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 59
... Dinner , pork and bread . Phoebe was very amiable , and gave John and myself some sugar for our colds . All the party were suffering from the same com- plaint . The road was finished by dinner - time . The clouds were gathering and the ...
... Dinner , pork and bread . Phoebe was very amiable , and gave John and myself some sugar for our colds . All the party were suffering from the same com- plaint . The road was finished by dinner - time . The clouds were gathering and the ...
Page 78
... dinner - hour succeeds . Then comes the feeding of the poultry , the turkeys falling to Bessie's share , the ducks to mine , and the cocks and hens to Mary's . The dinner is concluded , consisting generally of salt pork and every ...
... dinner - hour succeeds . Then comes the feeding of the poultry , the turkeys falling to Bessie's share , the ducks to mine , and the cocks and hens to Mary's . The dinner is concluded , consisting generally of salt pork and every ...
Page 124
... dinner and , for a wonder , had almost a clear larder , when the barking of the dogs announced an arrival . Looking through the windows we saw four persons coming up the valley . Who can it be ? I ran out to Mrs. Robinson to prepare her ...
... dinner and , for a wonder , had almost a clear larder , when the barking of the dogs announced an arrival . Looking through the windows we saw four persons coming up the valley . Who can it be ? I ran out to Mrs. Robinson to prepare her ...
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