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... hauled on a cross - cut saw at the Slope Point saw - mill ; Tom , his brother , at fourteen was in the hot jungles of Peru . Waikawa , the Sixmile , Niagara , Tautuku , in all these places were lads and lasses from Chaslands . Donald ...
... hauled on a cross - cut saw at the Slope Point saw - mill ; Tom , his brother , at fourteen was in the hot jungles of Peru . Waikawa , the Sixmile , Niagara , Tautuku , in all these places were lads and lasses from Chaslands . Donald ...
Page 122
... hauled in any desired direction . The code used with the whistle was : two whistles , " Haul away " ; one whistle , " Hold her " ; three whistles , " Take out your clutch " ; four whistles , " Haul on the back - rope . " Mistakes were ...
... hauled in any desired direction . The code used with the whistle was : two whistles , " Haul away " ; one whistle , " Hold her " ; three whistles , " Take out your clutch " ; four whistles , " Haul on the back - rope . " Mistakes were ...
Page 123
... hauled down the long and muddy track to be placed beside others on the wide , gently - sloping bank from which they would be hauled down a tram- line to the mill . George had remained at his post till the log was well on its way , and ...
... hauled down the long and muddy track to be placed beside others on the wide , gently - sloping bank from which they would be hauled down a tram- line to the mill . George had remained at his post till the log was well on its way , and ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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