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... wild duck . The Vandemonian John Batman was there , but now only a shadow of the man who had dreamed of carving out a kingdom in that English parkland , for the man was already plagued by the fruits of his ' pleasant vices ' . John ...
... wild duck . The Vandemonian John Batman was there , but now only a shadow of the man who had dreamed of carving out a kingdom in that English parkland , for the man was already plagued by the fruits of his ' pleasant vices ' . John ...
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... wild animals living off an uncouth continent.25 Within a year of his arrival he was bewailing his fate , transported sixteen thousand miles beyond the reach of the daily means of improvement and enjoyment possessed by those who breathed ...
... wild animals living off an uncouth continent.25 Within a year of his arrival he was bewailing his fate , transported sixteen thousand miles beyond the reach of the daily means of improvement and enjoyment possessed by those who breathed ...
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... wild ducks , fish , mutton , beef and boiled puddings so well ( though without green vegetables ) that his New England hut became known as the ' fatting coop ' . One man doted on horses , especially taking them at a gallop through a ...
... wild ducks , fish , mutton , beef and boiled puddings so well ( though without green vegetables ) that his New England hut became known as the ' fatting coop ' . One man doted on horses , especially taking them at a gallop through a ...
Contents
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
OVERSTRAITERS OVERLANDERS AND OTHERS DESCEND | 84 |
ENGLANDS ECHO IN THE ANTIPODES | 113 |
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