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... Owaka , twenty - five muddy miles away , was at dusk , and late sojourners on the road would often be startled to hear an incredibly deep voice sound forth from the black distance , " Ged ep , there , Billy ! " Bill said the roads in ...
... Owaka , twenty - five muddy miles away , was at dusk , and late sojourners on the road would often be startled to hear an incredibly deep voice sound forth from the black distance , " Ged ep , there , Billy ! " Bill said the roads in ...
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George Edward Dewar. But on that wagon was timber ; timber from Owaka . And the Dales sent some from their pit away in the bush . The timber was coming . Not the paltry set- backs of a broken wagon - pole , a bullock's broken leg , or a ...
George Edward Dewar. But on that wagon was timber ; timber from Owaka . And the Dales sent some from their pit away in the bush . The timber was coming . Not the paltry set- backs of a broken wagon - pole , a bullock's broken leg , or a ...
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... . This wind - smoothed specimen has had its roots laid bare by wind and is slowly dying . " Well , dammit , now you can go to. A glimpse of Pounawea , two miles from Owaka , with the Owaka River across the middle distance .
... . This wind - smoothed specimen has had its roots laid bare by wind and is slowly dying . " Well , dammit , now you can go to. A glimpse of Pounawea , two miles from Owaka , with the Owaka River across the middle distance .
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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