A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... face walked on to the dancing - floor . The dancers milled around him ; men and women spoke in whispers ; the music stopped ; the drinkers drifted in from the bar . Consternation appeared on every face as the news passed around : " The ...
... face walked on to the dancing - floor . The dancers milled around him ; men and women spoke in whispers ; the music stopped ; the drinkers drifted in from the bar . Consternation appeared on every face as the news passed around : " The ...
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... faces of eager newcomers became calm and composed after a few whiffs at the pipe . Young men who had been hanging about the entrance door with a horrible expression of pain and longing on their faces rushed in and , having applied the ...
... faces of eager newcomers became calm and composed after a few whiffs at the pipe . Young men who had been hanging about the entrance door with a horrible expression of pain and longing on their faces rushed in and , having applied the ...
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... face of Sweeney , because it forewarned him that a day would come when his own face would reflect the one who ' might have been and wasn't ' in the wretched days to be . Paterson's eyes noticed the strong men with approval , the men who ...
... face of Sweeney , because it forewarned him that a day would come when his own face would reflect the one who ' might have been and wasn't ' in the wretched days to be . Paterson's eyes noticed the strong men with approval , the men who ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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