Recollections of Bush Life in Australia, During a Residence of Eight Years in the InteriorJ. Murray, 1848 - 162 páginas |
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... remarkable peculiarities which distinguish its animal and vegetable productions , and I longed more and more to see the country of black swans and bronze pigeons , —of trees that shed their bark instead of their leaves , -cherries that ...
... remarkable peculiarities which distinguish its animal and vegetable productions , and I longed more and more to see the country of black swans and bronze pigeons , —of trees that shed their bark instead of their leaves , -cherries that ...
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... remarkable that there is a feeling among them that it is the lowest sort of labour : stock - keepers , bullock- drivers , and farming - men of all kinds , though not receiving more , and frequently less wages than the shepherds on the ...
... remarkable that there is a feeling among them that it is the lowest sort of labour : stock - keepers , bullock- drivers , and farming - men of all kinds , though not receiving more , and frequently less wages than the shepherds on the ...
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... remarkable that the sheep suffer most severely from its attacks in dry seasons , when the want of moisture in the grass produces constipation ; while a return of wet weather , or even a single shower of rain , which acts as an ...
... remarkable that the sheep suffer most severely from its attacks in dry seasons , when the want of moisture in the grass produces constipation ; while a return of wet weather , or even a single shower of rain , which acts as an ...
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... remarkable that each of these droves remains perfectly distinct from the others ; and so strictly do they adhere to this habit , that , although several of them may chance to mix during mid - day in the dry creeks and open flats , to ...
... remarkable that each of these droves remains perfectly distinct from the others ; and so strictly do they adhere to this habit , that , although several of them may chance to mix during mid - day in the dry creeks and open flats , to ...
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... remarkable that , wild as is the nature of cattle in New South Wales , the bulls are seldom vicious or dangerous , even in spring , when in England they are not often to be trusted . Their senses of sight and hearing are very acute ...
... remarkable that , wild as is the nature of cattle in New South Wales , the bulls are seldom vicious or dangerous , even in spring , when in England they are not often to be trusted . Their senses of sight and hearing are very acute ...
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