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Page 64
... inch and turns it perhaps a quarter of an inch clockwise , with a slight lifting , turning and re - setting movement . Clink ! The second hammer falls and the lift , turn and set are repeated . When the drill has been sunk a few inches ...
... inch and turns it perhaps a quarter of an inch clockwise , with a slight lifting , turning and re - setting movement . Clink ! The second hammer falls and the lift , turn and set are repeated . When the drill has been sunk a few inches ...
Page 65
... inches of the top , holding the fuse , meanwhile , with its lower end at a distance of six inches from the bottom of the hole , and so that the lower end of the fuse was free from the " walls . " As the powder was being poured in , Tom ...
... inches of the top , holding the fuse , meanwhile , with its lower end at a distance of six inches from the bottom of the hole , and so that the lower end of the fuse was free from the " walls . " As the powder was being poured in , Tom ...
Page 121
... inch section , eight inches long and bent at right angles about three inches from their pointed ends , were paired on eight - foot lengths of wire rope which were joined at their other ends to a strong 121 18-Mollet's Mill.
... inch section , eight inches long and bent at right angles about three inches from their pointed ends , were paired on eight - foot lengths of wire rope which were joined at their other ends to a strong 121 18-Mollet's Mill.
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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