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... stumps and roots , or from a slithering slide down the hill . And the family were not used to it . The old bungie house ! Amazingly , they were to become fond of it . The great fireplace at last gave up steaming and started smoking ...
... stumps and roots , or from a slithering slide down the hill . And the family were not used to it . The old bungie house ! Amazingly , they were to become fond of it . The great fireplace at last gave up steaming and started smoking ...
Page 101
... stumps , and the yellow clay was flung up , making a winding track through the bush . Some minor errors were made , for the man was not infallible . What he knew about axe - work might have been written on a sheet of note paper , and ...
... stumps , and the yellow clay was flung up , making a winding track through the bush . Some minor errors were made , for the man was not infallible . What he knew about axe - work might have been written on a sheet of note paper , and ...
Page 106
... stumps , or cut great swathes along the hillsides , a heart - breaking and hopeless task . Government men came to clear Crown Lands or Maori reserve . Government men came to inspect the work of the settlers , and there was no peace . A ...
... stumps , or cut great swathes along the hillsides , a heart - breaking and hopeless task . Government men came to clear Crown Lands or Maori reserve . Government men came to inspect the work of the settlers , and there was no peace . 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