Recollections of Bush Life in Australia: During a Residence of Eight Years in the InteriorJ. Murray, 1861 - 162 páginas |
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... establishment than it would have been prudent to lay out , even if he could have had a guarantee of the continued prosperity of the colony ; and , in the moment of distress , he blames Australia for his disappointment , and not his own ...
... establishment than it would have been prudent to lay out , even if he could have had a guarantee of the continued prosperity of the colony ; and , in the moment of distress , he blames Australia for his disappointment , and not his own ...
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... establishment where each kind of stock is kept , they are separated as much as possible , different parts of the station being allotted to each ; the object of this is to prevent their interfering with each other , to their mutual ...
... establishment where each kind of stock is kept , they are separated as much as possible , different parts of the station being allotted to each ; the object of this is to prevent their interfering with each other , to their mutual ...
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... , and frequently serves , in default of any other external distinction , to point out to a stranger the owner's abode . The largest building on the whole establishment is the wool- 14 [ CHAP . II . BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA .
... , and frequently serves , in default of any other external distinction , to point out to a stranger the owner's abode . The largest building on the whole establishment is the wool- 14 [ CHAP . II . BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA .
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... establishment is the wool- shed , where the sheep are shorn , and the wool stowed , during the short time it remains upon the station , previously to its being sent to Sydney ; it is usually placed at some little distance from the ...
... establishment is the wool- shed , where the sheep are shorn , and the wool stowed , during the short time it remains upon the station , previously to its being sent to Sydney ; it is usually placed at some little distance from the ...
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... establishment little dreamt of in the calculations of a new comer ; a certain amount of extra provisions , regulated by the extent of the neigh- bouring population , is weekly allowed , and duly served out , " for callers : " this ...
... establishment little dreamt of in the calculations of a new comer ; a certain amount of extra provisions , regulated by the extent of the neigh- bouring population , is weekly allowed , and duly served out , " for callers : " this ...
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