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... feet of the Mulligans who preceded the Douglases . Just why the Mulligans had planted the house two hundred feet above creek level would be hard to explain , but there it was , the grade of the narrow sledge - track leading up to it ...
... feet of the Mulligans who preceded the Douglases . Just why the Mulligans had planted the house two hundred feet above creek level would be hard to explain , but there it was , the grade of the narrow sledge - track leading up to it ...
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... feet , bare but hardy , to be planted with gusto on the torch , and to carry the ashes across the floor . Everyone sang in turn ; the great fire roared , the rain rattled unheeded on the roof , and a merry three hours passed , till a ...
... feet , bare but hardy , to be planted with gusto on the torch , and to carry the ashes across the floor . Everyone sang in turn ; the great fire roared , the rain rattled unheeded on the roof , and a merry three hours passed , till a ...
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... feet . Thus he put them through it , while people still arriving and settling in the board seats round the hall gave attention to feet and heads , examined coiffures or blouses , and enjoyed the sight . Billy O'Lane , as usual in charge ...
... feet . Thus he put them through it , while people still arriving and settling in the board seats round the hall gave attention to feet and heads , examined coiffures or blouses , and enjoyed the sight . Billy O'Lane , as usual in charge ...
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