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... cows , but Bill's daylight occupation was unknown . The whole family , though by no means to be classed with him in ... cows , amid mud and strife tremendous . For in the deep mud of Chaslands you avoided " going for the cows " if you ...
... cows , but Bill's daylight occupation was unknown . The whole family , though by no means to be classed with him in ... cows , amid mud and strife tremendous . For in the deep mud of Chaslands you avoided " going for the cows " if you ...
Page 32
... cow appeared from the undergrowth with a dog at her heels , or swinging on her tail . You forgot the other dogs and ... cows , mud to the eyes , milling round in a yard knee deep in more mud . A favourite next step was to stand in the ...
... cow appeared from the undergrowth with a dog at her heels , or swinging on her tail . You forgot the other dogs and ... cows , mud to the eyes , milling round in a yard knee deep in more mud . A favourite next step was to stand in the ...
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... cows were doing well , the second - growth was getting away in that place of Dale's , the road to the beach would open up soon , or the Catlins line was paying eight shillings a day — a fair proposition when they supplied a tent , even ...
... cows were doing well , the second - growth was getting away in that place of Dale's , the road to the beach would open up soon , or the Catlins line was paying eight shillings a day — a fair proposition when they supplied a tent , even ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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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