road so ...
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... tree house on the hill . A considerable part of the settlement lies along the course of the little Hooki - hook stream , but the Douglas house was farthest downstream , and a good mile and a half from the next dwelling . Thus they were ...
... tree house on the hill . A considerable part of the settlement lies along the course of the little Hooki - hook stream , but the Douglas house was farthest downstream , and a good mile and a half from the next dwelling . Thus they were ...
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... tree , for that means burning bark , moss or leaves floating down and threatening people's eyes . A fairly open patch , with a clayey surface for the fire , and at a distance of seven or eight yards some higher land was chosen to rest ...
... tree , for that means burning bark , moss or leaves floating down and threatening people's eyes . A fairly open patch , with a clayey surface for the fire , and at a distance of seven or eight yards some higher land was chosen to rest ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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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