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George Edward Dewar. M CHAPTER 5 THE SCHOOL PICNIC ODERN children have amusement thrust under their noses from every direction . Children of those days had the school picnic in mind six months ahead . The hardy Churchfields , in the ...
George Edward Dewar. M CHAPTER 5 THE SCHOOL PICNIC ODERN children have amusement thrust under their noses from every direction . Children of those days had the school picnic in mind six months ahead . The hardy Churchfields , in the ...
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... picnic day . The picnic proper was due to commence at 11 a.m. Eleven a.m. ! Not for the youth of Chaslands . Lads and lasses who had taken some getting out of bed on every other morning of the year gave no trouble that morning . Face ...
... picnic day . The picnic proper was due to commence at 11 a.m. Eleven a.m. ! Not for the youth of Chaslands . Lads and lasses who had taken some getting out of bed on every other morning of the year gave no trouble that morning . Face ...
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... picnic - ground with its claim to be called the best of all . We must withhold some part of our attention and ... picnic party they broke first on half a dozen racing , yelling , barefoot urchins . Oh , it was a glorious beach , a ...
... picnic - ground with its claim to be called the best of all . We must withhold some part of our attention and ... picnic party they broke first on half a dozen racing , yelling , barefoot urchins . Oh , it was a glorious beach , a ...
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