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... stream , towards the sea , everywhere was the soft , rounded , beautiful Catlins bush , beckoning and alluring and promising . Everywhere sang the birds , hopeful and entrancing . Pigeons would sit on the high bare tops of those ...
... stream , towards the sea , everywhere was the soft , rounded , beautiful Catlins bush , beckoning and alluring and promising . Everywhere sang the birds , hopeful and entrancing . Pigeons would sit on the high bare tops of those ...
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... stream , too , with the green native bush always , and in summer the blazing rata fringing its banks , particularly on the far side , where the land rose steeply to the plateau of Chaslands Heads . Into the river after flounders . Boys ...
... stream , too , with the green native bush always , and in summer the blazing rata fringing its banks , particularly on the far side , where the land rose steeply to the plateau of Chaslands Heads . Into the river after flounders . Boys ...
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... stream at night , and muffled shots were heard . Sandy grew more and more bitter as the trout population decreased , for Sandy had his code , and " fished fair . " His language deteriorated , which is saying something , and no mistake ...
... stream at night , and muffled shots were heard . Sandy grew more and more bitter as the trout population decreased , for Sandy had his code , and " fished fair . " His language deteriorated , which is saying something , and no mistake ...
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