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... rock for a shot . There sat Tom Douglas , the holder , a short steel drill held lightly at the perpendicular ; and ... rock and cool the drill . Even so , the powdered rock soon requires removal . Out goes the finger and hammer heads are ...
... rock for a shot . There sat Tom Douglas , the holder , a short steel drill held lightly at the perpendicular ; and ... rock and cool the drill . Even so , the powdered rock soon requires removal . Out goes the finger and hammer heads are ...
Page 91
... rock on which the lines were soon arranged with the land ends fastened to projections , or tied where the sea had gouged out holes , leaving strips of rock ; and the lines themselves in neat coils from which , ring by ring , they would ...
... rock on which the lines were soon arranged with the land ends fastened to projections , or tied where the sea had gouged out holes , leaving strips of rock ; and the lines themselves in neat coils from which , ring by ring , they would ...
Page 115
... rock " and paid for accordingly , had now become " rotten rock , " or even , in extreme cases , " hard clay . " Jimmy Delaney , resting his tough Irish arms on a pick - handle one day was heard to remark , " If the rest of us could soften ...
... rock " and paid for accordingly , had now become " rotten rock , " or even , in extreme cases , " hard clay . " Jimmy Delaney , resting his tough Irish arms on a pick - handle one day was heard to remark , " If the rest of us could soften ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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