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... Kennedy realized it was impossible for them all to reach Cape York before provisions ran out . Their only chance of sur- vival was to form an advance party and try to get help for those left behind . Kennedy selected three men , and ...
... Kennedy realized it was impossible for them all to reach Cape York before provisions ran out . Their only chance of sur- vival was to form an advance party and try to get help for those left behind . Kennedy selected three men , and ...
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... Kennedy took only 18 lb. of flour and 75 lb. of horseflesh . Full of hope , the heroic band started out on November 13th , though only one of them would see white faces again . Within a week , one man was lame and another accidentally ...
... Kennedy took only 18 lb. of flour and 75 lb. of horseflesh . Full of hope , the heroic band started out on November 13th , though only one of them would see white faces again . Within a week , one man was lame and another accidentally ...
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... Kennedy struggled , there are few towns and little settlement . Airfields , hastily built in World War II , have been recaptured by the jungle . An enormous area of rich country lies waiting the bull- dozers and mechanical equipment of ...
... Kennedy struggled , there are few towns and little settlement . Airfields , hastily built in World War II , have been recaptured by the jungle . An enormous area of rich country lies waiting the bull- dozers and mechanical equipment of ...
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The Coast of Doom I I | 11 |
The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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