Cattle Chosen: The Story of the First Group Settlement in Western Australia, 1829 to 1841First published London, Oxford University Press, 1926, q.v. for annotation. |
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Page 35
... fire , Mr. Len . " We immediately went out , but without apprehending much danger , expecting it to go off as usual , * but the kitchen chimney was blazing tremendously and the ridge post was on fire . It was no use to try water ; I ...
... fire , Mr. Len . " We immediately went out , but without apprehending much danger , expecting it to go off as usual , * but the kitchen chimney was blazing tremendously and the ridge post was on fire . It was no use to try water ; I ...
Page 95
... fire for us all ; we tried several times to go up and see their women and children , who were on the hill at a little distance , to which they appeared very adverse . So we had the disappointment of returning home without paying our ...
... fire for us all ; we tried several times to go up and see their women and children , who were on the hill at a little distance , to which they appeared very adverse . So we had the disappointment of returning home without paying our ...
Page 166
... fire , round which we all sat till it was quite dark ; the horse was then tied up and we pulled out Fanny's little saddle bags of coffee and sugar , which were more reviving than I can describe . I wished all the evening that you could ...
... fire , round which we all sat till it was quite dark ; the horse was then tied up and we pulled out Fanny's little saddle bags of coffee and sugar , which were more reviving than I can describe . I wished all the evening that you could ...
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