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Page 49
... remained in a class sufficiently select to be worthy of the attention of any hearer , with the possible exception of royalty . The story contained in " Donald Blue , " which latter word was pronounced Bue by Sandy , was unusual and ...
... remained in a class sufficiently select to be worthy of the attention of any hearer , with the possible exception of royalty . The story contained in " Donald Blue , " which latter word was pronounced Bue by Sandy , was unusual and ...
Page 86
... remained comparatively clean . As paint was , of course , unthought of , the interior remained in a good state of preservation , while wind and rain did a remarkable job of bleaching , cracking , rotting and warping the outside ; indeed ...
... remained comparatively clean . As paint was , of course , unthought of , the interior remained in a good state of preservation , while wind and rain did a remarkable job of bleaching , cracking , rotting and warping the outside ; indeed ...
Page 118
... remained unconnected with the extension from Invercargill , thus leaving a dead end on both sides of them . It made , perhaps , the difference between life and death when Tom Shelton contracted appendicitis . Mrs. Douglas , who nursed ...
... remained unconnected with the extension from Invercargill , thus leaving a dead end on both sides of them . It made , perhaps , the difference between life and death when Tom Shelton contracted appendicitis . Mrs. Douglas , who nursed ...
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