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 58
... look- ing at the white sand that it was quite painful to look at anything of a light colour . The Chapmans have not yet decided what part of the country they intend going to . They made several expeditions to the Inlet , but thought ...
... look- ing at the white sand that it was quite painful to look at anything of a light colour . The Chapmans have not yet decided what part of the country they intend going to . They made several expeditions to the Inlet , but thought ...
Page 77
... look for their fleas , which we are gradually exterminating , and make their little dwellings look as comfortable as possible , for which she is rewarded by a pat on the shoulder in the evenings , and the epithet " a most admirable old ...
... look for their fleas , which we are gradually exterminating , and make their little dwellings look as comfortable as possible , for which she is rewarded by a pat on the shoulder in the evenings , and the epithet " a most admirable old ...
Page 124
... look at her , for I felt more agitated than I expected and should have broken down if the “ obey obey " had not come out so boldly that even at that moment I smiled . Wine and wedding cake were then handed round , and , in the confusion ...
... look at her , for I felt more agitated than I expected and should have broken down if the “ obey obey " had not come out so boldly that even at that moment I smiled . Wine and wedding cake were then handed round , and , in the confusion ...
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