Chaslands, Pioneering Days in Southern New Zealand |
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Page 56
... rimu grove , to the sea . Now the youths forge to the front . The lightly- built Douglases show unexpected stamina ; the Church- fields prove to be stayers ; the McKelvies make short legs do quick work . Jack Churchfield lengthened his ...
... rimu grove , to the sea . Now the youths forge to the front . The lightly- built Douglases show unexpected stamina ; the Church- fields prove to be stayers ; the McKelvies make short legs do quick work . Jack Churchfield lengthened his ...
Page 76
... rimu , with easy access to the river . Around the fireplace , a rough palisade of fern tree was erected at a distance of some twelve yards , so that the sleepers or watchers could rest against it without being roasted . This arrangement ...
... rimu , with easy access to the river . Around the fireplace , a rough palisade of fern tree was erected at a distance of some twelve yards , so that the sleepers or watchers could rest against it without being roasted . This arrangement ...
Page 85
... rimu or miro was felled , trimmed , rolled on skids , and placed over the pit , a long rectangular excavation , deep enough to allow the man in it to pull down on the long saw . The timber log rested on squared logs placed along and ...
... rimu or miro was felled , trimmed , rolled on skids , and placed over the pit , a long rectangular excavation , deep enough to allow the man in it to pull down on the long saw . The timber log rested on squared logs placed along and ...
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