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... rounds gone , and Harry Finley had appar- ently decided that half a round was enough to win by . Why waste effort ? In fact , after three rounds he drifted back another chain or two , and ran with greatly shortened stride . Jack , on ...
... rounds gone , and Harry Finley had appar- ently decided that half a round was enough to win by . Why waste effort ? In fact , after three rounds he drifted back another chain or two , and ran with greatly shortened stride . Jack , on ...
Page 48
... round . In fact , to see the twinkle of Sarah Churchfield's pointed shoes as she spun round in the arms of the visiting constable who came , none knew whence , in tan leggings , was to see something . Jig time for the final movement ...
... round . In fact , to see the twinkle of Sarah Churchfield's pointed shoes as she spun round in the arms of the visiting constable who came , none knew whence , in tan leggings , was to see something . Jig time for the final movement ...
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... round the place of the kill just in case there were any more cattle about ; but nothing being seen , they decided to camp near the hanging bull . With bushman cunning , a site was selected . No peat for those chaps , for peat on fire is ...
... round the place of the kill just in case there were any more cattle about ; but nothing being seen , they decided to camp near the hanging bull . With bushman cunning , a site was selected . No peat for those chaps , for peat on fire is ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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