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Page 43
... supple - jack sticks . Groups were formed all over the paddock . Giggling girls cast sidelong glances at groups of young men , looking the other way and drifting that way . Mothers debated whether there was " anything in it " regarding ...
... supple - jack sticks . Groups were formed all over the paddock . Giggling girls cast sidelong glances at groups of young men , looking the other way and drifting that way . Mothers debated whether there was " anything in it " regarding ...
Page 45
... supple - jack , miro , kamahi , pine , gummie , turpentine , lancewood , there they were for the taking away . And the hall became a bower , soft and rounded ; deep green in places , feathery and light green in contrast ; the stage ...
... supple - jack , miro , kamahi , pine , gummie , turpentine , lancewood , there they were for the taking away . And the hall became a bower , soft and rounded ; deep green in places , feathery and light green in contrast ; the stage ...
Page 108
... supplejack crook and thought he was in the Isle of Man , where sheep found dead were called braxy , and eaten . Difficulties arose at lamb - selling time . Self - satis- fied buyers came a - riding in , prepared to depart with smiles ...
... supplejack crook and thought he was in the Isle of Man , where sheep found dead were called braxy , and eaten . Difficulties arose at lamb - selling time . Self - satis- fied buyers came a - riding in , prepared to depart with smiles ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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