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Page 62
... wheels showed above the mud level were when one or other or both went over a great root or rock ; and old Bill ... wheel was increased . Bill said , " When you're buyin ' a horse here , see that he has danged good pastern - joints , for ...
... wheels showed above the mud level were when one or other or both went over a great root or rock ; and old Bill ... wheel was increased . Bill said , " When you're buyin ' a horse here , see that he has danged good pastern - joints , for ...
Page 63
... wheel - barrow , and the narrow wheels often did more harm than good . Great logs , mostly kamahi , were squared in the bush and dragged by horse or bullock - power to the sites of culverts - sometimes three logs high and two or three ...
... wheel - barrow , and the narrow wheels often did more harm than good . Great logs , mostly kamahi , were squared in the bush and dragged by horse or bullock - power to the sites of culverts - sometimes three logs high and two or three ...
Page 133
... wheels were in the rear , and two short runners in front , and the first tendency noticed when the bullock moved ... wheel , with a strip of timber attached ; here was a runner , a cross beam , a bolt . And at last , half- way between ...
... wheels were in the rear , and two short runners in front , and the first tendency noticed when the bullock moved ... wheel , with a strip of timber attached ; here was a runner , a cross beam , a bolt . And at last , half- way between ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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