Recollections of Bush Life in Australia: During a Residence of Eight Years in the InteriorJ. Murray, 1861 - 162 páginas |
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... means usually thought necessary to ensure success had been dispensed with , and the most extravagant spe- culations had been made . When the time of re - action arrived , an extraordinary fall of prices was the immediate consequence ...
... means usually thought necessary to ensure success had been dispensed with , and the most extravagant spe- culations had been made . When the time of re - action arrived , an extraordinary fall of prices was the immediate consequence ...
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... mean that combination of active and passive courage which we call pluck , and for which I know no other term equally comprehensive . He will not ac- knowledge , even to himself , his hesitation , or rising disappoint- ment . He takes a ...
... mean that combination of active and passive courage which we call pluck , and for which I know no other term equally comprehensive . He will not ac- knowledge , even to himself , his hesitation , or rising disappoint- ment . He takes a ...
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... means of a windlass , fixed outside the yard , and thus it is suspended to cool during the night . The abodes of the working men , which are merely slab huts of the rudest description , each containing two rooms or divisions , are ...
... means of a windlass , fixed outside the yard , and thus it is suspended to cool during the night . The abodes of the working men , which are merely slab huts of the rudest description , each containing two rooms or divisions , are ...
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... means of a wooden frame , so constructed as to press some part of every sheet , and thus to keep down the whole . The chimneys , which are placed outside at either end , are also built of wood , and are fortified on the inside with ...
... means of a wooden frame , so constructed as to press some part of every sheet , and thus to keep down the whole . The chimneys , which are placed outside at either end , are also built of wood , and are fortified on the inside with ...
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... means of ending them is by giving orders for starting at once , and feels heartily glad , like the mate of a merchantman , that he has been able to get off upon any terms . Once fairly upon the road , the appearance of the line of march ...
... means of ending them is by giving orders for starting at once , and feels heartily glad , like the mate of a merchantman , that he has been able to get off upon any terms . Once fairly upon the road , the appearance of the line of march ...
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