A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... fire whirled down the streets and over the tops of the houses . The stench of burning goats , sheep and cattle wafted into the town , as men and women and children trembled in the streets . In the Cape Otway ranges flames of fire fanned ...
... fire whirled down the streets and over the tops of the houses . The stench of burning goats , sheep and cattle wafted into the town , as men and women and children trembled in the streets . In the Cape Otway ranges flames of fire fanned ...
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... fire - arms so that they could resist that effeminate fop who wore the hat with the ridiculous white feathers . On the night of 26 August a huge fire lit up the faces of the forty or fifty diggers who responded to the call for a ' roll ...
... fire - arms so that they could resist that effeminate fop who wore the hat with the ridiculous white feathers . On the night of 26 August a huge fire lit up the faces of the forty or fifty diggers who responded to the call for a ' roll ...
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... fire with his chin resting in his hands , till Mother laid her hand upon his shoulder and asked him what the matter was . Then he drew the storekeeper's bill from his pocket , and handed it to her , and she too sat down and gazed into ...
... fire with his chin resting in his hands , till Mother laid her hand upon his shoulder and asked him what the matter was . Then he drew the storekeeper's bill from his pocket , and handed it to her , and she too sat down and gazed into ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN 23 2 453 | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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