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... river mouth commenced . All unwanted gear was left at the track , and away went the crowd to the river , pausing to inspect the stony hill , a great mound of stones of all colours and sizes , apparently the result of mining operations ...
... river mouth commenced . All unwanted gear was left at the track , and away went the crowd to the river , pausing to inspect the stony hill , a great mound of stones of all colours and sizes , apparently the result of mining operations ...
Page 60
... river after flounders . Boys who had neglected to bring iron - headed spears soon carved points on hard manuka ... river failed to secure a feed of flounders . Sometimes great blue ones came in from the deep sea in such numbers that it ...
... river after flounders . Boys who had neglected to bring iron - headed spears soon carved points on hard manuka ... river failed to secure a feed of flounders . Sometimes great blue ones came in from the deep sea in such numbers that it ...
Page 76
... river - stones , either , for these , handy and innocent though they appear , will explode under heat , sending splinters , hot and saw - edged , flying dangerously . Not near any large tree , for that means burning bark , moss or ...
... river - stones , either , for these , handy and innocent though they appear , will explode under heat , sending splinters , hot and saw - edged , flying dangerously . Not near any large tree , for that means burning bark , moss or ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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