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... mile and a half from the next dwelling . Thus they were nearest to the sea , which they could hear , when the wind was right , pounding away at the long beach two bush miles away . A by - road led to the farm and ended there . The ...
... mile and a half from the next dwelling . Thus they were nearest to the sea , which they could hear , when the wind was right , pounding away at the long beach two bush miles away . A by - road led to the farm and ended there . The ...
Page 73
... 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 the bush by day . Over the stream and ...
... 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 the bush by day . Over the stream and ...
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... mile , but might have been at the sixty - mile for all anyone cared . Bob Andrew took charge at once , and stopped the engine . He then laid down the simple injunction : " Roll the barrel into Harry's hut and drink the beer , but let no ...
... mile , but might have been at the sixty - mile for all anyone cared . Bob Andrew took charge at once , and stopped the engine . He then laid down the simple injunction : " Roll the barrel into Harry's hut and drink the beer , but let no ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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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